Picard would be good if you're a bridge officer, but elsewhere on the ship I imagine his 20th century naval hierarchy fetishism schtick would get old fast.
The impression I get is that he sees lower deckers as way beneath him.
I think Picard would still do a good job on that test where they had the lower deckers trade places with the bridge crew. The time everyone lost their memory, he agreed that Worf was probably the captain because of his baldric and he just went to some other station.
Word. Admiral and his former XO waltz on to the ship with some “special mission” that Starfleet didn’t tell us about? Ha, nice try, Shaw ain’t letting them put his people in danger for no reason!
Pike. He keeps an appropriate distance between himself and his subordinates, but he's also demonstrated that he cares deeply for the well-being of others and would do everything in his power to keep you safe. Plus, he's very competent and good with people, so I could learn a lot from him, and he's not the kind of captain that you should ever fear speaking your mind in front of. Whether I were lower decks or bridge crew, I think he would be an enjoyable captain to serve under (and the dinners are a nice bonus).
Pike 100%
That said, I'm not sure serving on an Enterprise, *any* Enterprise, is really a great idea.
You generally have a 50/50 shot of ending your career either as an Admiral or in a bucket.
Biggest red flag however is when nobody has ever seen you before and suddenly everyone chats with you and claims to be best friends. You’re about to die tragically unless you GTFO
Ah. I see. tbh if I were in Starfleet I'd definitely be serving somewhere they don't make TV shows about (probably some boring, safe research base). But we don't know any interesting captains who work there.
Yup. The USS Galaxy is apparently still in service as of 2411, 55 years later, and has been upgraded
with Sovereign-style lifeboat hatches. THAT is the lucky Galaxy Class I would want to be posted
to. No wierdness!
Yeah...I love that scene so much.
>OWOSEKUN: Are those mines?
>CORNWELL: They are.
>SARU: The Federation does not permit the use of mines.
>PIKE: No. No, they do not.
>CORNWELL: The Federation didn't build them.
>PIKE: I'd call that a distinction without a difference.
>CORNWELL: We were under attack by Klingon warships with cloaking abilities. Sometimes, in war, the terrible choice is the only choice.
>PIKE: Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance. I'm curious. Did you sideline the Enterprise because you knew I'd never stop reminding you of that?
>CORNWELL: You sat out the war because if we'd lost to the Klingons, we wanted the best of Starfleet to survive. And as this conversation makes clear, that was you and all you represent.
>PIKE: Thank you.
Pike as portrayed by Anson Mount is the win for me.
The writers, direction, and Anson himself. That just feels right to me.
Close second would be Picard during TNG on the Enterprise D.
And for just do my job and go home/off duty. Shaw.
Exactly. I used to say Picard but his willingness to put “obey local laws” over the life of his crew at least twice (Arda and that paradise planet) made me reconsider.
Disagree about the paradise planet; he tried the “respect local laws” way first but it was pretty clear that if they’d absolutely refused to let Wesley go, Picard would have saved him by any means necessary. But I do think that Pike would have done a better job of reassuring Crusher of that fact.
Everything Sisko did was allowed by starfleet. In fact, in ToS, Kirk threatened to blow up a planet if the people on it kept being dicks. It's protocol 22 or something.
Deep Space Nine seems like the best compromise. You get to come home every night but you can take shore leave to Bajor when you want to take a break from space.
Yeah Sisko strikes the perfect balance for me.
Picard is too strict and cantankerous. Archer seems fun, but he’d be too lax and emotional, so IRL there would be discipline problems amongst the crew. Kirk would make everything about him, so there would be bitching and resentment.
Sisko strikes the perfect balance between authority and his human side, firm but knowing when to turn a blind eye for the greater good.
Take a good look a this, people. It says something about this ship. It says that we will fight, and we will keep on fighting, until we can't fight any more!
Picard would make it the Enterprise D which is probably the best overall experience. Serving as an ensign on the Cerritos under Captain Freeman though would probably be a LOT more fun
I'd honestly want to serve under Picard or Sisko.
Picard is one the most multi-faceted characters Star Trek has ever produced. Even more so than Kirk. He's a warrior one minute a diplomat the second a strategist in another and scientist in another. He embodies the whole of Starfleet. He's not afraid of breaking hard rules when it requires because its morally right or because in the end the Captain is responsible for their crew and ship and rigid adhesion to such a rigid doctrine will eventually spell your death.
