Military parlance

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{{Article quote|You have a tendency to express ideas in military terms, Mister [[Khan Noonien Singh|Khan]].This is a social occasion.|James T. Kirk|2267|Space Seed}} 

In the various [[military]]-style service organizations throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]], and probably beyond, '''military parlance''' was the unique [[language|form of speech]] of the service people in the common agency or service organization.

Many [[nautical terms]] were forms of military parlance particular to naval traditions.

== As you were {{anchor|As you were}} ==
"'''As you were'''" meant to disregard the previous order and revert to what one was doing beforehand. It was sometimes used gently, such as to allow officers to relax following a call for attention or a salute. In other cases, however, it could be a command when an officer assumed a hostile position or attitude.

In [[2374]], when [[Admiral]] [[William Ross]] paid a visit to the [[mess hall]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}, [[Cadet]] [[Nog]] respectfully announced "Admiral on deck" and Ross told him "As you were," and later the similar phase, "[[Carry on]]." ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}})

In the same year, following an act of [[insubordination]] on the part of [[Seven of Nine]], Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] temporarily stripped her of certain privileges. Seven of Nine suggested that Janeway was frightened by her individuality and Janeway growled "''As you were.''" ({{VOY|Prey}})

The following were known users and their additional of the phase(s):
* {{Captain}} [[Jonathan Archer]] ({{ENT|Anomaly|Divergence}})
* [[Fleet admiral]] {{dis|Bill|Admiral}} ({{film|6}})
* [[Dala]] ({{VOY|Live Fast and Prosper}})
* Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] ({{VOY|Relativity|The Cloud|Counterpoint|Equinox, Part II|Good Shepherd}})
* [[Ensign]] [[Harry Kim]] ({{VOY|Warhead}})
* Captain [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|Space Seed|Day of the Dove}}; {{film|6}})
* Captain [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)]] ({{film|11}})
* [[Lieutenant commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
* Captain [[Jean Luc Picard]] ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom|Night Terrors}})
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] ({{ENT|Harbinger}})
* [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|Man of the People}})
* Admiral [[William Ross]] 
* Captain [[Benjamin Sisko]] ({{DS9|The Search, Part I|To the Death|In the Cards|Tears of the Prophets}})
* Lieutenant commander [[Tuvok]] ({{VOY|Muse}})
* Captain [[Tim Watters]] ({{DS9|Valiant}})
* [[Naomi Wildman]] ({{VOY|Equinox}})
* An unnamed male [[security officer]]. ({{film|11}})

== At ease ==
{{Aquote|Mister Kim, at ease before you sprain something.|Kathryn Janeway to Harry Kim|2371|Caretaker}}
A request or command for an [[officer]] to [[relax]]. ({{ST|Q&A}}; {{TNG|The Last Outpost}}; {{VOY|Caretaker}})

[[Christopher Pike]] once told [[Spock]] to be at ease, only for him to reply that it was not his strong suit. ({{ST|Q&A}})

== Attention-to-orders ==
"'''Attention-to-orders'''" was a command that required personnel to cease making distracting movements and noises and give their undivided attention to the speaker, but which did not require those present to come to a position of attention. 

In [[2369]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] called attention to orders before Captain [[Jean Luc Picard]] read the orders that transferred command of the USS ''Enterprise'' to Captain [[Edward Jellico]] at the formal change of command ceremony in [[Ten Forward]]. ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}})

== Brace for impact ==
"'''Brace for impact'''" was an [[alert]] usually declared from the [[bridge]] of a [[starship]], before it achieved an impact that the [[inertial damper]]s could not adequately compensate for. When this alert was sounded, usually through the order of the [[commanding officer|captain]] or [[first officer]], all hands were to secure their stations and prepare for impact. This alert was also used when the inertial dampers could not sufficiently level out the ship and a possible collision with an interstellar object was imminent. This alert could also be used to warn a ship's crew of possible emergency landing procedures.

In [[September]] of [[2152]], Captain Archer warned the crew to brace for impact [[second]]s before the ship was hit by the [[neutronic wavefront]]. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})

In [[2153]], when {{EnterpriseNX}} encountered a field of [[Spatial anomaly|spatial anomalies]] in the [[Delphic Expanse]], Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] warned the crew to brace for impact prior to the ship's being impacted by one of the anomalies. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}})

In [[2369]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] told [[Kira Nerys]], [[Julian Bashir]], and [[Kai]] [[Opaka]] to brace for impact before the {{USS|Yangtzee Kiang}} crashed on the [[moon]] of the [[Ennis]] and the [[Nol-Ennis]]. ({{DS9|Battle Lines}})

In [[2371]], Commander [[William T. Riker]] warned the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to brace for impact when the [[secondary hull]] was breached and necessitated an emergency landing of the [[saucer section]] ([[primary hull]]) on the surface of the planet [[Veridian III]]. ({{film|7}})

That same year, Lieutenant Tuvok warned all hands of the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact just before the ship was swiped by the tail of a space-dwelling lifeform. ({{VOY|Elogium}})

In [[2373]], Commander Chakotay ordered all hands aboard ''Voyager'' to brace for impact as a [[subspace shock wave]] from a [[supernova]] approached the ship. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})

In [[2374]], [[Martok]] told the {{IKS|Rotarran}} crew to brace for impact when it appeared a [[Jem'Hadar]] fighter was firing on them. In fact, [[Alexander Rozhenko]] had confused the reading with a [[battle simulation]]. ({{DS9|Sons and Daughters}})

