Starfleet Memorandum

[Cptn Elias Moore 0]

Official Starfleet Memorandum

General Order # S8-A5

To: Challenger Security Department

CC: Captain Elias Moore, Commander Amanda Cole

 

On May 20th, a sabotage attempt occured on the NX-01 Enterprise which nearly resulted in the death of her commanding officer. The culprit was not an outside agent hostile to Starfleet, but rather a Starfleet officer sympathetic to the cause of Terra Prime, an organization of anti-alien extremists operating on Earth, Luna, and Mars. In this case, an officer trusted to be a loyal member of the Starfleet family, unwavering in his obedience to his superior officers and his defense of Starfleet ideals and principles, was lead astray. He was turned against the people who had placed within him the trust that should be owed to any Starfleet officer.

 

This most unfortunate circumstance, while tragic in its implications, has served the purpose of opening our eyes to a new threat. It has served to remind us that the security forces stationed on our starships and outposts must remain vigilant not only against external threats, but from the very real and very dangerous threat of the enemy operating within our midsts. Humankind is bringing social development to the galaxy that is feared by agencies who are threatened by such change. These agencies may attempt to undermine our growing presence in the galaxy by subverting the fine men and women of Starfleet. We must be prepared for this strong possibility.

 

All security personnel aboard Starfleet vessels and outposts, you are henceforth ordered to maintain a watch on your fellow officers. This order does not authorize you to ignore the articles of the Constitution of the United Earth Government, particularly as it pertains to the civil liberties granted to your crewmates. You are merely to remain alert for any signs of dangerous behavior on the part of your crewmates. Signs to look out for include:

 

- Repeated acts of insubordination, be they voiced or acted upon. Any officer questioning the judgment and/or orders of a superior and/or willfully neglecting to follow the orders of a superior to the best of his/her abilities should be considered a potential security threat providing cause for a Command authorized investigation.

 

- Disloyalty to Starfleet and/or the United Earth Government, be it voiced or acted upon. Any officer voicing opinions and/or suggesting or willfully executing courses of action that are not in agreement with the doctrines of the Starfleet Charter and/or the Constitution of the United Earth Government; or any officer repeatedly voicing dissatisfaction with and/or willfully resisting the policies of representatives of Starfleet Command and/or the United Earth Government should be considered a potential security threat providing cause for a Command authorized investigation.

 

- Aggressive and/or antisocial behavior. Any officer committing repeated acts of willful aggression against a fellow officer (arguing with a fellow officer, talking back to a superior officer, and/or acts or suggestions of violence) and/or displaying antisocial tendencies (seeking solitude from fellow officers, angry outbursts, deteriorating work performance, rebellious attitude) should be considered a potential security threat providing cause for a Command authorized investigation.

 

Should you determine that there is sufficient cause to investigate an officer's activities, you are authorized and directed by Starfleet Command to take any of the following measures, acquiring necessary access codes from your command staff:

 

- Detain the officer

 

- Search the officer's living quarters and/or office space

 

- Access the officer's personal logs

 

- Access the officer's personal correspondences

 

Any articles procured which suggest that the officer in question poses a threat to the safety of the crew and/or the integrity of Starfleet and/or the United Earth government should be submitted at once to your command staff.

 

If the officer in question is a member of the command staff, you are authorized and directed to submit all reports of your investigation via subspace communique to Starfleet Command.

 

If you are unable to acquire access codes necessary to your investigation, you are authorized and directed to utilize the engineers stationed on your starship or outpost to acquire direct access.

 

Any attempt by a fellow officer to impede a Command authorized investigation constitutes an act of insubordination. This includes failure by any member of your command staff to provide an officer's access codes.

 

It is a duty of the Starfleet officer to protect his crewmates, even from themselves. Under the right circumstances, anyone, even one that you trust as a close friend, is susceptible to the manipulations of a crafty nemesis. The reward of our vigilance will be the certainty that our enemies will be incapable of waging a war within our very ranks. For it is united that we stand, divided that we fall.

 

Signed,

Fleet Admiral James A. Gardner, Starfleet Command

 

Co-Signed,

Representative Marge Rozinski, UEG