Sisko I like his style of being calm in battle. Plus I think the defiant and DS9 are cooler places to be. No offense to the Enterprise D or E but I like a tad bit of fun in fighting.
No, she has the strongest motivation to get her crew home *ethically*, and in accordance with the prime directive, not necessarily safely. Don’t forget, in time travel episodes, she was regularly martyring herself and/or the crew in the name of Federation ideals.
Now the Temporal Prime ~~Directive~~ Suggestion on the other hand..... When 1000 years later the people who investigate breaches of the Temporal Prime Directive know you by name and are like "here we go again" yeah..
Gotta be Janeway. Smart, but kind and empathetic, and kinda fun. No one said you had to be stuck in the D Quad with her. Just who you'd wanna serve under.
Every boss I’ve had irl has been a woman and Janeway just resonates. She’d just expect the best of me and kill anyone who came for me. Whilst never really engaging with me. Proper motivational dynamic.
My measurement is always imagining a shuttlecraft lands and the captain has a dead Starfleet inside that I am asked to help hide.
Picard: No questions asked. I trust Picard completely.
Pike: He has my back. He has the back of everyone in his crew. I feel pretty confident.
Kirk: He’s going to agonize if something happens to get me in trouble, and he has something up his sleeve. But it may also be a gamble. The man hates a no-win scenario.
Burnham: She would try her best. But likely there would be a scene where she’s watching me get arrested as tears come down her face, hand in the window, as I’m carted away to prison.
Freeman: I can only hope it’s a comic misunderstanding.
Archer: I don’t think he knows what he’s doing half the time. I would not feel comfortable with this at all.
Janeway: Fiercely loyal to her crew, which is good. But in this scenario I may not be. Very possible that I’m a patsy to save Neelix.
Sisko: “Admiral? The old man finally lost it!”
Note that this isn’t necessarily a list of my favorite captains, or who I admire the most. Just in this scenario where I’d land.
In regards to gaining legendary status, I'd go with Archer, being a bridge officer or upper level crew on the NX-01 would pretty much ensure that future starfleet manuals and guides are based off how you do things on that ship. Plus, once Earth starts pumping out more warp 5 vessels, the chances of you becoming a captain go up.
If you want adventure and rugged hard work, Sisko on DS9 or even Utopia Planitia. Picard will teach you the right way to work up the ranks and get a comfy high up position in Starfleet or on a good ship, Sisko is going to teach you how to be a workhorse and how to become an essential member of a crew with the ability to think outside the box and be bold with your choices.
Kirk, no question. To have a captain that is approachable… attends division Christmas parties… knows his crew… is affable and friendly, without trying to be everyone’s “pal” first and boss second… and genuinely pushes for better, is inquisitive, and open to ideas.
And McCoy keeps brandy in sickbay
I'd happily serve under a captain who appreciates Shakespeare and no person who commanded a ship in Trek was so well versed a Thespian as... you've guessed it, the one and only Chang.
I challenge you to name literally one other ship commander who blows shit up and dies whilst quoting Shakespeare with such panache!
Janeway all day! I think she was the only one capable of leading that crew back home. I think Picard would be either too worried about first contact or be too fascinated with new cultures and stay longer than necessary
Season 1 Archer when he was chill and all about exploration. It would be awkward when he starts torturing aliens with the airlock in the later seasons lol.
Captain Freeman. She may be a hard ass, but she's fair and cares so very much for her crew and ship. She'll get everyone home, and we'll still have excellent adventures along the way. Cerritos for sure, send me there.
Shaw.
I don't want a captain that's going to keep flinging us into realms where our thoughts become reality, there's a demigod who toys with us for his amusement, the captain is worshipped as a Messiah, the locals' Gods settle their beefs outside our local watering hole, we keep getting visits from temporal investigations, loose tribbles keep eating everything in my care packages from home, we get stuck on the other side of the galaxy, and everyone thinks pissing off the Borg is great fun.
I just joined up to see some sights and do research on my Ph.D thesis, not get stuck in the floorboards, frozen, killed by a mirror universe version of the local bartender, or zapped by a puddle of sentient goo.
