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'''All hands''' is a collective term for all personnel aboard a [[starship]] or [[starbase]]. A shipwide announcement may be addressed to "all hands." A ship that has been lost with no survivors is said to have been "lost with all hands."
 
'''All hands''' is a collective term for all personnel aboard a [[starship]] or [[starbase]]. A shipwide announcement may be addressed to "all hands." A ship that has been lost with no survivors is said to have been "lost with all hands."
   
In [[2293]], [[Captain]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] ordered all hands to [[battle stations]] on the {{USS|Excelsior}} during an attack by [[Kang]]'s {{Class|K't'inga}} [[battle cruiser]]. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
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''In [[2155]] in the [[mirror universe]], [[Captain]] [[Maximilian Forrest]] ordered all hands on the {{ISS|Enterprise|NX-01}} to [[escape pod]]s and to abandon ship as the ship took heavy damage from an attack by [[Tholian]]s.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
   
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''That same year in the mirror universe, Captain {{mu|Jonathan Archer}} ordered all hands to [[battle stations]] on the {{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}} as the ship intercepted a battle between the {{ISS|Avenger}} and a group of four rebel starships.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}})
In [[2368]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} was trapped in a [[temporal causality loop]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] ordered all hands to emergency [[escape pod]]s. Not log after this, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] ordered all hands to abandon ship just before a [[warp core breach]]. Both orders ended up being repeated a number of times with each successive iteration of the loop. ({{TNG|Cause and Effect}})
 
   
In [[2371]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]] warned all hands of the {{USS|Voyager}} to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a [[space-dwelling lifeform]]. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
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In [[2268]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Nyota Uhura]] ordered all hands to battle stations on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} when the ship received a priority 1 [[distress call]]. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
   
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In [[2293]], [[Captain]] Hikaru Sulu ordered all hands to battle stations on the {{USS|Excelsior}} during an attack by [[Kang]]'s {{Class|K't'inga}} [[battle cruiser]]. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
In [[2373]], when Commander [[Chakotay]] realized that the [[Translocator|translocation]] by the [[Nyrian]]s to the USS ''Voyager'' was most likely a ploy to take control of the ship, he issued a security alert to all hands, though there were only twelve other crewmen on board at the time. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
 
   
 
In [[2368]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} was trapped in a [[temporal causality loop]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] ordered all hands to emergency escape pods. Not log after this, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] ordered all hands to abandon ship just before a [[warp core breach]]. Both orders ended up being repeated a number of times with each successive iteration of the loop. ({{TNG|Cause and Effect}})
''In [[2374]], during an attack by the [[Krenim]] in the [[Year of Hell]], Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] declared "''All hands, battle stations. This is turning into the Week of Hell.''" Later, during that same [[alternate timeline]], Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to another Krenim attack.'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}})
 
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In [[2371]], Captain Picard called for all hands to make sail during a celebration on the [[holodeck]] on a simulated [[ship]] in which [[Worf]] was promoted to the [[rank]] of [[lieutenant commander]]. Not long after this, Commander Riker was forced to issue a far more serious order, calling all hands to battle stations on the ''Enterprise''-D after it received a distress call from the [[Amargosa observatory]] reporting that they were under attack. Not long after this, he ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's [[Primary hull|saucer section]] crashing on [[Veridian III]]. ({{film|7}})
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That same year, [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]] warned all hands of the {{USS|Voyager}} to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a [[space-dwelling lifeform]]. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
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In [[2373]], Commander [[Chakotay]] ordered all hands aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} to brace for impact as a [[subspace shock wave]] from a [[supernova]] approached the ship. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
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That same year, Commander William T. Riker ordered all hands to battle stations on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} as they prepared to head to the [[Battle of Sector 001]]. ({{film|8}})
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That same year, when Commander [[Chakotay]] realized that the [[Translocator|translocation]] by the [[Nyrian]]s to the USS ''Voyager'' was most likely a ploy to take control of the ship, he issued a security alert to all hands, though there were only twelve other crewmen on board at the time. ({{VOY|Displaced}})
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''In [[2374]], during an early version of [[alternate timeline]] known as the [[Year of Hell#Second iteration|Year of Hell]], Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] warned all hands on the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a [[Spatial anomaly|spatial distortion]] from the [[Krenim weapon ship]] which altered history. In this new altered history, during an attack by the [[Krenim]] in the [[Year of Hell]], Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] declared "''All hands, battle stations. This is turning into the Week of Hell.''" Later, during that same alternate timeline, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to another Krenim attack. Following this, Janeway again ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a distortion from the weapon ship, which this time had no effect due to the vessel's new [[temporal shielding]].'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}})
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That same year, Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered all hands to battle stations during an apparent attack on ''Voyager'' by the [[dream species]]. The event, however, was actually a fiction created as part of a [[collective unconsciousness]] to trick the ''Voyager'' crew into believing they were still awake. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}})
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Also that year, [[Cadet]] / acting Commander [[Karen Farris]] called all hands to battle stations on the {{USS|Valiant|NCC-74210}} prior to the ship's beginning shadowing a [[Jem'Hadar]] [[battleship]]. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
   
 
In [[2375]], Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to an engagement with a [[Borg sphere]].
 
In [[2375]], Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to an engagement with a [[Borg sphere]].
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That same year, Lieutenant Tuvok warned all hands of the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a space-dwelling lifeform. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
 
That same year, Lieutenant Tuvok warned all hands of the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a space-dwelling lifeform. ({{VOY|Elogium}})
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In [[2373]], Commander Chakotay ordered all hands aboard ''Voyager'' to brace for impact as a [[subspace shock wave]] from a [[supernova]] approached the ship. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
   
 
In [[2374]], [[Martok]] told the {{IKS|Rotarran}} crew to brace for impact when it appeared a [[Jem'Hadar]] fighter was firing on them. In fact, [[Alexander Rozhenko]] had confused the reading with a [[battle simulation]]. ({{DS9|Sons and Daughters}})
 
In [[2374]], [[Martok]] told the {{IKS|Rotarran}} crew to brace for impact when it appeared a [[Jem'Hadar]] fighter was firing on them. In fact, [[Alexander Rozhenko]] had confused the reading with a [[battle simulation]]. ({{DS9|Sons and Daughters}})
   
Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] warned the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} to brace for impact in [[2375]] when the ship was attempting to escape from the [[The Void (region)|the Void]] through its vortex by riding the incoming [[shock wave]] from the vessel's [[aft]]. ({{VOY|Night}})
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''That same year, during an early version of alternate timeline known as the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway warned all hands on the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a spatial distortion from the Krenim weapon ship which altered history. Later, in that altered history, Janeway again ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a distortion from the weapon ship, which this time had no effect due to the vessel's new temporal shielding.'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}})
   