''That same year, during an early version of alternate timeline known as the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway warned all hands on the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a spatial distortion from the Krenim weapon ship which altered history. Later, in that altered history, Janeway again ordered all hands to brace for impact prior to the ship's being hit by a distortion from the weapon ship, which this time had no effect due to the vessel's new temporal shielding.'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}})

Captain Janeway warned the crew of the USS ''Voyager'' to brace for impact in [[2375]] when the ship was attempting to escape from the {{dis|the Void|region}} through its vortex by riding the incoming [[shock wave]] from the vessel's [[aft]]. ({{VOY|Night}})

''In an alternate timeline, ''Voyager'' was thrown out of a [[Quantum slipstream drive|quantum slipstream]] corridor and headed to a nearby [[class L|L-class]] planet to make an emergency landing. When Janeway realized they were coming in too hard, she ordered her crew to brace for impact.'' ({{VOY|Timeless}})

Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] warned the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} to brace for impact when he ordered the ship to ram the [[Reman]] [[warbird]] ''[[Scimitar]]'' in [[2379]]. ({{film|10}})

{{alert signals}}

== Brass ==
{{see-list|Bold as brass}}

"''Brass''" ({{DS9|Rapture|Behind the Lines}}; {{VOY|Friendship One}})

"''Brass [[hat]]''" ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}}; {{DS9|Favor the Bold}})

"''Top brass''" ({{film|1}}; {{film|6}})

"''Up to its brass''" ({{film|3}})

== Cannon fodder ==
The term "'''cannon fodder'''" referred to soldiers who were seen as expendable. The term derived from soldiers who were ordered to charge into the face of artillery fire, which was practically a suicide charge.

During the [[Dominion War]], the [[Romulan]] military integrated Reman infantry into its ranks. They were used as shock troops in the most violent encounters, which Riker described as "cannon fodder". ({{film|10}})
{{bginfo|The [[redshirt]]s could be seen as cannon fodder.}}

== Confined to quarters ==
Being "'''confined to [[quarters]]'''" (sometimes phrased as "'''restricted to quarters'''") was a punishment that could be applied on [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s and [[starbase]]s. This form of discipline was generally used for more minor offenses, rather than those of a more serious nature that would require action such as being placed in the [[brig]] or a reduction in [[rank]]. On occasion, this punishment may be used as a long-term measure in special circumstances. The punishment, usually, though not always, also involved being temporarily relieved of [[#Duty|duty]].

On occasion, temporary confinement to quarters was also used as a security measure to protect non-essential starship crew from an imminent threat.

In [[2152]], Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] restricted both Commander [[Charles Tucker III]] and Lieutenant [[Malcolm Reed]] to quarters following an unauthorized exploration of the interior of the [[automated repair station]], stating that he was beginning to agree with Reed's recent assessment that security on {{EnterpriseNX}} had become lax. It was uncertain how long this punishment lasted, however, as both were called to duty following the discovery of the apparently dead [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]. ({{ENT|Dead Stop}})

In [[2154]], when Captain Jonathan Archer was suffering from [[Imprinting|reverse-imprinting]] on [[Xindi-Insectoid]] [[egg]]s, he confined both [[Sub-Commander]] [[T'Pol]] and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed to quarters and threatened the same punishment for Charles Tucker III after each spoke against his actions in protecting the eggs. ({{ENT|Hatchery}})

That same year, Commander Charles Tucker III ordered Commander [[Kelby]] confined to quarters after he displayed mildly [[Insubordination|insubordinate]] behavior toward him. When Kelby resisted, Tucker told him that it was either that or the brig. ({{ENT|Bound}})

In [[2257]], Captain Christopher Pike confined [[Ash Tyler]] to quarters when he had reason to believe he had [[sabotage]]d the {{USS|Discovery}}. ({{DIS|If Memory Serves}})

After [[Charles Evans]] [[psychokinesis|psychokinetically]] caused a crewmember named {{dis|Sam|crewmember}} to vanish in [[2266]], Captain [[James T. Kirk]] arranged for a pair of security officers to accompany Evans to his quarters and confine him there. Evans repeatedly rebelled against being restricted to quarters, though, so Kirk and Spock eventually tried a more severe method of confining him there, rigging a [[force field]] on the door to Evans' cabin. This attempt failed too, as Evans again managed to escape, and was soon thereafter taken away from the ship (against his wishes) by [[Thasian]]s. ({{TOS|Charlie X}})

In [[2267]], Spock turned himself over to the custody of [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] after admitting to having taken control over the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under false pretenses. McCoy asked if confinement to quarters would be enough. Spock agreed so and McCoy ordered security to confine him. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I}})

In [[2268]], Captain Kirk confined Ensign {{dis|Garrovick|Ensign}} to quarters and relieved him of duties after he hesitated in firing upon a [[dikironium cloud creature]]. Doctor Leonard McCoy felt the punishment was too harsh, but Kirk noted that one man had been killed and another might die. Garrovick, however, left his quarters after a general call to [[battle stations]] and Kirk, realizing that Garrovick had simply made a mistake, and one that ultimately was not the cause of any [[death]]s, chose to release him from his punishment and give him a chance to redeem himself. ({{TOS|Obsession}})

That same year, Captain Kirk confined several members of the crew of the ''Enterprise'' to quarters following a barroom brawl on [[Deep Space Station K-7]], including [[Chief Engineering Officer]] [[Montgomery Scott]]. Although this was supposed to be a punishment, Scott was secretly delighted as he had resisted taking [[shore leave]] and being confined to quarters gave him a chance to catch up on his reading of [[technical journal]]s. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}; {{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})