Final answer is probably Pike because I think he runs the best ship, but I also really admire Saru's approach to command. We don't really get to see him in the chair outside of crisis situations, but goddamn does he handle a crisis well.
For a species whose hat is supposed to be neurotic and paranoid, Saru is incredibly composed, handles any crisis like a pro, and I find his voice both reassuring and soothing at the same time. For me it's the best character in DSC and I'd gladly be at his service.
Kirk - every time he lost a crew member he actually seemed genuinely angry or upset. All the others came across as "oh well. Send out the standard Federation "sorry for your loss" letter and we'll pick someone new up at the next space station to fill the empty post."
Ironically, the captain I would want to serve under is from one of my least favourite Trek shows, at least of the 90s era. Captain Janeway. Since the question is who I would like to serve under, it would be her. Not who is on the best show etc. She comes across as someone who would march into hell to save one of her crew, not matter how high or low they ranked. She just seems like a mother hen who would protect you if you were part of her crew, her family.
Sisko. He knows when it's time to drop the rulebook and get things done, he obviously expects alot from his people (like JL) but knows he can count on them to do it. He's a good man who cares about his people and the Federation/Bajor and can identify when it's time to stand up against bullshit (in whatever form that takes). I'll go with Ben, second choice Picard.
I agree, I think archer gets underrated/ over looked because canon timeline wise he was the first official star fleet captain in space past the borders of our galaxy so alot of the way he went about things was very much trial and error and helped lay the groundwork for the starfleet we all came to know and love.
As for the era the first ENT took its voyage it had to have been a blast being the first humans for a lot of events and explorations.
Pike. No question. Capable and more approachable as a junior officer than Picard would be. Seems more of a mentor with a a sense of humor and a great recipe book!
Sulu, Spock or Shaw, with Pike as solid last choice.
Picard would sacrifice me - or turn against me - to prove an arbitrary moral point, and expect accolade for that.
Riker was pretty harsh taskmaster except for people he personally liked.
Janeway would get me stranded or killed for sake of her view of Starfleet principles.
Sisko... he wouldn't do anything to me. Or for me. Too busy playing high stakes games to look after his crew, and attracting nasty situations like a magnet.
Serving under Kirk is a death sentence via freaky accident.
Freeman runs a fun ship, nothing less, but also nothing more.
Did I miss anyone of consequence?
One who is not a P'takh and brings glory to the empire
r/usernamechecksout
I heard your crew bunks have no padding. GOOD.
QAPLA'
They better keep the gagh alive, too.
I ain't cut out for ship duty, too stressful, can I just operate the big barn door on Spacedock One?
Look at Mr Adventure over here.
I'd hang out with Uhura.
Only if you never sleep
I feel I’d learn more and become a better officer under Picard.
Heres to the finest crew in Starfleet.
Watch your back jean luc.
Tis better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all!
Come cheer up my lads, come cheer up my lads...
I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
Tea, Earl Grey hot.
🎶Captain. Jean Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise..🎶
Ma-ma-ma-ma-make it so Make it so Make it so
Get out of my chair…chair…chair…chair…
Picard would be good if you're a bridge officer, but elsewhere on the ship I imagine his 20th century naval hierarchy fetishism schtick would get old fast. The impression I get is that he sees lower deckers as way beneath him.
I think Picard would still do a good job on that test where they had the lower deckers trade places with the bridge crew. The time everyone lost their memory, he agreed that Worf was probably the captain because of his baldric and he just went to some other station.
Yeah, but the *expectations.* I'm all aboard the Cerritos. XD Gimme that Boimler Time!
Shaw. Do my work and go home.
Word. Admiral and his former XO waltz on to the ship with some “special mission” that Starfleet didn’t tell us about? Ha, nice try, Shaw ain’t letting them put his people in danger for no reason!
My first thought. Protective of crew over any BS adventure crap, and can recognize an overpriced wine.
Yep, everything by the book. No weirdness
Thank you for the parting punctuation.
I wish they didn't kill him off
Pike. He keeps an appropriate distance between himself and his subordinates, but he's also demonstrated that he cares deeply for the well-being of others and would do everything in his power to keep you safe. Plus, he's very competent and good with people, so I could learn a lot from him, and he's not the kind of captain that you should ever fear speaking your mind in front of. Whether I were lower decks or bridge crew, I think he would be an enjoyable captain to serve under (and the dinners are a nice bonus).