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Captain Kathryn Janeway warned the crew of the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact in [[2375]] when the ship was attempting to escape from the [[The Void (region)|the Void]] through its vortex by riding the incoming [[shock wave]] from the vessel's [[aft]]. ({{VOY|Night}})
''In an alternate timeline, ''Voyager'' was thrown out of a [[Quantum slipstream drive|quantum slipstream]] corridor and headed to a nearby [[class L|L-class]] planet to make an emergency landing. When Janeway realized they were coming in too hard, she ordered her crew to brace for impact. ({{VOY|Timeless}})''
 
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''In an alternate timeline, ''Voyager'' was thrown out of a [[Quantum slipstream drive|quantum slipstream]] corridor and headed to a nearby [[class L|L-class]] planet to make an emergency landing. When Janeway realized they were coming in too hard, she ordered her crew to brace for impact.'' ({{VOY|Timeless}})
   
 
[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] warned the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} to brace for impact when he ordered the ship to ram the [[Reman]] [[warbird]] [[Scimitar]] in [[2379]]. ({{film|10}})
 
[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] warned the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} to brace for impact when he ordered the ship to ram the [[Reman]] [[warbird]] [[Scimitar]] in [[2379]]. ({{film|10}})
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During the [[Dominion War]], the [[Romulan]] military integrated Reman infantry into its ranks. They were used as shock troops in the most violent encounters, which Riker described as "cannon fodder". ({{film|10}})
 
During the [[Dominion War]], the [[Romulan]] military integrated Reman infantry into its ranks. They were used as shock troops in the most violent encounters, which Riker described as "cannon fodder". ({{film|10}})
 
 
{{bginfo|The [[redshirt]]s could be seen as cannon fodder.}}
 
{{bginfo|The [[redshirt]]s could be seen as cannon fodder.}}
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== Confined to quarters ==
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Being '''confined to [[quarters]]''' (sometimes phrased as "'''restricted to quarters'''") was a punishment that could be applied on [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s and [[starbase]]s. This form of discipline was generally used for more minor offenses, rather than those of a more serious nature that would require action such as being placed in the [[brig]] or a reduction in [[rank]]. On occasion, this punishment may be used as a long-term measure in special circumstances. The punishment, usually, though not always, also involved being temporarily relived of [[Military parlance#Duty|duty]].
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On occasion, temporary confinement to quarters was also used as a security measure to protect non-essential starship crew from an imminent threat.
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In [[2152]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] restricted both [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] to quarters following an unauthorized exploration of the interior of the [[automated repair station]], stating that he was beginning to agree with Reed's recent assessment that security on the {{EnterpriseNX}} had become lax. It was uncertain how long this punishment lasted, however, as both were called to duty following the discovery of the apparently dead [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]. ({{ENT|Dead Stop}})
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In [[2154]], when Captain Jonathan Archer was suffering from [[Imprinting|reverse-imprinting]] on [[Xindi-Insectoid]] [[egg]]s, he confined both [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]] and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed to quarters and threatened the same punishment for Charles Tucker III after each spoke against his actions in protecting the eggs. ({{ENT|Hatchery}})
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That same year, Commander Charles Tucker III ordered Commander [[Kelby]] confined to quarters after he displayed mildly [[Insubordination|insubordinate]] behavior toward him. When Kelby resisted, Tucker told him that it was either that or the brig. ({{ENT|Bound}})
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In [[2268]], Captain [[James T. Kirk]] confined [[Ensign]] [[Garrovick (Ensign)|Garrovick]] to quarters and relieved him of duties after he hesitated in firing upon a [[dikironium cloud creature]]. [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] felt the punishment was too harsh, but Kirk noted that one man had been killed and another might die. Garrovick, however, left his quarters after a general call to [[battle stations]] and Kirk, realizing that Garrovick had simply made a mistake, and one that ultimately was not the cause of any [[death]]s, chose to release him from his punishment and give him a chance to redeem himself. ({{TOS|Obsession}})
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That same year, Captain James T. Kirk confined several members of the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} to quarters following a barroom brawl on [[Deep Space Station K-7]], including [[Chief engineering officer]] [[Montgomery Scott]]. Although this was supposed to be a punishment, Scott was secretly delighted as he had resisted taking [[shore leave]] and being confined to quarters gave him a chance to catch up on his reading of [[technical journal]]s. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}; {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
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In [[2366]], [[Doctor]] [[Paul Stubbs]] was told to return to his quarters immediately by Ensign [[Wesley Crusher]] during a [[red alert]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, suggesting that this may have been standard for non-essential personnel during emergency situations on the vessel. [[Guinan]] later commented to Crusher that she had never been good at being confined to quarters, something that any of her husbands could attest to. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
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In [[2370]], [[Lieutenant commander]] Data threatened to have Lieutenant commander [[Geordi La Forge]] confined to quarters for the duration of the mission to investigate the wreckage of the {{USS|Raman}} if Geordi persisted in using an [[interface probe]] to search for [[Silva La Forge|his mother]] against the orders of Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. Realizing how important the issue was to Geordi, though, he chose to try to help keep him safe instead, stating that he couldn't have him confined to quarters for something he had not yet done. ({{TNG|Interface}})
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That same year, Commander [[Benjamin Sisko]] ordered all non-essential personnel on [[Deep Space 9]] restricted to quarters and called for [[red alert]] after a series of attacks on the station that unknown to anyone at the time, including himself, were done by [[Constable]] [[Odo]], under the influence of toxic [[gas]]. ({{DS9|The Alternate}})
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In [[2371]], following an incident in which Lieutenant [[B'Elanna Torres]] broke Lieutenant [[Joseph Carey]]'s nose, [[Ensign]] [[Seska]] reported a rumor that all [[Maquis]] crewmembers on the {{USS|Voyager}} were going to be restricted to quarters when not on duty, but Commander [[Chakotay]] told her this wasn't true. ({{VOY|Parallax}})
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In [[2372]], Captain Benjamin Sisko confined Lieutenant commander [[Worf]] to his quarters during those times he was not on duty on the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} following a brawl involving a number of Jem'Hadar. [[First (rank)|First]] [[Omet'iklan]] was not impressed with Sisko's choice of discipline, believing that he should have killed Worf, but Sisko felt that a dead man could not learn from his mistakes. ({{DS9|To the Death}})
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That same year, [[Crewman]] [[Lon Suder]] was discovered to have [[murder]]ed crewmate [[Frank Darwin]] on-board ''Voyager''. Though Suder's crime was of the most extreme nature, ''Voyager''{{'}}s unusual circumstances of being stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] caused Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] to choose to keep Suder confined in his quarters under maximum security containment for the duration of their journey home. ({{VOY|Meld}}) This punishment continued up until Suder's death later that year. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
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Also that same year, the captured [[Kazon]] [[Tieran]] was confined to quarters on a secured deck on ''Voyager'' following a series of attacks by Kazon vessels. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}})
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In [[2373]], Captain Benjamin Sisko confined [[Cadet]] [[Nog]] and [[Jake Sisko|his son]] to quarters after they accused [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] of burglary and kidnapping and Jake claimed that they had gotten a little drunk. In fact, the two were investigating the disappearance of Doctor [[Elias Giger]], who was in possession of a [[Willie Mays]] [[baseball card]] that Jake wished to give to his father. ({{DS9|In the Cards}})
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In [[2374]], a number of both the [[Cardassian]] and [[Jem'Hadar]] aboard the temporarily [[Dominion]]-occupied Deep Space 9/Terok Nor were confined to quarters pending disciplinary hearings following an incident involving a missing [[PADD]] that was actually caused by the Deep Space 9 [[Resistance movement|resistance cell]]. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}})
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That same year, [[Cardassian ranks#Gul|Gul]] [[Damar]] suggested to Gul [[Dukat]] that his daughter [[Tora Ziyal]] be temporarily confined to quarters, as he believed her to be part of the Deep Space 9 resistance, but Dukat resisted the suggestion. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
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Also that same year, a holographic simulation of Captain Benjamin Sisko supposedly relieved the [[Staff officer|senior staff]] of Deep Space 9 of duty and confined them to quarters pending an investigation by [[Internal Affairs]]. This, however, was all a ruse created in a [[holosuite]] by [[Luther Sloan]] to test Doctor [[Julian Bashir]] and Bashir was, in fact, the only one who suffered any sort of confinement. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})
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In [[2375]], Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]] confined a number of [[Son'a]] hostages to quarters after they refused an examination. ({{film|9}})
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In [[2376]], Captain Kathryn Janeway confined Captain [[Rudolph Ransom]] and the other surviving members of the {{USS|Equinox}} to quarters on ''Voyager'' after learning of their killing of [[nucleogenic lifeform]]s as a source of [[Warp drive|warp]] power for the ''Equinox''. Ransom pleaded for leniency, stating that they were only following his orders, but Janeway replied that this was their mistake. Almost all of them later escaped to the ''Equinox'' and attempted to flee ''Voyager''. Later, after Janeway took extreme measures to get information regarding Ransom out of Crewman [[Noah Lessing]], Commander Chakotay objected vociferously to her actions and she relieved him of duty and confined him to his quarters. Ultimately, the remaining ''Equinox'' crew that survived the incident were stripped of rank and made to serve on ''Voyager'' as crewmen. ({{VOY|Equinox|Equinox, Part II}})
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That same year, Janeway confined Ensigns [[Harry Kim]] and [[Tom Paris]] to quarters after they became drunk and participated in what they believed to be a [[Kinbori]] version of [[tennis]] and became involved in a brawl. She seemed mildly amused however, asking if they won they fight. ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})
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During a [[Security alert#Level/Condition 10|level 10 security alert]] on-board ''Voyager'', non-essential personnel were confined to quarters for their safety. ({{VOY|Repression}})
   
