XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.tos, rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca   
      
   "GeneK"  wrote in message   
   news:iZqdnYPgm4wF-YnXnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   > "David Johnston"  wrote...   
   >> Do they have a seat right beside the Captain so they'll be available   
   >> every moment to give advice in every situation?   
   >   
   > I expect not. On a real naval vessel the ship's clinical psychologist   
   > would probably end up referring a captain with that level of dependency   
   > for a competency review.   
   >   
   > Have we ever seen another Starfleet vessel where the ship's counselor   
   > occupied such a position?  Perhaps Picard and Troi both needed their   
   > competency reviewed...   
      
      
   Hummm...   
   Picard did sign off on the psychologist's bridge watchkeeping certificate   
   and the first time she was left in charge of the ship she crashed it into a   
   planet (see Generations)   
      
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