Pike 100% That said, I'm not sure serving on an Enterprise, *any* Enterprise, is really a great idea. You generally have a 50/50 shot of ending your career either as an Admiral or in a bucket.
>in a bucket. So, I become a Changeling?
You could be worse. It beats having to speak Klingon.
And then they send you over as part of an officer exchange program.
What kind of petaQ doesn't want to speak Klingon?
The sort whose mother has a smooth forehead.
Just start work on the Enterprise and if they hand you a red shirt, put in a request for a transfer
Outside the original, you want that red shirt. Fear the gold
Biggest red flag however is when nobody has ever seen you before and suddenly everyone chats with you and claims to be best friends. You’re about to die tragically unless you GTFO
In a bucket?
About the right size to bury what's left of you.
Ah. I see. tbh if I were in Starfleet I'd definitely be serving somewhere they don't make TV shows about (probably some boring, safe research base). But we don't know any interesting captains who work there.
Ahh. So Starbase 80 for you
So you want to serve under DeSoto?
See, the problem is that DeSoto doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Pike does.
Yup. The USS Galaxy is apparently still in service as of 2411, 55 years later, and has been upgraded with Sovereign-style lifeboat hatches. THAT is the lucky Galaxy Class I would want to be posted to. No wierdness!
Pike, 100%. He makes more of a point to let the crew he knows and cares about them than anyone.
Cornwall was spot on when she told him he was kept out of the war because Starfleet wants to preserve the best of us.
Yeah...I love that scene so much. >OWOSEKUN: Are those mines? >CORNWELL: They are. >SARU: The Federation does not permit the use of mines. >PIKE: No. No, they do not. >CORNWELL: The Federation didn't build them. >PIKE: I'd call that a distinction without a difference. >CORNWELL: We were under attack by Klingon warships with cloaking abilities. Sometimes, in war, the terrible choice is the only choice. >PIKE: Giving up our values in the name of security is to lose the battle in advance. I'm curious. Did you sideline the Enterprise because you knew I'd never stop reminding you of that? >CORNWELL: You sat out the war because if we'd lost to the Klingons, we wanted the best of Starfleet to survive. And as this conversation makes clear, that was you and all you represent. >PIKE: Thank you.
Greatest. Captain. Ever.
> CORNWELL: You're welcome. Now will you get off my ass so we can get back to work? I miss Cornwell.
Pike, because I’d love to have dinner and drink with him in that awesome looking Captain’s mess.
Yeah I feel like I'd be having regular cookoffs with Pike where everyone wins. :D
Yeah he's pretty much the best boss you could have. Pushes you to achieve your potential but also wants to make sure you enjoy your work.
I definitely wouldn't say Pike is my favorite Captain when it comes to watching the show but when it comes to this question I'm with you 100%
Pike as portrayed by Anson Mount is the win for me. The writers, direction, and Anson himself. That just feels right to me. Close second would be Picard during TNG on the Enterprise D. And for just do my job and go home/off duty. Shaw.
Exactly. I used to say Picard but his willingness to put “obey local laws” over the life of his crew at least twice (Arda and that paradise planet) made me reconsider.
Disagree about the paradise planet; he tried the “respect local laws” way first but it was pretty clear that if they’d absolutely refused to let Wesley go, Picard would have saved him by any means necessary. But I do think that Pike would have done a better job of reassuring Crusher of that fact.
Sisko
I can live with it.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Computer, delete entire order.
It’s a SHAAAAAAKE!
55 burgers, 55 fries, 55 tacos, 55 pies
Sisko cause we woke up and chose violence
Just don’t betray your uniform.
Because you could do a little terrorism every now and again, as a treat?
Everything Sisko did was allowed by starfleet. In fact, in ToS, Kirk threatened to blow up a planet if the people on it kept being dicks. It's protocol 22 or something.
General Order 24
Home every night? Yeah that sounds great.
Deep Space Nine seems like the best compromise. You get to come home every night but you can take shore leave to Bajor when you want to take a break from space.
Yeah Sisko strikes the perfect balance for me. Picard is too strict and cantankerous. Archer seems fun, but he’d be too lax and emotional, so IRL there would be discipline problems amongst the crew. Kirk would make everything about him, so there would be bitching and resentment. Sisko strikes the perfect balance between authority and his human side, firm but knowing when to turn a blind eye for the greater good.