 
== Dismissed ==
 
== Dismissed ==
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=== Users of "dismissed" ===
 
=== Users of "dismissed" ===
 
*Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}})
 
*Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}})
*Captain [[Maximilian Forrest]] ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
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*Captain [[Jonathan Archer (mirror)]] ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
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*[[Commander]] [[Chakotay]] ({{VOY|Scorpion, Part II}})
 
*[[Acting captain]] [[Data]] ({{TNG|Gambit, Part II}})
 
*[[Acting captain]] [[Data]] ({{TNG|Gambit, Part II}})
 
*[[Degra]] ({{ENT|The Council}})
 
*[[Degra]] ({{ENT|The Council}})
 
*[[Gul]] [[Dukat]] ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
 
*[[Gul]] [[Dukat]] ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
 
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Michael Eddington]] ({{DS9|For the Cause}})
 
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Michael Eddington]] ({{DS9|For the Cause}})
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*Captain [[Maximilian Forrest]] ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
 
*Captain Kathryn Janeway ({{VOY|Parallax}})
 
*Captain Kathryn Janeway ({{VOY|Parallax}})
 
*Captain [[Edward Jellico]] ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}})
 
*Captain [[Edward Jellico]] ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}})
 
* [[Inspector]] [[Kashyk]] ({{VOY|Counterpoint}})
 
* [[Inspector]] [[Kashyk]] ({{VOY|Counterpoint}})
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* [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
 
*Captain [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
 
*Captain [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
 
*[[General]] [[Martok]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
 
*[[General]] [[Martok]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
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*[[Q (Colonel)]] ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
 
*[[Q (Colonel)]] ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
 
*[[Rear Admiral]] [[Gregory Quinn]] ({{TNG|Coming of Age}})
 
*[[Rear Admiral]] [[Gregory Quinn]] ({{TNG|Coming of Age}})
*[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
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*Commander [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
 
*[[Third]] [[Remata'Klan]] ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
 
*[[Third]] [[Remata'Klan]] ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
 
*Captain [[Benjamin Sisko]] ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
 
*Captain [[Benjamin Sisko]] ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
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*[[Admiral]] [[Strickler (Admiral)|Strickler]] ({{VOY|Non Sequitur}})
 
*Captain [[T'Pol]] ({{ENT|Twilight}})
 
*Captain [[T'Pol]] ({{ENT|Twilight}})
 
*[[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] ({{ENT|Awakening}})
 
*[[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] ({{ENT|Awakening}})
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== Front line ==
 
== Front line ==
 
'''Front line''' was a [[military]] term for the outer-most edge of controlled territory in war, where the majority of military forces and combat are located. It is often shortened as "front", which centers around a specific geographic location, such as the "Bolian front", "Vulcan front", or "Chin'toka front". ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
 
'''Front line''' was a [[military]] term for the outer-most edge of controlled territory in war, where the majority of military forces and combat are located. It is often shortened as "front", which centers around a specific geographic location, such as the "Bolian front", "Vulcan front", or "Chin'toka front". ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
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''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Deep Space 9]] was on the front line of a Federation war with the [[Klingon Empire]] before being turned over to them.'' ({{DS9|The Visitor}})
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In [[2373]], [[Lieutenant commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] was upset when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} was ordered to patrol the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] as a [[Borg cube]] approached [[Earth]], stating that as the most advanced [[starship]] on the fleet, it should be on the front line. ({{film|8}})
   
