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Revision as of 18:44, 15 May 2013

Starfleet
Starfleet command emblem.png
Active:

Since 2132

Part Of:

United Federation of Planets

Allegiance:

United Federation of Planets

Branch:

Military

Role:
  • Exploration
  • Diplomacy
  • Defense
Flagship:

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 E

Motto:

"To boldly go where no one has gone before"

Command Staff
Commander-in-Chief of the Federation Starfleet:

President of the United Federation of Planets

Commander, Starfleet:

Fleet Admiral Ral Grax

Chief of Staff of Starfleet:

Admiral Teval

Master Chief Petty Officer of Starfleet:

MCPO Christopher Guerrera

Source


Starfleet serves as the exploratory and diplomatic arm of the Federation though it also serves as defense. Any Federation citizen may join Starfleet if they have what it takes, from the physical endurance to the brains needed for the courses to the cool-headedness needed for being under fire. Every Starfleet captain knows that if even one person panics, the entire ship could be destroyed. Starfleet officers are also expected to set an example for the rest of the Federation, and they have done this well. To much of the galaxy, Starfleet is the Federation as those are likely the only Federation members they ever see. The allure of adventure along with exacting entrance exams ensure that Starfleet only admits "the best and the brightest" within its ranks. As a result, Starfleet has produced more than its share of legends some of whom single-handedly helped shape the future of the Federation. Among Starfleet's various duties are bringing medical supplies to frontier outposts, protecting the fringe colonies from pirates and raiders, intervening to prevent astronomical catastrophies, making first contact with new life forms, and negotiating disputes with foreign powers.

History

United Earth

Starfleet began in the 2132 as the primary space defense and exploration arm of United Earth. The primary authority of Starfleet was referred to as either Starfleet Command or UESPA (United Earth Space Probe Agency) under the command of the Command Council and was located in the city of San Francisco on Earth. While UESPA already existed in the 2060s as proven by Friendship One, Starfleet was presumably founded in the mid-2130s, as Jonathan Archer gave some thought to join the Earth Cargo Service a few years before Starfleet was created and 2134 was his senior year in college. Starfleet must have existed in 2136 since Margaret Mullin turned down Archer's proposal of marriage, saying she did not want to become a "Starfleet widow".

The primary purpose of Starfleet from its infancy was to "...seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before." This quote is attributed to Zefram Cochrane, the father of Earth warp drives.

Some Starfleet personnel worked in conjunction with the United Earth Diplomatic Corps.

In 2153, following a Xindi attack on Earth and numerous firefights that the Enterprise NX-01 had been involved in since its launch in 2151, Earth determined that its vessels would begin to carry detachments of United Earth's elite military unit, the MACOs, thus taking a step towards the unification of Starfleet and the military -- and of the roles of defense and exploration

One of the primary projects of Starfleet was to develop a viable and fast interstellar engine that would allow Earth to cross huge distances in reasonably short time. Despite some allegations of interference - or at least, a refusal of assistance - from the Vulcans, Earth had made notable progress in developing the warp five engine by the 2150s, largely due to Henry Archer, father of Captain Jonathan Archer.

When Starfleet was founded, the writers of the United Earth Starfleet Charter included Article 14, Section 31, thereby creating an organization of the same name that was allowed to bend certain rules in times of extraordinary threat. This organization operated completely autonomously for the following nearly 300 years.

Organization

Equipment

Uniforms