Rear Admiral Brand was a Human female who served as a Starfleet officer during the late-24th century.
History[]
At some point prior to the 2360s, Brand had met Jean-Luc Picard several times, Picard later describing her as a "formidable woman".
In 2368, Brand held the rank of rear admiral, and was the superintendent of Starfleet Academy. In that year, she presided over a board of inquiry into the death of a cadet named Joshua Albert on the Academy Flight Range. When it was revealed that the circumstances surrounding the cadet's death had been covered up, Brand expressed concern describing the rest of Nova Squadron's actions as "disturbing". Following the incident, Brand expelled the squadron leader Nicholas Locarno and reprimanded Sito Jaxa, Wesley Crusher, and Jean Hajar. (TNG: "The First Duty")
In 2370, Doctor Beverly Crusher called Admiral Brand to discuss Wesley's Academy performance. According to Brand, "his grades are dropping, [..] he's becoming remote and defensive," further warning, "if he's not careful, he's going to wash out next term." (TNG: "Journey's End")
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Background information[]
Admiral Brand was played by actress Jacqueline Brookes, who filmed her scenes between Thursday 30 January 1992 and Monday 3 February 1992 on Paramount Stage 16. On the days of filming, Brookes was picked up at her hotel at 5:15 am by the transportation department. The first call sheet for the following episode "Cost Of Living", dated on Tuesday 4 February 1992, features the note for the transportation department to pick up Brookes at her hotel at 10:30 am and drive her to the airport.
In his review of "The First Duty", Star Trek author Keith R.A. DeCandido wrote that Brookes played the role of Brand with "gravitas". [1]
The final script for "The First Duty" gives Brand's first name as "Andrea" and describes the character as a "mature, elegant woman with a commanding voice." [2]
Brand was one of the first characters shown wearing the two-pip rear admiral insignia on the uniform collar. Most other flag officers in the Next Generation-era wore the three-pip insignia of a vice admiral.
Apocrypha[]
Admiral Brand as she appears in the Starfleet Academy comic book series
Brand is referenced in a number of non-canon works.
According to Make It So, Brand is said to have provided a series of introductory notes to Jean-Luc Picard's personal journal when it was prepared for publication in 2371.
In the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy comic book "Passages", after the Academy's elite Red Squad is implicated in Admiral James Leyton's attempted military coup of the Federation in 2373, Brand, believing the team's training must have been ethically flawed, chooses to take full responsibility for the incident, deciding to take a sabbatical from her duties on Earth. The following year, as shown in "Parents' Day", Brand returns to her position at the Academy after her replacement, Admiral Pradesh, proves ineffectual.
Brand is also featured in the Star Trek Customizable Card Game which gives her first name as Andrea.
External links[]
- Andrea Brand at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works