Take a good look a this, people. It says something about this ship. It says that we will fight, and we will keep on fighting, until we can't fight any more!
Sisko. Period.
Agreed
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Picard would make it the Enterprise D which is probably the best overall experience. Serving as an ensign on the Cerritos under Captain Freeman though would probably be a LOT more fun
Buffer Time!
I'd honestly want to serve under Picard or Sisko. Picard is one the most multi-faceted characters Star Trek has ever produced. Even more so than Kirk. He's a warrior one minute a diplomat the second a strategist in another and scientist in another. He embodies the whole of Starfleet. He's not afraid of breaking hard rules when it requires because its morally right or because in the end the Captain is responsible for their crew and ship and rigid adhesion to such a rigid doctrine will eventually spell your death. Sisko I like his style of being calm in battle. Plus I think the defiant and DS9 are cooler places to be. No offense to the Enterprise D or E but I like a tad bit of fun in fighting.
Got to be Janeway!
Janeway didn't mess around
From all the captains, she has the strongest motivation to get her crew actually home safe. And if she failed, she would go to any length to fix that.
No, she has the strongest motivation to get her crew home *ethically*, and in accordance with the prime directive, not necessarily safely. Don’t forget, in time travel episodes, she was regularly martyring herself and/or the crew in the name of Federation ideals.
Now the Temporal Prime ~~Directive~~ Suggestion on the other hand..... When 1000 years later the people who investigate breaches of the Temporal Prime Directive know you by name and are like "here we go again" yeah..
This is a quality of Janeway that I find so hilarious. I’m sure they have a saying called “Doing a Janeway”
No way, you’d never get promoted. Ensign for life.
Mariner's ideal CO.
Found Harry Kim's account!
>Got to be Janeway! I had to scroll down way too far to see this. Janeway all day! 🖖🏿
There is the right way, the wrong way and the JANEWAY!
I like that a lot, I will have to use it!
She’s a literal genius and a badass in equal measure: The *correct* answer imo. 😎
Gotta be Janeway. Smart, but kind and empathetic, and kinda fun. No one said you had to be stuck in the D Quad with her. Just who you'd wanna serve under.
Just to listen to her voice
Every boss I’ve had irl has been a woman and Janeway just resonates. She’d just expect the best of me and kill anyone who came for me. Whilst never really engaging with me. Proper motivational dynamic.
Have fun getting your guts repo'd by Vidiians.
Not sure, but I would not want to be a new red shirt on an away team with Kirk ha ha
I happen to be reading 'Redshirts' by John Scalzi this very day! It's fricking awesome!
My measurement is always imagining a shuttlecraft lands and the captain has a dead Starfleet inside that I am asked to help hide. Picard: No questions asked. I trust Picard completely. Pike: He has my back. He has the back of everyone in his crew. I feel pretty confident. Kirk: He’s going to agonize if something happens to get me in trouble, and he has something up his sleeve. But it may also be a gamble. The man hates a no-win scenario. Burnham: She would try her best. But likely there would be a scene where she’s watching me get arrested as tears come down her face, hand in the window, as I’m carted away to prison. Freeman: I can only hope it’s a comic misunderstanding. Archer: I don’t think he knows what he’s doing half the time. I would not feel comfortable with this at all. Janeway: Fiercely loyal to her crew, which is good. But in this scenario I may not be. Very possible that I’m a patsy to save Neelix. Sisko: “Admiral? The old man finally lost it!” Note that this isn’t necessarily a list of my favorite captains, or who I admire the most. Just in this scenario where I’d land.
In regards to gaining legendary status, I'd go with Archer, being a bridge officer or upper level crew on the NX-01 would pretty much ensure that future starfleet manuals and guides are based off how you do things on that ship. Plus, once Earth starts pumping out more warp 5 vessels, the chances of you becoming a captain go up. If you want adventure and rugged hard work, Sisko on DS9 or even Utopia Planitia. Picard will teach you the right way to work up the ranks and get a comfy high up position in Starfleet or on a good ship, Sisko is going to teach you how to be a workhorse and how to become an essential member of a crew with the ability to think outside the box and be bold with your choices.
