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   From: rgormannospam@telusplanet.net   
      
   On 14 Apr 2004 08:35:43 -0700, hondainsightful@yahoo.com (Troy Heagy)   
   wrote:   
      
   >rgormannospam@telusplanet.net (David Johnston)   
   >> Most of the exploration of the world has actually been carried out   
   >> by various navies.  And of course TNG rarely did any exploration.   
   >   
   >   
   >Yeah but naval exploration ended almost 100 years ago.  Modern navies   
   >are just patroling known areas.   
      
   Only because they've pretty much run out of unknown waters..   
      
   >   
   >As for TNG, I think they did do SOME exploration...you know, visited   
   >new worlds/cultures.   
      
   About three times in the entire series.  And they were all crap.   
      
   So do you really think joining a modern U.S. or   
   >EU navy is roughly equivalent to Trek?   
      
   Yes.   
      
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >I wonder if serving on a scientific research vessel would be similar   
   >to Star Trek life?   
      
   No.  You don't get shot at on scientific research vessels.  Nor do you   
   do gunboat diplomacy.   
      
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