In [[2366]], Doctor [[Paul Stubbs]] was told to return to his quarters immediately by Ensign [[Wesley Crusher]] during a [[red alert]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, suggesting that this may have been standard for non-essential personnel during emergency situations on the vessel. [[Guinan]] later commented to Crusher that she had never been good at being confined to quarters, something that any of her husbands could attest to. ({{TNG|Evolution}})

In [[2367]], after the [[Cardassian]] [[Glinn]] [[Telle]] was discovered attempting to access information on ''Enterprise''-D weapon systems, [[Gul]] [[Macet]] told him to go to his quarters, where he was to be confined for the remainder of their mission aboard the vessel. He later told Picard that Telle would be disciplined upon his return, but Picard replied that he considered the matter closed. Later, during the same mission, Picard confined Captain [[Benjamin Maxwell]] to quarters until he could be returned to Starfleet to face whatever punishment was deemed appropriate for his actions in attacking Cardassian vessels, in violation of the [[Federation-Cardassian Armistice of 2367]]. ({{TNG|The Wounded}})

That same year, Commander William T. Riker suggested confining Lieutenant [[Reginald Barclay]] to quarters as a preventative measure after a [[Cytherian probe]] stimulated his [[brain]] to give him superhuman intelligence and other skills. Lieutenant commander Geordi La Forge, however, did not see how they could lock someone for being too smart. Captain Picard agreed that Barclay should not be confined unless the did something overtly menacing, as he saw no reason to prevent him continuing his work, and his skills were also needed to repair the [[Argus Array]]. ({{TNG|The Nth Degree}})

In [[2370]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] Data threatened to have Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge]] confined to quarters for the duration of the mission to investigate the wreckage of the {{USS|Raman}} if La Forge persisted in using an [[interface probe]] to search for [[Silva La Forge|his mother]] against the orders of Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. Realizing how important the issue was to La Forge, though, he chose to try to help keep him safe instead, stating that he couldn't have him confined to quarters for something he had not yet done. ({{TNG|Interface}})

That same year, Data was briefly confined to quarters as a protective measure after an apparent malfunction in his program caused him to begin attacking members of the ''Enterprise''-D crew. As Worf confiscated his [[phaser]], he asked him to assume temporary care of his [[cat]], [[Spot]]. Data's captivity was soon ended when it was discovered that his actions were, in fact, not a malfunction but rather a subsconcious attempt to protect the crew from invasive [[interphasic organism]]s. He was then brought to the [[holodeck]], where it was hoped a simulation of his [[dream]] program could prove useful in finding a way to defeat the organisms. ({{TNG|Phantasms}})

Later that same year, Commander [[Benjamin Sisko]] ordered all non-essential personnel on [[Deep Space 9]] restricted to quarters and called for [[red alert]] after a series of attacks on the station that unknown to anyone at the time, including himself, were done by [[Constable]] [[Odo]], under the influence of toxic [[gas]]. ({{DS9|The Alternate}})

In [[2371]], following an incident in which Lieutenant [[B'Elanna Torres]] broke Lieutenant [[Joseph Carey]]'s nose, Ensign [[Seska]] reported a rumor that all [[Maquis]] crewmembers on the {{USS|Voyager}} were going to be restricted to quarters when not on duty, but Commander [[Chakotay]] told her this wasn't true. ({{VOY|Parallax}})

In [[2372]], Captain Benjamin Sisko confined Lieutenant Commander Worf to his quarters during those times he was not on duty on the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} following a brawl involving a number of Jem'Hadar. {{dis|First|rank}} [[Omet'iklan]] was not impressed with Sisko's choice of discipline, believing that he should have killed Worf, but Sisko felt that a dead man could not learn from his mistakes. ({{DS9|To the Death}})

That same year, [[Crewman]] [[Lon Suder]] was discovered to have [[murder]]ed crewmate [[Frank Darwin]] on board ''Voyager''. Though Suder's crime was of the most extreme nature, ''Voyager''{{'}}s unusual circumstances of being stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] caused Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] to choose to keep Suder confined in his quarters under maximum security containment for the duration of their journey home. ({{VOY|Meld}}) This punishment continued up until Suder's death later that year. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})

Also that same year, the captured [[Kazon]] [[Tieran]] was confined to quarters on a secured deck on ''Voyager'' following a series of attacks by Kazon vessels. ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}})

In [[2373]], Captain Benjamin Sisko confined [[Cadet]] [[Nog]] and [[Jake Sisko|his son]] to quarters after they accused [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] of burglary and kidnapping and Jake claimed that they had gotten a little drunk. In fact, the two were investigating the disappearance of Doctor [[Elias Giger]], who was in possession of a [[Willie Mays]] [[baseball card]] that Jake wished to give to his father. ({{DS9|In the Cards}})

In [[2374]], a number of both the [[Cardassian]] and [[Jem'Hadar]] aboard the temporarily [[Dominion]]-occupied Deep Space 9/Terok Nor were confined to quarters pending disciplinary hearings following an incident involving a missing [[PADD]] that was actually caused by the Deep Space 9 [[Resistance movement|resistance cell]]. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}})

That same year, [[Gul]] [[Damar]] suggested to Gul [[Dukat]] that his daughter [[Tora Ziyal]] be temporarily confined to quarters, as he believed her to be part of the Deep Space 9 resistance, but Dukat resisted the suggestion. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})

Also that same year, a holographic simulation of Captain Sisko supposedly relieved the [[senior staff]] of Deep Space 9 of duty and confined them to quarters pending an investigation by [[Internal Affairs]]. This, however, was all a ruse created in a [[holosuite]] by [[Luther Sloan]] to test Doctor [[Julian Bashir]] and Bashir was, in fact, the only one who suffered any sort of confinement. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})

