Gimme That Star Trek Ep.15: Is Starfleet Military?

Siskoid sits down with Mike Lacroix of the Canadian Military History Podcast to ask the big question: Is Starfleet a military organization? And if so, how do its practices compare to those of the military in our own world? What's wrong with Michael Burnham's court martial? Could Dr. McCoy really be recalled into active service in The Motion Picture? And where are all the non-coms? All that and more, plus Star Trek news and your feedback.

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Credits:
"Star Trek Theme" by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: "Deep Space Nine Theme" by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Star Trek The Next Generation's "Peak Performance", starring Patrick Stewart; Star Trek Discovery's "The Vulcan Hello", starring Sonequa Martin-Green; and DragonCon 2010 Marina Sirtis Star Trek: The Next Generation panel.

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Comments

That was a great episode. Very informative. I grew up with a dad in the U.S. Coast Guard, so some of this was familiar to me, but I really enjoyed the deep dives, especially the "mutiny rant."