 
Three months into the [[Dominion War]] in [[2374]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] told [[Jadzia Dax]] that he hoped the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} would be sent back to the front lines. ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
 
Three months into the [[Dominion War]] in [[2374]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] told [[Jadzia Dax]] that he hoped the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} would be sent back to the front lines. ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
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[[Starfleet]] [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|regulations]] state that personnel should be rotated off the front lines after ninety days. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})
 
[[Starfleet]] [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|regulations]] state that personnel should be rotated off the front lines after ninety days. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})
   
The {{USS|Destiny}} arrived at [[Deep Space 9]] in early 2375 for supplies, as they were headed to the front lines of the [[Kalandra sector]]. ({{DS9|Afterimage}})
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The {{USS|Destiny}} arrived at Deep Space 9 in early 2375 for supplies, as they were headed to the front lines of the [[Kalandra sector]]. ({{DS9|Afterimage}})
   
[[Vulcan]] [[Captain]] [[Solok (Captain)|Solok]] considered DS9 to be "behind the lines", something Benjamin Sisko disagreed with, telling him that the station had seen its "share of action". ({{DS9|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
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[[Vulcan]] [[Captain]] {{dis|Solok|Captain}} considered DS9 to be "behind the lines", something Benjamin Sisko disagreed with, telling him that the station had seen its "share of action". ({{DS9|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
   
 
The USS ''Defiant'' traveled to the front lines in early 2375 on a supply run. [[Julian Bashir]] took several recordings of [[Vic Fontaine]]'s songs although the [[hologram]] questioned whether or not the troops of the front lines wanted to hear them. Quark was also aboard the ''Defiant'', as he was on a fact-finding mission for Grand Nagus Zek to give a report of life on the front lines. This made Quark uneasy, as he told [[Ezri Dax]] that war was not as profitable the closer you are to the front lines. The mission was also the first time Ezri had been to the front lines. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})
 
The USS ''Defiant'' traveled to the front lines in early 2375 on a supply run. [[Julian Bashir]] took several recordings of [[Vic Fontaine]]'s songs although the [[hologram]] questioned whether or not the troops of the front lines wanted to hear them. Quark was also aboard the ''Defiant'', as he was on a fact-finding mission for Grand Nagus Zek to give a report of life on the front lines. This made Quark uneasy, as he told [[Ezri Dax]] that war was not as profitable the closer you are to the front lines. The mission was also the first time Ezri had been to the front lines. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})
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'''Now hear this''' was a term used to preface shipwide announcements aboard [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s to call the listener's attention. The announcement may then issue orders to the entire crew or direct an individual crewmember to report to a particular location. ({{film|6}})
 
'''Now hear this''' was a term used to preface shipwide announcements aboard [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s to call the listener's attention. The announcement may then issue orders to the entire crew or direct an individual crewmember to report to a particular location. ({{film|6}})
   
The phrase was used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard on at least two occasions during the [[Farpoint Mission]] in [[2364]] ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}) and by an unidentified crewmember on-board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in the [[alternate timeline]] in which the Federation was at war with the [[Klingon Empire]]. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}})
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The phrase was used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard on at least two occasions during the [[Farpoint Mission]] in [[2364]] ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}) and by an unidentified crewmember on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in the [[alternate timeline]] in which the Federation was at war with the [[Klingon Empire]]. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}})
   
 
== On report ==
 
== On report ==
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*[[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
 
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
 
*[[Captain]] [[Willard Decker]] ({{Film|1}})
 
*[[Captain]] [[Willard Decker]] ({{Film|1}})
*Lieutenant [[Valeris]] ({{Film|4}})
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*Lieutenant [[Valeris]] ({{Film|6}})
 
*[[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy (alternate reality)]] ({{Film|11}})
 
*[[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy (alternate reality)]] ({{Film|11}})
 
*Commander [[William Riker]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
 
*Commander [[William Riker]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
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[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] called [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] "sir" because Bashir was his [[superior officer]]. Bashir did not like the term and asked O'Brien if he would call him simply Julian. ({{DS9|The Storyteller}}) The doctor was not the first person to turn down O'Brien's use of the word - in 2367, after he referred to [[Sergey Rozhenko]], Worf's adoptive father, as "sir" upon meeting him, Rozhenko lightheartedly asked his fellow chief petty officer not to use the term, as he had ''worked'' for a living. O'Brien also called Commander Sisko "sir". ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
 
[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] called [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] "sir" because Bashir was his [[superior officer]]. Bashir did not like the term and asked O'Brien if he would call him simply Julian. ({{DS9|The Storyteller}}) The doctor was not the first person to turn down O'Brien's use of the word - in 2367, after he referred to [[Sergey Rozhenko]], Worf's adoptive father, as "sir" upon meeting him, Rozhenko lightheartedly asked his fellow chief petty officer not to use the term, as he had ''worked'' for a living. O'Brien also called Commander Sisko "sir". ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})
   
[[Nog]] adressed Chief O'Brien as "sir" when O'Brien inspected the cargo, [[self-sealing stem bolt]]s, Nog and [[Jake Sisko]] recently traded. ({{DS9|Progress}}) Later, when Nog was beginning his [[Starfleet Academy]] training, O'Brien wryly commented that after graduation, he would have to address Nog as "Sir." ({{DS9|Facets}})
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[[Nog]] addressed Chief O'Brien as "sir" when O'Brien inspected the cargo, [[self-sealing stem bolt]]s, Nog and [[Jake Sisko]] recently traded. ({{DS9|Progress}}) Later, when Nog was beginning his [[Starfleet Academy]] training, O'Brien wryly commented that after graduation, he would have to address Nog as "Sir." ({{DS9|Facets}})
   
 
Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] disliked being called "sir;" notwithstanding Starfleet protocol, she preferred to be addressed by her rank. She also accepted "ma'am," but only when the crew was "in a crunch." ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
 
Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] disliked being called "sir;" notwithstanding Starfleet protocol, she preferred to be addressed by her rank. She also accepted "ma'am," but only when the crew was "in a crunch." ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
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The [[skeleton crew]] of the USS ''Enterprise''-D called [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] "sir" in {{TNG|Descent}}, as she was their commanding officer at the time while [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the rest of the senior officers were on the surface attempting to retrieve [[Data]]. ({{TNG|Descent}}; {{TNG|Descent, Part II}})
 
The [[skeleton crew]] of the USS ''Enterprise''-D called [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] "sir" in {{TNG|Descent}}, as she was their commanding officer at the time while [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the rest of the senior officers were on the surface attempting to retrieve [[Data]]. ({{TNG|Descent}}; {{TNG|Descent, Part II}})
   