In [[2375]], Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]] confined a number of [[Son'a]] hostages to quarters after they refused an examination. ({{film|9}})

In [[2376]], Captain Kathryn Janeway confined Captain [[Rudolph Ransom]] and the other surviving members of the {{USS|Equinox}} to quarters on ''Voyager'' after learning of their killing of [[nucleogenic lifeform]]s as a source of [[Warp drive|warp]] power for the ''Equinox''. Ransom pleaded for leniency, stating that they were only following his orders, but Janeway replied that this was their mistake. Almost all of them later escaped to the ''Equinox'' and attempted to flee ''Voyager''. Later, after Janeway took extreme measures to get information regarding Ransom out of Crewman [[Noah Lessing]], Commander Chakotay objected vociferously to her actions and she relieved him of duty and confined him to his quarters. Ultimately, the remaining ''Equinox'' crew that survived the incident were stripped of rank and made to serve on ''Voyager'' as crewmen. ({{VOY|Equinox|Equinox, Part II}})

That same year, Janeway confined Ensigns [[Harry Kim]] and [[Tom Paris]] to quarters after they became drunk and participated in what they believed to be a [[Kinbori]] version of [[tennis]] and became involved in a brawl. She seemed mildly amused however, asking if they won they fight. ({{VOY|Survival Instinct}})

During a [[Security alert#Level/Condition 10|level 10 security alert]] on-board ''Voyager'', non-essential personnel were confined to quarters for their safety. ({{VOY|Repression}})

== Dismissed ==
{{aquote|That's a [[Starfleet]] [[expression]] for 'get out!{{'}}|Captain Janeway|2371|The Cloud}}
'''Dismissal''' was usually used as a formal release of a [[crew]]member from an official military function, such as a debriefing or other meeting. The [[senior officer]] typically gave such a command.

In [[2368]], after giving Wesley Crusher a scathing rebuke over lying about [[Nova Squadron]]'s attempt to use the [[Kolvoord Starburst]] that lead to the death of a wingman, Captain Picard stopped Wesley from trying to explain further with a loud "'''''Dismissed!'''''" ({{TNG|The First Duty}})

On board the [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]] ''Voyager'', Captain Janeway used "dismissed" to end her conversations, especially those in her [[captain's ready room|ready room]]. [[Neelix]] once demanded to be let off the ship because he was feeling uncomfortable with the risk the ship was taking. Janeway firmly denied his request and then when Neelix asked "''Are we done?''", she replied "''Dismissed.''" ({{VOY|The Cloud}})

The following officers have used the expression:
* Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}})
* Captain [[Jonathan Archer (mirror)]] ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
* [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]] ({{VOY|Scorpion, Part II}})
* [[Acting captain]] [[Data]] ({{TNG|Gambit, Part II}})
* [[Degra]] ({{ENT|The Council}})
* [[Gul]] [[Dukat]] ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Michael Eddington]] ({{DS9|For the Cause}})
* Captain [[Maximilian Forrest]] ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
* Captain Kathryn Janeway ({{VOY|Parallax}})
* Captain [[Edward Jellico]] ({{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}})
* [[Inspector]] [[Kashyk]] ({{VOY|Counterpoint}})
* [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
* Captain [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
* [[General]] [[Martok]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
* Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man|Emissary|The High Ground|Hollow Pursuits|The Most Toys}})
* [[Colonel]] {{dis|Q|Colonel}} ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
* [[Rear Admiral]] [[Gregory Quinn]] ({{TNG|Coming of Age}})
* Commander [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
* {{dis|Third|rank}} [[Remata'Klan]] ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
* Captain [[Benjamin Sisko]] ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
* [[Admiral]] {{dis|Strickler|Admiral}} ({{VOY|Non Sequitur}})
* Captain [[T'Pol]] ({{ENT|Twilight}})
* Commander [[Charles Tucker III]] ({{ENT|Awakening}})
* [[Acting Captain]] [[Tim Watters]] ({{DS9|Valiant}})
* [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]] ({{VOY|Learning Curve}})
* Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]] ({{TNG|Redemption|The Drumhead}})

== Double time ==
* {{DS9|Business as Usual}}

== Drummed out ==
To be '''drummed out''' meant to literally have one's dishonorable discharge accompanied by a [[drum]]. It could refer to anyone who was kicked out of an organization in disgrace.

In [[2366]], [[Guinan]] referred to [[Q]]'s having been drummed out of the [[Q Continuum]]. ({{TNG|Deja Q}})

== Duty {{anchors|duty|on duty|off duty}} ==
"'''Duty'''" was a term that conveyed a sense of moral commitment to someone or something. When someone recognized a duty, they committed themselves to the cause involved without considering the self-interested courses of actions that may have been relevant previously. The first duty of every [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] was to the truth, whether it was [[science|scientific]] truth or [[history|historical]] truth or personal truth. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}; {{VOY|Fair Trade}}) The first duty of any captured officer was to attempt escape. ({{DS9|'Til Death Do Us Part}})

A [[duty shift]] was the portion of the [[day]] during which various scheduled [[personnel]] aboard a [[starship]] or [[space station]] were on duty. The three shift rotation schedule was common in the [[Federation]] Starfleet. ({{film|6}}; {{DS9|The Assignment}}; {{TNG|Chain of Command, Part I}})

[[Crew evaluation]]s were part of the duties of the senior staff aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to discuss candidates for promotion. [[William T. Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]] were not fond of writing the required [[crew evaluation report]]s. ({{TNG|Man of the People|Lower Decks|Tapestry}})

