As far as I recall, and without giving away spoilers, Picard wasn't expelled by the Federation, or by Starfleet for that matter. He resigned his commission or retired. From Starfleet, which is not the Federation, but a part of the Federation.
I see two answers posted, both say that the question isn't what happened. But neither really address the fact that there is a difference between the Federation and Starfleet.
Is it just me, or is it really that common a thought that they are one and the same?
Is it just me, or is it really that common a thought that theyRight, Starfleet pretty much is Earth(realm). Like the 'new' NASA.
are one and the same?
The Federation is like NATO... hundreds of planets (?)
Hello, Charles Stephenson.
On 11/25/20 2:50 PM you wrote:
Is it just me, or is it really that common a thought that they
are one and the same?
Right, Starfleet pretty much is Earth(realm). Like the 'new' NASA.
The Federation is like NATO... hundreds of planets (?)
I was thinking more like the UN, but yes.
On a couple of other places that I posed this question, people replied that it's possible that people think this because we pretty much only see things through Starfleet's point of view. You see very little of normal everyday life.
I always thought that Starfleet was the "military" and exploring organization (like the Navy) and the Federation was the entire "country" consisting of hundreds of planets.
Regular civilian citizens are not necessarily members of starfleet, but
of the federation.
On a couple of other places that I posed this question, people replied that it's possible that people think this because we pretty much only see things through Starfleet's point of view. You see very little of normal everyday life.
Benjamin Toussaint wrote to Charles Pierson <=-
I always thought that Starfleet was the "military" and exploring organization (like the Navy) and the Federation was the entire
"country" consisting of hundreds of planets.
Regular civilian citizens are not necessarily members of starfleet, but
of the federation.
Charles Stephenson wrote to Charles Pierson <=-
Re: The Federation
By: Charles Pierson to Charles Stephenson on Wed Nov 25 2020 04:15 pm
On a couple of other places that I posed this question, people replied that it's possible that people think this because we pretty much only see things through Starfleet's point of view. You see very little of normal everyday life.
That would be a cool base for a new angle in the Star Trek World. I'd watch it.
The Star Trek: Vanguard series of books builds a lot of detail into civilian life, the life of a Federation News Service journalist, the co-existence of non-aligned but neutral parties like the Orions, and civilian life aboard a space station. They're interesting novels set
in the TOS timeframe and play around with some of the characters,
build rich back stories to what were minor characters, and end up
being an entertaining read and a nice fleshing out of stories, places
and characters that canon just touched on.
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