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   From: mvp@web1.calweb.com   
      
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   BTR1701   wrote:   
   >I'm still wondering why Burnham is the only crewmember whose uniform has   
   >silver piping when everyone else's is gold.   
      
   It's a warning flag:  "If this crewman disagrees with your orders,   
   she will Vulcan Nerve-Pinch you and do what she darn well pleases   
   while you're unconscious."   
      
   As to why such a person would be trusted to be on a starship in   
   any capacity ... I have no clue.  Perhaps they explained it at   
   some point, but I don't get that CBS special pay TV thing.   
   I tried to think up something that might approach a logical   
   explanation for why Star Fleet would consider her worth the   
   risk, or even let her out of prison, and came up empty.   
      
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