A [[starship]] was on '''detached duty''' when it was sent on a special mission, or was "detached", from what it would normally be doing. The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} was placed on detached duty in [[2370]], in order to investigate the disappearance and death of {{Captain}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. ({{TNG|Gambit, Part I}})

'''Off duty''' was a common term used to describe the time without work and also [[shore leave]]. ({{DS9|Defiant}})

An officer could be placed on [[light duty]], sometimes known as restricted duty, following a medical episode. ({{DS9|Visionary}}; {{VOY|Cold Fire}}; {{DS9|Rapture}})

In [[August]] of [[2151]], {{Captain}} [[Jonathan Archer]] declined the offer of [[Jackson Keene]] to share a {{dis|glass|container}} of [[Draylaxian whiskey]] as he was on duty. ({{ENT|Fortunate Son}})

Chakotay was of the general opinion that Starfleet was run by duty-crazed [[bureaucrat]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})

=== Active duty ===
"'''Active duty'''" was a status held by personnel and [[starship]]s. Those members of [[Starfleet]] still on active duty were placed on an [[active duty list]]. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I}}) 

Starships on active duty did not have an [[honor detachment]]. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}})

In [[2368]], following an accident which left him [[paralysis|paralyzed]], [[Worf]] was removed from active duty. ({{TNG|Ethics}})

In [[2375]], Worf had no choice but to remove [[Kor]] from active duty, something he found difficult. ({{DS9|Once More Unto the Breach}})

[[Ensign]] {{dis|Stone|Ensign}}'s [[Personal log, Stone|personal log]] recording from [[stardate]] 52188.7 mentioned that the ensign had just completed their first [[week]] of active duty. In [[2375]], [[Seven of Nine]] quoted this portion of the [[personal log]]. ({{VOY|Infinite Regress}})

=== Tour of duty ===
"'''Tour of duty'''" was a term used by [[Starfleet]] [[officer]]s when they were talking about their "time on a mission".

The [[geologist]] {{dis|Carstairs|geologist}} was on his first tour of duty in [[2268]]. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})

The same [[year]], Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] informed two [[security officer]]s that their tour of duty on [[Triacus]] would last one [[hour]]. ({{TOS|And the Children Shall Lead}})

The [[Klingon]] Commander [[K'Nera]] asked [[Worf]] to join him and the other Klingons when his tour of duty aboard the ''Enterprise''-D was completed. ({{TNG|Heart of Glory}})

On [[stardate]] 42494.8, the {{USS|Lantree}} began its [[tour of duty]] in [[Gamma 7 sector]]. ({{TNG|Unnatural Selection}})

[[Data]] called [[Roga Danar]]'s service in the [[Tarsian War]] an honorable tour of duty, receiving two promotions and the [[rank]] of a [[subhadar]]. ({{TNG|The Hunted}})

Commander Riker was sceptical about Captain Picard's behavior when the captain ran the crew through [[efficiency drill]]s for the first time in Riker's tour of duty aboard the ''Enterprise''-D. ({{TNG|Allegiance}})

[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] thought when he was hunting down the [[Cardassian vole]]s with a [[sonic generator]], he would be doing this for the rest of his tour of duty. ({{DS9|Playing God}})

During the [[Occupation of Bajor]], the [[Cardassian]] troops received [[Bajoran]] [[comfort woman|comfort women]] to make their tour of duty less stressful. ({{DS9|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}})

== End of watch ==
Term used for denoting the end of a [[duty shift]] for an individual.
* [[Leonard McCoy]] ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})

== Engage / Execute ==
{{aquote|Helm, lay in an intercept course and engage at [[maximum warp]]|Captain [[John Harriman]] to Ensign [[Demora Sulu]]|2294|7}}
"'''Engage'''" was mostly used as verbal confirmation to an earlier order given to the [[helmsman]] about the [[warp engine]]s or [[impulse drive]]. It could also be used as a verb within the order referring to some other [[technology|technological]] device, such as a [[tractor beam]]. 

Users of "engage":
*[[Zefram Cochrane]] ({{film|8}})
*[[Fleet Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]] ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part II}})
*[[Martok]] ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
*{{Captain}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}})
*{{Captain}} [[Benjamin Sisko]] ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}})
*[[Thomas Riker]] ({{DS9|Defiant}})
*[[Julian Bashir]]/[[Rao Vantika]] ({{DS9|The Passenger}})
*[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}})
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] ({{TNG|Deja Q}})
*{{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
*{{Captain}} [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})

The term '''execute''' was also alternately used, such as by:

* Captain Kirk ({{TOS|Patterns of Force|The Enterprise Incident}}; {{TAS|The Survivor}}; {{film|5}}) 
* Captain [[Styles]], while ordering the {{USS|Excelsior}} to use its [[transwarp drive]] for the first time. ({{film|3}})

== Friendly fire ==
* {{VOY|Repentance}} 

== Front line ==
"'''Front line'''" was a [[military]] term for the outer-most edge of controlled territory in war, where the majority of military forces and combat are located. It is often shortened as "front", which centers around a specific geographic location, such as the "Bolian front", "Vulcan front", or "Chin'toka front". ({{ENT|Storm Front}})

''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Deep Space 9]] was on the front line of a Federation war with the [[Klingon Empire]] before being turned over to them.'' ({{DS9|The Visitor}})

In [[2373]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] was upset when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} was ordered to patrol the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] as a [[Borg cube]] approached [[Earth]], stating that as the most advanced [[starship]] on the fleet, it should be on the front line. ({{film|8}})

Three months into the [[Dominion War]] in [[2374]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] told [[Jadzia Dax]] that he hoped the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} would be sent back to the front lines. ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})