"Sir" was also used from time to time when speaking to the masters of other vessels. [[Harry Kim]] addressed Supervisor [[Yost]] in this way. ({{VOY|Gravity}}) Shipboard guests were also to be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am," irrespective of status, as shown by Jean-Luc Picard when welcoming Minister [[Campio]] aboard the ''Enterprise''-D ({{TNG|Cost of Living}}) and by [[Tuvok]] when attending to [[Neelix]] in guest quarters on '''Voyager'''. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
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"Sir" was also used from time to time when speaking to the masters of other vessels. [[Harry Kim]] addressed Supervisor [[Yost]] in this way. ({{VOY|Gravity}}) Shipboard guests were also to be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am," irrespective of status, as shown by Jean-Luc Picard when welcoming Minister [[Campio]] aboard the ''Enterprise''-D ({{TNG|Cost of Living}}) and by [[Tuvok]] when attending to [[Neelix]] in guest quarters on ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
   
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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== External link ==
 
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AT: "xx" In the various military-style service organizations throughout the galaxy, and probably beyond, military parlance is the unique forms of speech of the service people in the common agency or service organization.

All hands

All hands is a collective term for all personnel aboard a starship or starbase. A shipwide announcement may be addressed to "all hands." A ship that has been lost with no survivors is said to have been "lost with all hands."

In 2155 in the mirror universe, Captain Maximilian Forrest ordered all hands on the ISS Enterprise to escape pods and to abandon ship as the ship took heavy damage from an attack by Tholians. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

That same year in the mirror universe, Captain Jonathan Archer ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Defiant as the ship intercepted a battle between the ISS Avenger and a group of four rebel starships. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")

In 2268, Lieutenant Nyota Uhura ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Enterprise when the ship received a priority 1 distress call. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")

In 2293, Captain Hikaru Sulu ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Excelsior during an attack by Kang's K't'inga-class battle cruiser. (VOY: "Flashback")

In 2368, when the USS Enterprise-D was trapped in a temporal causality loop, Commander William T. Riker ordered all hands to emergency escape pods. Not log after this, Captain Picard ordered all hands to abandon ship just before a warp core breach. Both orders ended up being repeated a number of times with each successive iteration of the loop. (TNG: "Cause and Effect")

In 2371, Captain Picard called for all hands to make sail during a celebration on the holodeck on a simulated ship in which Worf was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. Not long after this, Commander Riker was forced to issue a far more serious order, calling all hands to battle stations on the Enterprise-D after it received a distress call from the Amargosa observatory reporting that they were under attack. Not long after this, he ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's saucer section crashing on Veridian III. (Star Trek Generations)

That same year, Lieutenant Tuvok warned all hands of the USS Voyager to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a space-dwelling lifeform. (VOY: "Elogium")

In 2373, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands aboard the USS Voyager to brace for impact as a subspace shock wave from a supernova approached the ship. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")

That same year, Commander William T. Riker ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Enterprise-E as they prepared to head to the Battle of Sector 001. (Star Trek: First Contact)

That same year, when Commander Chakotay realized that the translocation by the Nyrians to the USS Voyager was most likely a ploy to take control of the ship, he issued a security alert to all hands, though there were only twelve other crewmen on board at the time. (VOY: "Displaced")

In 2374, during an early version of alternate timeline known as the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway warned all hands on the USS Voyager to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a spatial distortion from the Krenim weapon ship which altered history. In this new altered history, during an attack by the Krenim in the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway declared "All hands, battle stations. This is turning into the Week of Hell." Later, during that same alternate timeline, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to another Krenim attack. Following this, Janeway again ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a distortion from the weapon ship, which this time had no effect due to the vessel's new temporal shielding. (VOY: "Year of Hell")

That same year, Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered all hands to battle stations during an apparent attack on Voyager by the dream species. The event, however, was actually a fiction created as part of a collective unconsciousness to trick the Voyager crew into believing they were still awake. (VOY: "Waking Moments")

Also that year, Cadet / acting Commander Karen Farris called all hands to battle stations on the USS Valiant prior to the ship's beginning shadowing a Jem'Hadar battleship. (DS9: "Valiant")

In 2375, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to an engagement with a Borg sphere.

In 2376, Captain Rudolph Ransom ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Equinox prior to an engagement with Voyager. (VOY: "Equinox, Part II")

In Lieutenant Tuvok's Insurrection Alpha holoprogram, Commander Chakotay's statement "Chakotay to all hands. Let's do it." was his signal to begin a Maquis mutiny on-board Voyager. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")

As you were

As you were was an order to an officer or officers to resume their previous status or position. It was sometimes used gently, such as to allow officers to relax following a call for attention or a salute. In other cases, however, it could be a command when an officer assumed a hostile position or attitude.

In 2374, when Admiral William Ross paid a visit to the mess hall of the USS Defiant, Cadet Nog respectfully announced "Admiral on deck" and Ross told him "As you were." (DS9: "Behind the Lines")

In the same year, following an act of insubordination on the part of Seven of Nine, Captain Janeway temporarily stripped her of certain privileges. Seven of Nine suggested that Janeway was frightened by her individuality and Janeway growled "As you were." (VOY: "Prey")

Users of "As you were"

Attention to orders

Command that requires personnel to cease making distracting movements and noises and give their undivided attention to the speaker; but does not require those present to come to a position of attention.

In 2369, Commander William T. Riker called attention to orders before Captain Jean Luc Picard read the orders that transferred command of the USS Enterprise to Captain Edward Jellico at the formal change of command ceremony in Ten Forward. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I")

"Brace for impact"

"Brace for impact" was an alert usually declared from the bridge of a starship, before it achieved an impact that the inertial dampers could not adequately compensate for. When this alert was sounded, usually through the order of the captain or first officer, all hands were to secure their stations and prepare for impact. This alert was also used when the inertial dampers could not sufficiently level out the ship and a possible collision with an interstellar object was imminent. (This alert could also be used to warn a ship's crew of possible emergency landing procedures)

In 2153, when the Enterprise NX-01 encountered a field of spatial anomalies in the Delphic Expanse, Captain Jonathan Archer warned the crew to brace for impact prior to the ship's being impacted by one of the anomalies. (ENT: "Proving Ground")

In 2369, Benjamin Sisko told Kira Nerys, Julian Bashir, and Kai Opaka to brace for impact before the USS Yangtzee Kiang crashed on the moon of the Ennis and the Nol-Ennis. (DS9: "Battle Lines")

In 2371, Commander William T. Riker warned the crew of the USS Enterprise-D to brace for impact when the secondary hull was breached and necessitated an emergency landing of the saucer section (primary hull) on the surface of the planet Veridian III. (Star Trek Generations)

