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On the screen the Starfleet Academy logo came up followed by the aging mid 70s face of Admiral Rose, he was a deeply greying human man but still sharp in the eyes mentally. =/\= Ah Captain! Good to finally get through to you. I have a most interesting short term assignment for you and your crew!=/\= He said with a beaming smile and a twinkle in his eyes.

Glen took a breath and smiled right back with such a sunny smile it was quite extraordinary, while internally he was thinking How many times have I heard this BS in the last few years? I’ve seen that twinkle in the eye more than once before. Why is it always the “short term assignments”? ‘Matters less whether they are “interesting” or “routine”? Next he will tell us we are being “honored” again!

OOC: This made me laugh :P the above part lol

=/\= Starfleet Academy is piloting a new lesson plan in the next few days, we would like the honor of rolling it out to be part of your crew. The long and short of it is for senior or experienced in the field officers and crews to rotate back to the Academy every now and then and give a lecture or two on various non-secretive topics to the senior classes. They can range on any topic or field of the officer or crew choosing. Think your crew would be up for it?=/\= he asked. =/\= You would all sign up for a topic of your choice and we would fill in a time slot for the lecture. I figured after the exciting frontier life lately you’ve all had this would be a nice change of pace.=/\= He added.

Glen sighed but also thought, It doesn’t sound very crazy hard or dangerous! Where is the catch? Nothing exciting had ever happened at the Academy since Admiral Kirk took a ship of green recruits to battle with the V’ger

=/\= With all due respect Admiral, my crew are quite capable and “up for” whatever is thrown at them! This sounds like a spacewalk next to our recent missions. So, yes, of course we would be very happy to pass on our vast experience to the elite future of Starfleet. Just small one thing, Admiral, I’m assuming that this assignment won’t be classed as part of our R&R? Crew have families and friends they would like to visit too. They need that… deserve that too, after spending so long out on the exciting frontier. =/\=

=/\= Any R&R can be scheduled before or after a scheduled class of course Captain. I wouldn’t deny your crew the chance to relax after all you’ve done..=/\= He said

Nkosenye’s face didn’t change from his trademark scowl, but inside he thought “Well said, Captain. Well said.”

William perked up at the sound of lecturing. He’d always wanted to go teach at the Academy, especially since he’d spent such little time there himself. Teaching the future scientific minds of the Fleet sounded like a good job. Also, there were several excellent bars in San Fransisco, maybe now he could take that hulk out drinking. “So long as there are no actual spacewalks this time” He muttered to the officer next to him that responded with a slight chuckle.

Cross gave a slight groan though was quick to muffle it as her hand shot up wards to seal her lips. Approaching Glen from behind the female doctor whispered ‘’ Captain after the admiral is off I think it would be best to call the D’H’s about em…not to mention that the Merrimack and crew have gone billions of yrs in the past,since its classified material…Captain?’’ she herself was not sure if they could mention it or not , then stepped back to her original spot.

Glen didn’t want to turn his back on the Admiral, and so he didn’t respond to Cross. Time travel would certainly be off the curriculum, as would mention of visiting pre-Warp worlds, or the Bolay, or the Dark Serpents, or their meetings with the Romulans. In fact, to come to think of it, there wasn’t much that they could actually talk about to the cadets.

=/\= Then we will start making a list of topics for lectures and you can get back to us on the availability of time slots. =/\= replied Glen.

=/\= Excellent! I’ll see you at the Academy tomorrow then any other questions for me Captain?=/\= He asked.

=/\= Well, only all that recent criticism that I heard on the Federation News Network; that Starfleet Academy continues to offer mediocre graduate programs, to churn out a pool of second-rate cadets who are not equipped to meet the skills needs of many Starships in the modern Starfleet Navy. I guess this initiative is a part of your attempt to improve that training and to counter that criticism. However, you also really need to equip the cadets with the realities of a life spent in deep space itself - the boredom and monotony of five year missions without ever seeing home; the many mental health issues that arise from that, such as those from seeing pre-Warp societies fail without being able to help them; also the glass ceiling for female officers, and the lack of any life assurance for Security Officers… …but maybe we could discuss these more informally another time, maybe over a drink or two in the bar at Starfleet Command? =/\=

=/\= This is something we can discuss if you wish once you arrive Captain…=/\= He replied.

=/\= We will meet tomorrow then. Any particular time? And when do you need this list of subjects for lectures? =/\= Glen asked.

=/\= And tomorrow sounds good then..=/\= He added

=/\= Okay. Then I look forward to meeting you. =/\= Glen replied.

With a dim of the screen the comm ended.

Once the Admiral had gone, Glen said to Kord, “We had better think up a good list of subjects. Probably best to call a meeting of the senior officers as soon as possible and brainstorm a little. What do you think?”

Glen made an announcement, =/\= Sorry to eat into your R&R time but we have an appointment at Starfleet Academy tomorrow. I’d like to call a meeting this evening at 1800 hours to discuss it. informal but bring your thinking caps along. My Ready Room. Shouldn’t need to last longer than one hour. Glen out! =/\=

OOC: Basically everyone player wise can come up with a topic to discuss whether in their department or of a personal interest or such that can work as a Q/A session at the academy. So have fun with it is the point!

GM CockRoach