{{dis|Vulcan|planet}} was one of the nearest major [[Federation]] [[planet]]s to the front lines, as was the [[Kotanka system]]. The Federation pulled the [[Second Fleet|Second]] and [[Fifth Fleet]]s from these lines in [[2374]]. [[Gul]] [[Dukat]] later pulled several [[Dominion]] ships from the front lines soon after. ({{DS9|Favor the Bold}})

The [[Rutharian sector]] was considered a long way from the front lines in 2374, whereas [[AR-558]] was considered to be on the front lines in [[2375]]. ({{DS9|The Sound of Her Voice|The Siege of AR-558}})

After it was taken by the [[Federation Alliance]], the [[Chin'toka system]] also became a major front in the war. Before the [[Second Battle of Chin'toka]], [[Weyoun 7|Weyoun]] expressed his concerns to the [[Female Changeling]] that her proximity to the front concerned him. ({{DS9|The Changing Face of Evil}}) 

[[Starfleet]] [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|regulations]] state that personnel should be rotated off the front lines after ninety days. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}})

The {{USS|Destiny}} arrived at Deep Space 9 in early 2375 for supplies, as they were headed to the front lines of the [[Kalandra sector]]. ({{DS9|Afterimage}})

[[Vulcan]] Captain {{dis|Solok|Vulcan}} considered DS9 to be "behind the lines", something Benjamin Sisko disagreed with, telling him that the station had seen its "share of action". ({{DS9|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}}) 

The USS ''Defiant'' traveled to the front lines in early 2375 on a supply run. [[Julian Bashir]] took several recordings of [[Vic Fontaine]]'s songs although the [[hologram]] questioned whether or not the troops of the front lines wanted to hear them. Quark was also aboard the ''Defiant'', as he was on a fact-finding mission for Grand Nagus Zek to give a report of life on the front lines. This made Quark uneasy, as he told [[Ezri Dax]] that war was not as profitable the closer you are to the front lines. The mission was also the first time Ezri had been to the front lines. ({{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}}) 

Late in 2375, the Female Changeling told [[Thot]] [[Pran]] that "the sooner we can regain the offensive on the front lines, the better." She believed this could be done by accelerating installation of [[Breen]] weapons on Dominion ships. ({{DS9|Tacking Into the Wind}})

Later, during the [[Battle of Cardassia]], [[Pran]] told the Female Changeling he felt that the situation demanded his presence on the front lines. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})

== Give the word {{anchor|Give the word}}==
{{aquote|Is the word given, Admiral?''"<br>"''The word is given. [[Warp speed]].|Peter Preston''' and '''James T. Kirk|2283|2}}
To give an [[order]], or awaiting an order. These words were spoken by:
* {{Captain}} [[James T. Kirk]] ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})
* [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] ({{DS9|Call to Arms}})
* [[Lieutenant junior grade]] [[Tom Paris]] ({{VOY|The Swarm}})
* [[Midshipman]] [[Peter Preston]]
* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Montgomery Scott]] ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}; {{film|2}}, {{film|3}})
* [[Commander]] [[Spock]] ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
* [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] ({{DS9|Strange Bedfellows}})

== Ground zero ==
{{see-list|Ground zero}}

== In action ==
Seeing combat action. 

According to {{Captain}} [[Hikaru Sulu]], it was "''Nice to see you in action one more time, Captain Kirk. Take care.''" ({{film|6}})

=== Killed in action ===
'''Killed in action''' (abbreviated '''KIA''') was a term used to describe those who were believed to be [[dead]] as a result of combat. [[Ship]]s could also be referred to as having been killed in action if utterly destroyed. ({{DIS|The War Without, The War Within}})

A [[Rossa|member]] of [[Connaught Rossa]]'s family was killed in action at the [[Krasner outpost]]. ({{TNG|Suddenly Human}})

[[Bajoran Resistance]] leader [[Li Nalas]] was reported killed in action, though his [[remains]] were never recovered. ({{DS9|The Homecoming}})

Several members of [[Starfleet]] were reported killed in action during the [[Dominion War]]. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})

=== Missing in action ===
{{Disambiguation|the novel|Missing in Action}}

'''Missing in action''' (abbreviated '''MIA''') was a term used to describe [[missing person|individuals]] who had gone missing while fighting a battle. 

In [[2152]], {{Trip Tucker}} described his temporarily invisible [[hand]] as being "still missing in action" after it became [[cloak]]ed. ({{ENT|The Communicator}})

=== Wounded in action ===
'''Wounded in action''' (abbreviated '''WIA''') was a term used to describe those who had been wounded in combat.

In [[2374]], [[Jadzia Dax]] recognized [[Maria Tatalia]]'s name on a [[Dominion War]] [[casualty list]]. Tatalia was listed as wounded in action. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})

== Know the drill ==
* {{DS9|For the Cause|Business as Usual}}; {{VOY|Counterpoint|Virtuoso}}

== Lights out ==
* {{DS9|The Ascent}}

== Mess call ==
'''Mess call''' described a [[time]] set aside for a [[crew]] or some other military unit to cease regular duties and consume [[food]]. 