That same year, Lieutenant Tuvok warned all hands of the USS Voyager to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a space-dwelling lifeform. (VOY: "Elogium")

In 2373, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands aboard Voyager to brace for impact as a subspace shock wave from a supernova approached the ship. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")

In 2374, Martok told the IKS Rotarran crew to brace for impact when it appeared a Jem'Hadar fighter was firing on them. In fact, Alexander Rozhenko had confused the reading with a battle simulation. (DS9: "Sons and Daughters")

That same year, during an early version of alternate timeline known as the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway warned all hands on the USS Voyager to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a spatial distortion from the Krenim weapon ship which altered history. Later, in that altered history, Janeway again ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a distortion from the weapon ship, which this time had no effect due to the vessel's new temporal shielding. (VOY: "Year of Hell")

Captain Kathryn Janeway warned the crew of the USS Voyager to brace for impact in 2375 when the ship was attempting to escape from the the Void through its vortex by riding the incoming shock wave from the vessel's aft. (VOY: "Night")

In an alternate timeline, Voyager was thrown out of a quantum slipstream corridor and headed to a nearby L-class planet to make an emergency landing. When Janeway realized they were coming in too hard, she ordered her crew to brace for impact. (VOY: "Timeless")

Captain Jean-Luc Picard warned the crew of the USS Enterprise-E to brace for impact when he ordered the ship to ram the Reman warbird Scimitar in 2379. (Star Trek Nemesis)

Cannon fodder

Cannon fodder refers to soldiers who are seen as expendable. The term derives from soldiers who were ordered to charge into the face of artillery fire, which was practically a suicide charge.

During the Dominion War, the Romulan military integrated Reman infantry into its ranks. They were used as shock troops in the most violent encounters, which Riker described as "cannon fodder". (Star Trek Nemesis)

The redshirts could be seen as cannon fodder.

Confined to quarters

Being confined to quarters (sometimes phrased as "restricted to quarters") was a punishment that could be applied on Federation Starfleet starships and starbases. This form of discipline was generally used for more minor offenses, rather than those of a more serious nature that would require action such as being placed in the brig or a reduction in rank. On occasion, this punishment may be used as a long-term measure in special circumstances. The punishment, usually, though not always, also involved being temporarily relived of duty.

On occasion, temporary confinement to quarters was also used as a security measure to protect non-essential starship crew from an imminent threat.

In 2152, Captain Jonathan Archer restricted both Commander Charles Tucker III and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed to quarters following an unauthorized exploration of the interior of the automated repair station, stating that he was beginning to agree with Reed's recent assessment that security on the Enterprise NX-01 had become lax. It was uncertain how long this punishment lasted, however, as both were called to duty following the discovery of the apparently dead Ensign Travis Mayweather. (ENT: "Dead Stop")

In 2154, when Captain Jonathan Archer was suffering from reverse-imprinting on Xindi-Insectoid eggs, he confined both Subcommander T'Pol and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed to quarters and threatened the same punishment for Charles Tucker III after each spoke against his actions in protecting the eggs. (ENT: "Hatchery")

That same year, Commander Charles Tucker III ordered Commander Kelby confined to quarters after he displayed mildly insubordinate behavior toward him. When Kelby resisted, Tucker told him that it was either that or the brig. (ENT: "Bound")

In 2268, Captain James T. Kirk confined Ensign Garrovick to quarters and relieved him of duties after he hesitated in firing upon a dikironium cloud creature. Doctor Leonard McCoy felt the punishment was too harsh, but Kirk noted that one man had been killed and another might die. Garrovick, however, left his quarters after a general call to battle stations and Kirk, realizing that Garrovick had simply made a mistake, and one that ultimately was not the cause of any deaths, chose to release him from his punishment and give him a chance to redeem himself. (TOS: "Obsession")

That same year, Captain James T. Kirk confined several members of the crew of the USS Enterprise to quarters following a barroom brawl on Deep Space Station K-7, including Chief engineering officer Montgomery Scott. Although this was supposed to be a punishment, Scott was secretly delighted as he had resisted taking shore leave and being confined to quarters gave him a chance to catch up on his reading of technical journals. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles"; DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

In 2366, Doctor Paul Stubbs was told to return to his quarters immediately by Ensign Wesley Crusher during a red alert on the USS Enterprise-D, suggesting that this may have been standard for non-essential personnel during emergency situations on the vessel. Guinan later commented to Crusher that she had never been good at being confined to quarters, something that any of her husbands could attest to. (TNG: "Evolution")

In 2370, Lieutenant commander Data threatened to have Lieutenant commander Geordi La Forge confined to quarters for the duration of the mission to investigate the wreckage of the USS Raman if Geordi persisted in using an interface probe to search for his mother against the orders of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Realizing how important the issue was to Geordi, though, he chose to try to help keep him safe instead, stating that he couldn't have him confined to quarters for something he had not yet done. (TNG: "Interface")

That same year, Commander Benjamin Sisko ordered all non-essential personnel on Deep Space 9 restricted to quarters and called for red alert after a series of attacks on the station that unknown to anyone at the time, including himself, were done by Constable Odo, under the influence of toxic gas. (DS9: "The Alternate")

In 2371, following an incident in which Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres broke Lieutenant Joseph Carey's nose, Ensign Seska reported a rumor that all Maquis crewmembers on the USS Voyager were going to be restricted to quarters when not on duty, but Commander Chakotay told her this wasn't true. (VOY: "Parallax")

In 2372, Captain Benjamin Sisko confined Lieutenant commander Worf to his quarters during those times he was not on duty on the USS Defiant following a brawl involving a number of Jem'Hadar. First Omet'iklan was not impressed with Sisko's choice of discipline, believing that he should have killed Worf, but Sisko felt that a dead man could not learn from his mistakes. (DS9: "To the Death")

That same year, Crewman Lon Suder was discovered to have murdered crewmate Frank Darwin on-board Voyager. Though Suder's crime was of the most extreme nature, Voyager's unusual circumstances of being stranded in the Delta Quadrant caused Captain Kathryn Janeway to choose to keep Suder confined in his quarters under maximum security containment for the duration of their journey home. (VOY: "Meld") This punishment continued up until Suder's death later that year. (VOY: "Basics, Part II")

Also that same year, the captured Kazon Tieran was confined to quarters on a secured deck on Voyager following a series of attacks by Kazon vessels. (VOY: "Basics, Part I")

In 2373, Captain Benjamin Sisko confined Cadet Nog and his son to quarters after they accused Kai Winn Adami of burglary and kidnapping and Jake claimed that they had gotten a little drunk. In fact, the two were investigating the disappearance of Doctor Elias Giger, who was in possession of a Willie Mays baseball card that Jake wished to give to his father. (DS9: "In the Cards")

