Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked by rr_cola on May 29, 2021
In TOS, Spock was assigned as both Kirk’s First Officer and his Science Officer. Throughout the duration of the series, except for in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Spock wears a Science Division uniform.
Meanwhile, in TMP, Decker is temporarily assigned as Kirk’s First officer (either temporarily or formally?). In addition, after the death of the Commander Sonak, Kirk requests Decker to "double up" as the both his First Officer and the ship’s Science Officer.
To be fair, uniform regulations clearly changed a lot between TOS and TMP, so maybe that could account for this seeming aberration. But does anyone have another explanation? One that might be more cohesive with the uniform expectations across the rest of the franchise?
As @ApproachingDarknessFish mentions.
Decker WAS the captain of the ship, Until Kirk arrived and took over command, demoting Decker to First Officer position. BUT Decker IS still a Captain, and even while filling the First Officer position, is probably entitled to wear a Command Uniform. (Also I doubt he would have anything other than Command Uniforms onboard in his quarters.)
Spock arrives as a replacement Science Officer after the death of Science Officer Sonak. Spock has not been in a Command position previously, and is arriving specifically to fill the Science Officer Position. Thus he would be arriving wearing a Science Division uniform.
Answered by NJohnny on May 29, 2021
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