In [[2267]], {{Captain}} [[James T. Kirk]] described the beckoning of the [[Vaalian]]s to feed [[Vaal]] as a "mess call". ({{TOS|The Apple}})
{{bginfo|In an ultimately omitted scene from the final draft script of {{e|The Man Trap}}, [[Janice Rand]] had a chance encounter with Kirk in a [[corridor]], while she was carrying a [[tray]] that she intended to give to [[Hikaru Sulu]] because, as she explained to Kirk, he had "missed mess call." She asked Kirk if he needed her but he declined, so she continued on her way to see Sulu.}}

== On guard ==
* {{TOS|The Galileo Seven|Day of the Dove}}

== On report ==
{{aquote|I'm putting you on report, in case that means anything anymore.|Captain Janeway''', addressing Chakotay, expresses her predicament of not being able to communicate with Starfleet about [[personnel]] issues|2372|Maneuvers}}
"'''On report'''" was a term referring to the punishment of a crewmember that enabled them to continue their [[#duty|duties]], but with stricter supervision or more regular assessments, similar to being on probation. Regular reports would be filed about the crewmember's performance, usually by his or her superior officer. Being on report might be recorded in one's [[crew report]] or [[personnel file]] ({{VOY|Maneuvers|Meld}}) and could potentially have an adverse effect on a crewmember's future opportunities for advancement. ({{ENT|United}})

In [[2154]], after Lieutenant [[Malcolm Reed]] disobeyed an order from Commander [[Charles Tucker III]] in order to save his life, Tucker told him that he was placing him on report, but was only joking. He grinned and described Reed as being an "easy target." ({{ENT|United}})

In [[2364]], when acquiescing to Captain Picard's beaming down to [[Ligon II]] per [[Ligonian]] custom, Commander William Riker quipped that he would place Picard on report if he got hurt. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})

Commander William Riker once told Lieutenant Reginald Barclay that he was tired of seeing his name on report. ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}})

Captain [[James T. Kirk]] once told an Ensign to "consider yourself on report" when the Ensign tried to stop the Captain from sacrificing himself. ({{TOS|Obsession}})

=== Users of "on report" ===
*Commander Chakotay ({{VOY|Meld}})
*[[The Doctor]] ({{VOY|The Swarm}})
*Captain Janeway ({{VOY|Maneuvers}})
*Cadet [[Nog]] ({{DS9|The Ascent}})
*Commander Riker ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
*Chief Engineer Scott ({{TAS|The Practical Joker}})
*Lieutenant [[Worf]] ({{TNG|Sarek}})

== On the double ==
* {{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver|The Apple}}; {{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}}

== Parley ==
* {{TOS|The Omega Glory}}

== Permission to speak ==
As part of a military organization, [[junior officer]]s generally did not have the authority to speak their minds to their superiors. They might have been granted it, however, by asking for "'''permission to speak'''", with the amended "freely", "candidly" or ""frankly". 

An officer that spoke their mind without first asking for this permission could face penalties such as being placed on report or being charged with insubordination. The commanding officer could choose to either grant the request ("granted") or deny it and, if denied, the lower-ranking officer might again have been subject to penalties. The commanding officer might have also choosen to simply state "always," indicating that they valued the opinion of the lower-ranked officer at any time, with no further need to ask for permission. This permission, however, may have been withdrawn later. The request for "permission to speak freely" was often accompanied by the commanding officer's rank, or the terms "sir" or "[[ma'am]]." In some cases, officers were known to make this request and then simply speak their mind without waiting for the granted permission. It was up to the commanding officer to decide whether or not to enforce a penalty for this.

''In the [[alternate reality]] split in [[2233]], {{alt|Leonard McCoy}} asked {{alt|Spock}} for permission to speak freely following Spock's marooning of {{alt|James T. Kirk}} on {{dis|Delta Vega|Vulcan system}}. Spock stated "''I welcome it.''"'' ({{film|11}}) When having dinner with [[Lyndsay Ballard]], {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] told her "''We're not on the [[bridge]], Lyndsay. You have permission to speak freely.''" Ballard asked if she really meant this, and Janeway replied that she wouldn't have said it if she didn't. ({{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}})

=== Users of "Permission to speak" ===
*[[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] ({{ENT|Fortunate Son}})
*[[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] ({{ENT|First Flight}})
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
*[[Michael Burnham]] ({{DIS|Choose Your Pain}})
*{{Captain}} [[Will Decker]] ({{Film|1}})
* Lieutenant [[Saavik]] ({{film|2}})
*Lieutenant [[Valeris]] ({{Film|6}})
*[[Doctor]] {{alt|Leonard McCoy}} ({{Film|11}})
*Commander [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
*Lieutenant [[Worf]] ({{TNG|Sins of the Father|Time's Arrow, Part II}})
*Ensign [[Sito Jaxa]] ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
*Commander [[Chakotay]] ({{VOY|Parallax}})
*Lieutenant [[Thomas Paris]] ({{VOY|Thirty Days}})
*Ensign [[Harry Kim]] ({{VOY|The Disease}})
*Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] ({{VOY|Ashes to Ashes}})
*Ensign {{dis|Jenkins|Ensign}} ({{VOY|Warhead}})
*[[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}})

{{bginfo|Tucker's request to speak freely in "First Flight" wasn't scripted.}}

== Rank hath its privileges ==
Also abbreviated, '''RHIP'''. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|Arena}}) 

== Roger {{anchor|Roger}}==
Military and [[NASA]] [[radio]] communications lingo meaning "received and understood." ({{film|4}}; {{film|5}}; {{VOY|11:59|One Small Step}})
{{bginfo|"Roger" was formerly a letter in the [[phonetic alphabet]].}}
* While stationed at [[Old City Station]] in [[2285]], [[Commander]] [[Nyota Uhura]] reported in her status, signalling, "''Roger. Old City Station at 22:00 hours. All is well.''" [[Starfleet]]'s response was "''Understood. All stations clear.''" ({{film|3}})
* Later that year, the {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-1887}} reported to Starfleet their discovery of an [[Whale Probe|unknown probe]] approaching their position. Starfleet reported back to "''Continue tracking, ''Saratoga''. We will analyze transmissions and advise.''" The [[Saratoga 1887 captain 001 |captain]], acknowledge the order, by stating, "''Roger, Starfleet, ''Saratoga'' out.''" ({{film|4}})

== Roll call ==
'''Roll call''' was a listing of names, or a call for individuals to list off their names in order. 

