Star Trek: Friendship Among the Stars

by Twi-Fi

Glossary

George: A term used to refer to the most junior officer on board the ship. Often a George Ensign is assigned the most meaningless tasks as a form of hazing. Whereas the Bull Ensign is the most senior of the ensigns.

HMS: Her Majesty's Ship.

FITREP: Fitness report is an evaluation form for officers where their performance is ranked against other officers.

LCPO: Leading Chief Petty Officer. In most cases the LCPO is the most senior enlisted in a division.

Lima charlie: "I read you lima charlie," is a saying in radio communication meaning 'loud and clear.'

NOC: Network operations center. NOCs are places where networks are monitored and managed.

SCI: Sensitive Compartmentalized Information. SCI is a caveat used with classification of information, limiting access to those with the need to know and are read into specific programs.

Rank Abbreviations:

CAPT: Captain
CDR: Commander
LCDR: Lieutenant Commander
LT: Lieutenant
LTJG: Lieutenant (sometimes just called JG)
ENS: Ensign
CPO: Chief Petty Officer

Comments

[khatre]

Shouldn't it be FITREP instead of FIRREP?

[Ponyess]

CPO: Chief Petty Officer

hmm, the CP3O ^^
sworry for the out of universe refference here, but it just struck as hilarious if you read it just right.
on a related note, why is this a separate chapter, here and now?
could this not have been moved up to the first chapter, so we knew this before the story got going?