In 2374, a number of both the Cardassian and Jem'Hadar aboard the temporarily Dominion-occupied Deep Space 9/Terok Nor were confined to quarters pending disciplinary hearings following an incident involving a missing PADD that was actually caused by the Deep Space 9 resistance cell. (DS9: "Behind the Lines")

That same year, Gul Damar suggested to Gul Dukat that his daughter Tora Ziyal be temporarily confined to quarters, as he believed her to be part of the Deep Space 9 resistance, but Dukat resisted the suggestion. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")

Also that same year, a holographic simulation of Captain Benjamin Sisko supposedly relieved the senior staff of Deep Space 9 of duty and confined them to quarters pending an investigation by Internal Affairs. This, however, was all a ruse created in a holosuite by Luther Sloan to test Doctor Julian Bashir and Bashir was, in fact, the only one who suffered any sort of confinement. (DS9: "Inquisition")

In 2375, Doctor Beverly Crusher confined a number of Son'a hostages to quarters after they refused an examination. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

In 2376, Captain Kathryn Janeway confined Captain Rudolph Ransom and the other surviving members of the USS Equinox to quarters on Voyager after learning of their killing of nucleogenic lifeforms as a source of warp power for the Equinox. Ransom pleaded for leniency, stating that they were only following his orders, but Janeway replied that this was their mistake. Almost all of them later escaped to the Equinox and attempted to flee Voyager. Later, after Janeway took extreme measures to get information regarding Ransom out of Crewman Noah Lessing, Commander Chakotay objected vociferously to her actions and she relieved him of duty and confined him to his quarters. Ultimately, the remaining Equinox crew that survived the incident were stripped of rank and made to serve on Voyager as crewmen. (VOY: "Equinox", "Equinox, Part II")

That same year, Janeway confined Ensigns Harry Kim and Tom Paris to quarters after they became drunk and participated in what they believed to be a Kinbori version of tennis and became involved in a brawl. She seemed mildly amused however, asking if they won they fight. (VOY: "Survival Instinct")

During a level 10 security alert on-board Voyager, non-essential personnel were confined to quarters for their safety. (VOY: "Repression")

Dismissed

"That's a Starfleet expression for 'get out!'"

- Captain Janeway (VOY: "The Cloud")

Dismissal was usually used as a formal release of a crewmember from an official military function, such as a debriefing or other meeting. The senior officer typically gave such a command.

On board the Federation Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, Captain Janeway used "dismissed" to end her conversations, especially those in her ready room. Neelix once demanded to be let off the ship because he was feeling uncomfortable with the risk the ship was taking. Janeway firmly denied his request and then when Neelix asked "Are we done?", she replied "dismissed." (VOY: "The Cloud")

Users of "dismissed"

Duty

Duty was a term that conveyed a sense of moral commitment to someone or something. When someone recognized a duty, they committed themselves to the cause involved without considering the self-interested courses of actions that may have been relevant previously. The first duty of every Starfleet officer was to the truth, whether it was scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth. (TNG: "The First Duty")(VOY: "Fair Trade") The first duty of any captured officer was to attempt escape. (DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part")

A duty shift was the portion of the day that various scheduled personnel aboard a starship or space station were on duty. The three shift rotation schedule was common in the Federation Starfleet. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; DS9: "The Assignment"; TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I")

Crew evaluations were part of the duties of the senior staff aboard the USS Enterprise-D to discuss candidates for promotion. William T. Riker and Deanna Troi were not fond of writing the required crew evaluation reports. (TNG: "Man of the People", "Lower Decks", "Tapestry")

A starship was on detached duty when it was sent on a special mission, or was "detached", from what it would normally be doing. The USS Enterprise-D was placed on detached duty in 2370, in order to investigate the disappearance and death of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG: "Gambit, Part I")

Engage

"Helm, lay in an intercept course and engage at maximum warp."

- Captain John Harriman to Ensign Demora Sulu (Star Trek Generations)

Engage was mostly used as verbal confirmation to an earlier order given to the helmsman about the warp engines or impulse drive. It could also be used as a verb within the order referring to some other technological device, such as a tractor beam. The term execute was also used, namely by Captain Styles, while ordering the USS Excelsior to use its transwarp drive for the first time. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

Users of "engage"

Front line

Front line was a military term for the outer-most edge of controlled territory in war, where the majority of military forces and combat are located. It is often shortened as "front", which centers around a specific geographic location, such as the "Bolian front", "Vulcan front", or "Chin'toka front". (ENT: "Storm Front")

In an alternate timeline, Deep Space 9 was on the front line of a Federation war with the Klingon Empire before being turned over to them. (DS9: "The Visitor")

In 2373, Lieutenant commander Geordi La Forge was upset when the USS Enterprise-E was ordered to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone as a Borg cube approached Earth, stating that as the most advanced starship on the fleet, it should be on the front line. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Three months into the Dominion War in 2374, Benjamin Sisko told Jadzia Dax that he hoped the USS Defiant would be sent back to the front lines. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")

Vulcan was one of the nearest major Federation planets to the front lines, as was the Kotanka system. The Federation pulled the Second and Fifth Fleets from these lines in 2374. Gul Dukat later pulled several Dominion ships from the front lines soon after. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")

The Bolarus system was also on the front lines. (DS9: "Penumbra")

The Rutharian sector was considered a long way from the front lines in 2374, whereas AR-558 was considered to be on the front lines in 2375. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice", "The Siege of AR-558")

After it was taken by the Federation Alliance, the Chin'toka system also became a major front in the war. Before the Second Battle of Chin'toka, Weyoun expressed his concerns to the Female Changeling that her proximity to the front concerned him. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")

Starfleet regulations state that personnel should be rotated off the front lines after ninety days. (DS9: "The Siege of AR-558")

The USS Destiny arrived at Deep Space 9 in early 2375 for supplies, as they were headed to the front lines of the Kalandra sector. (DS9: "Afterimage")

Vulcan Captain Solok considered DS9 to be "behind the lines", something Benjamin Sisko disagreed with, telling him that the station had seen its "share of action". (DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite")

The USS Defiant traveled to the front lines in early 2375 on a supply run. Julian Bashir took several recordings of Vic Fontaine's songs although the hologram questioned whether or not the troops of the front lines wanted to hear them. Quark was also aboard the Defiant, as he was on a fact-finding mission for Grand Nagus Zek to give a report of life on the front lines. This made Quark uneasy, as he told Ezri Dax that war was not as profitable the closer you are to the front lines. The mission was also the first time Ezri had been to the front lines. (DS9: "The Siege of AR-558")

Late in 2375, the Female Changeling told Thot Pran that "the sooner we can regain the offensive on the front lines, the better." She believed this could be done by accelerating installation of Breen weapons on Dominion ships. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind")

Later, during the Battle of Cardassia, Pran told the Female Changeling he felt that the situation demanded his presence on the front lines. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

Now hear this

Now hear this was a term used to preface shipwide announcements aboard Starfleet starships to call the listener's attention. The announcement may then issue orders to the entire crew or direct an individual crewmember to report to a particular location. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

The phrase was used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard on at least two occasions during the Farpoint Mission in 2364 (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") and by an unidentified crewmember on board the USS Enterprise-D in the alternate timeline in which the Federation was at war with the Klingon Empire. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")

On report

"I'm putting you on report, in case that means anything anymore."