As Captain [[Christopher Pike]] prepared to take the {{USS|Discovery}} into action for the first time in [[2257]], he called for a "roll call" of the bridge officers so he could know who he was issuing orders to. He asked the bridge officers to list just their names, without rank, clockwise around the bridge, before assigning them each an individual instruction. ({{DIS|Brother}})

== Running the gauntlet ==
'''Running the gauntlet''' was a term that referred to an old military punishment in which individuals were made to [[running|run]] between two rows of people who hit them. Metaphorically, it referred to any arduous travel through difficult conditions.

In [[2377]], [[B'Elanna Torres]] [[transporter|transported]] herself to the [[quarters]] she shared on {{USS|Voyager}} with [[Tom Paris]], rather than passing by all the [[Klingon]]s who wanted to approach her regarding her [[Miral Paris|unborn daughter]], said to be the ''[[Kuvah'magh]]''. She explained that she believed transporting herself directly there would be preferable to running the gauntlet. ({{VOY|Prophecy}})

{{Bginfo|The punishment this phrase originates from bears similarities to the Klingon [[Rite of Ascension]].}}

== Sir ==
{{disambiguation|the title of a knight|Sir (title)|rd=Sir}}
'''Sir''' was a term used by [[Starfleet]] and [[Bajoran]] [[officer]]s to address officers of higher [[rank]]. Although the term was generally considered to be male-specific, it was also used when addressing female officers as well. 

Protocol also allowed for its use between officers of identical rank, particularly where one held a higher overall position in a command structure. Upon his promotion to captain in 2285, [[Montgomery Scott]] addressed Captain [[Styles]] as "sir" while serving as chief engineer under the latter's command aboard the starship {{USS|Excelsior}}. Scott later addressed his fellow Captains [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock]] as "sir" when serving with them aboard the ''Enterprise''-A. ({{film|3}}; {{film|4}})

{{bginfo|In {{film|1}}, there is at least one instance of a senior officer addressing a junior officer as "sir," when Admiral Kirk boards the refit ''Enterprise'' and requests "''Permission to come aboard, sir''" from the ensign sent to greet him at the airlock. This is consistent with military parlance but probably not required by protocol.}}

[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] called [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] "sir" because Bashir was his [[superior officer]]. Bashir did not like the term and asked O'Brien if he would call him simply Julian. ({{DS9|The Storyteller}}) The doctor was not the first person to turn down O'Brien's use of the word &ndash; in [[2367]], after he referred to [[Sergey Rozhenko]], Worf's adoptive father, as "sir" upon meeting him, Rozhenko lightheartedly asked his fellow chief petty officer not to use the term, as he had ''worked'' for a living. O'Brien also called Commander Sisko "sir". ({{DS9|If Wishes Were Horses}})

[[Nog]] addressed Chief O'Brien as "sir" when O'Brien inspected the cargo, [[self-sealing stem bolt]]s, for which Nog and [[Jake Sisko]] had recently traded. ({{DS9|Progress}}) Later, when Nog was beginning his [[Starfleet Academy]] training, O'Brien wryly commented that after graduation, he would have to address Nog as "sir." ({{DS9|Facets}})

Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] disliked being called "sir;" notwithstanding Starfleet protocol, she preferred to be addressed by her rank. She also accepted "ma'am," but only when the crew was "in a crunch." ({{VOY|Caretaker}})

While being interrogated by [[Rear Admiral]] [[Brand]], Ensign [[Wesley Crusher]] addressed the female admiral as "sir".

After [[Deanna Troi]] had passed the [[Bridge Officer's Test]] and had been promoted to [[commander]], she told Data, "''From now on you can call me sir''". ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}})

When Admiral [[Alynna Nechayev]] chastised Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] for failing to implement the [[invasive program]] against the [[Borg]] and ordered him to destroy them if presented with a similar opportunity, Picard stood and replied, "''Yes, sir.''" ({{TNG|I Borg}}) The [[skeleton crew]] of the USS ''Enterprise''-D called [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] "sir" when she was serving as their commanding officer while [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and the rest of the senior officers were on the surface attempting to retrieve [[Data]]. ({{TNG|Descent|Descent, Part II}})

"Sir" was also used from time to time when speaking to the masters of other vessels. [[Harry Kim]] addressed Supervisor [[Yost]] in this way. ({{VOY|Gravity}}) Shipboard guests were also to be addressed as "sir" or "ma'am," irrespective of status, as shown by Jean-Luc Picard when welcoming Minister [[Campio]] aboard the ''Enterprise''-D and by [[Tuvok]] when attending to [[Neelix]] in guest quarters on ''Voyager''. ({{TNG|Cost of Living}}; {{VOY|Caretaker}})

== Stand to ==
"'''Stand to'''" means to be at a state of readiness, historically meaning "stand-to-arms", but also extended to mean "'''Stand to [[battle stations]].'''" The term was used by the following individuals:
* [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ({{TNG|The Survivors|Data's Day|Identity Crisis}})
* [[William T. Riker]] ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}})

== With (all) due respect ==
* {{TOS|Shore Leave|The Squire of Gothos}}; {{film|1}}, {{film|5}}; {{TNG|The Outrageous Okona|The Icarus Factor|Peak Performance}}; {{VOY|Alliances|Unity|Year of Hell}}

{{figures of speech}}

== External link ==
* {{wikipedia}}

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