- Captain Janeway, addressing Chakotay, expresses her predicament of not being able to communicate with Starfleet about personnel issues. (VOY: "Maneuvers")

On report was a term referring to the punishment of a crewmember that enabled them to continue their duties, but with stricter supervision or more regular assessments, similar to being on probation. Regular reports would be filed about the crewmember's performance, usually by his or her superior officer. Being on report might be recorded in one's crew report or personnel file (VOY: "Maneuvers", VOY: "Meld") and could potentially have an adverse effect on a crewmember's future opportunities for advancement. (ENT: "United")

In 2154, after Lieutenant Malcolm Reed disobeyed an order from Commander Charles Tucker III in order to save his life, Tucker told him that he was placing him on report, but was only joking. He grinned and described Reed as being an "easy target." (ENT: "United")

Commander William Riker once told Lieutenant Reginald Barclay that he was tired of seeing his name on report. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits")

Users of "on report"

Permission to speak freely / frankly

As part of a military organization, lower-ranked officers generally do not have the authority to speak their minds to their superiors. They may be granted it, however, by asking for "permission to speak freely." In some cases, if the officer wishes to speak in a particularly acrimonious manner, this may be amended to "permission to speak frankly." Sometime the adjective used was "candidly". An officer that speaks their mind without first asking for this permission may face penalties such as being placed on report or being charged with insubordination. The commanding officer may choose to either grant the request ("granted") or deny it and, if denied, the lower-ranking officer may again be subject to penalties. The commanding officer may also choose to simply state "always," indicating that they value the opinion of the lower-ranked officer at any time, with no further need to ask for permission. This permission, however, may be withdrawn later. The request for "permission to speak freely" is often accompanied by the commanding officer's rank, or the terms "sir" or "ma'am." In some cases, officers were known to make this request and then simply speak their mind without waiting for the granted permission. It was up to the commanding officer to decide whether or not to enforce a penalty for this.

In the alternate reality split in 2233, Leonard McCoy asked Spock for permission to speak freely following Spock's marooning of James T. Kirk on Delta Vega. Spock stated "I welcome it." (Star Trek) When having dinner with Lyndsay Ballard, Captain Kathryn Janeway told her "We're not on the Bridge, Lyndsay. You have permission to speak freely." Ballard asked if she really meant this, and Janeway replied that she wouldn't have said it if she didn't. (VOY: "Ashes to Ashes")

Users of "Permission to speak freely / frankly"

Sir

Sir was a term used by Starfleet and Bajoran officers to address officers of higher rank. Although the term was generally considered to be male specific, it was also used when addressing female officers as well.

Protocol also allowed for its use between officers of identical rank, particularly where one held a higher overall position in a command structure. Upon his promotion to Captain in 2285, Montgomery Scott addressed Captain Styles as "Sir" whilst serving as Chief Engineer under the latter's command aboard the starship USS Excelsior. Scott later addressed his fellow Captains Kirk and Spock as "Sir" when serving with them aboard the Enterprise-A. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, there is at least one instance of a senior officer addressing a junior officer as "Sir," when Admiral Kirk boards the refit Enterprise and requests "Permission to come aboard, Sir" from the Ensign sent to greet him at the airlock. This is consistent with military parlance but probably not required by protocol.

Chief Miles O'Brien called Doctor Julian Bashir "sir" because Bashir was his superior officer. Bashir did not like the term and asked O'Brien if he would call him simply Julian. (DS9: "The Storyteller") The doctor was not the first person to turn down O'Brien's use of the word - in 2367, after he referred to Sergey Rozhenko, Worf's adoptive father, as "sir" upon meeting him, Rozhenko lightheartedly asked his fellow chief petty officer not to use the term, as he had worked for a living. O'Brien also called Commander Sisko "sir". (DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses")

Nog addressed Chief O'Brien as "sir" when O'Brien inspected the cargo, self-sealing stem bolts, Nog and Jake Sisko recently traded. (DS9: "Progress") Later, when Nog was beginning his Starfleet Academy training, O'Brien wryly commented that after graduation, he would have to address Nog as "Sir." (DS9: "Facets")

Captain Kathryn Janeway disliked being called "sir;" notwithstanding Starfleet protocol, she preferred to be addressed by her rank. She also accepted "ma'am," but only when the crew was "in a crunch." (VOY: "Caretaker")

While being interrogated by Rear Admiral Brand, ensign Wesley Crusher addressed the female admiral as 'sir'.

After Deanna Troi had passed the Bridge Officer's Test and had been promoted to commander, she told Data, "From now on you can call me Sir". (TNG: "Thine Own Self")

The skeleton crew of the USS Enterprise-D called Doctor Beverly Crusher "sir" in TNG: "Descent", as she was their commanding officer at the time while Picard and the rest of the senior officers were on the surface attempting to retrieve Data. (TNG: "Descent"; TNG: "Descent, Part II")

"Sir" was also used from time to time when speaking to the masters of other vessels. Harry Kim addressed Supervisor Yost in this way. (VOY: "Gravity") Shipboard guests were also to be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am," irrespective of status, as shown by Jean-Luc Picard when welcoming Minister Campio aboard the Enterprise-D (TNG: "Cost of Living") and by Tuvok when attending to Neelix in guest quarters on Voyager. (VOY: "Caretaker")

Warning shot

A warning shot is the use of a weapon in the direction of a target, but not intended to hit the target. This can be done for many reasons, but is commonly done to send the message that direct fire will occur if the target does not give an appropriate response. (ENT: "Minefield")

According to Ambassador Soval, Vulcans usually did not fire warning shots. (ENT: "Awakening")

A Type 3 stealth assault involved firing a warning shot at a targeted vessel to force it to comply with the demands of the Hierarchy vessel employing the tactic. (VOY: "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy")

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