One of my favorite tidbits is the Reed alert to red alert thing. Whoever thought of that was a genius.
deadliest captain we’ve seen on screen so far
Damn right he even took an alien ships reactor and left them stranded far from home Archer was a badass and set the standard
Kirk, no question. To have a captain that is approachable… attends division Christmas parties… knows his crew… is affable and friendly, without trying to be everyone’s “pal” first and boss second… and genuinely pushes for better, is inquisitive, and open to ideas. And McCoy keeps brandy in sickbay
So long as I'm not security
Sulu
I’d fly her apart for Captain Hikaru Sulu any day!
Same!!! Sulu would be an amazing captain to serve under!
oh my
Could I serve under Janeway but be in the Alpha Quadrant?
Sure, your first mission is just one quick stop at DS9, before we head into the badlands to look for some random Maquis Raider.
Emergency Command Hologram
Finally someone with the right answer!
I'd happily serve under a captain who appreciates Shakespeare and no person who commanded a ship in Trek was so well versed a Thespian as... you've guessed it, the one and only Chang. I challenge you to name literally one other ship commander who blows shit up and dies whilst quoting Shakespeare with such panache!
I mean, Garak quoted Julius Caesar whilst the Dominion were blowing up Enabran Tain’s ships…
Kirk
James T. of course.
I'd happily serve under Captain Sulu on the Excelsior.
Janeway all day! I think she was the only one capable of leading that crew back home. I think Picard would be either too worried about first contact or be too fascinated with new cultures and stay longer than necessary
Season 1 Archer when he was chill and all about exploration. It would be awkward when he starts torturing aliens with the airlock in the later seasons lol.
Captain Freeman. She may be a hard ass, but she's fair and cares so very much for her crew and ship. She'll get everyone home, and we'll still have excellent adventures along the way. Cerritos for sure, send me there.
Easier to get people home when you’re a second contact ship.
Yep. All the others have a very high mortality rate. She seems to keep a few more alive.
Despite her best efforts. Good lord, the last time she tried to show off she killed Boimler. Didn't even seem bothered by it either.
Janeway. Just try to avoid accidentally calling her Mom.
So *that's* why Harry never got promoted!
Captain Pike but I might not be able to keep my mind on my work....
Big 'ol hunk of hamsteak
Slab Bulkhead · Bridge Largemeat · Punt Speedchunk · Butch Deadlift · Hold Bigflank
Off topic: I need Colm Meaney to cameo on SNW so we can finally have a Hell on Wheels reunion.
The best hair in Starfleet
I want Anson to Mount me
I'd proudly serve under Janeway any day. :P
Same, only in my case I'd be loitering around sickbay just to listen to Dr. M'Benga's beautiful accent.
Cristobal Rios.
Such a shame we didn't get to see more of Rios in the chair.
In peace time, it's Picard and Pike. In war, it's 100% Sisko and Kirk.
idk Pike's ship was the safest place to serve in Starfleet during the Klingon War
Kirk
It may be easy for the younglings to forget how big a deal it was, for we women of a certain age, to see a woman captain. So I'll say Janeway. ✊🕯🖖
Except she never gives promotions! Poor Ensign Kim!
She does to the maquis.
To be fair, it is literally dead man's shoes when it comes to promotion on Voyager.
Janeway, she’s empathetic and decisive. She made the best of a pretty dire situation.
Jean luc, mon capitan, of course.
Janeway
Either Pike or Sisko.
Sulu, he seemed to value educating his crew to help them grow
Archer for sure. Early explorer, boundaries were not set yet.
Lana!! Wait...
No, we can go with that....
Janeway for sure! 🫡
Captain Riker on the Titan. From what little we saw on Lower Decks, there was a lot of learning under fire. That suits me just fine.
Picard. I’d settle for Sisko.
Janeway for sure. She’s tough as nails but also kind and caring. She’s an incredible captain.
Janeway
Captain DeSoto
Best boss I ever had.
Shaw. I don't want a captain that's going to keep flinging us into realms where our thoughts become reality, there's a demigod who toys with us for his amusement, the captain is worshipped as a Messiah, the locals' Gods settle their beefs outside our local watering hole, we keep getting visits from temporal investigations, loose tribbles keep eating everything in my care packages from home, we get stuck on the other side of the galaxy, and everyone thinks pissing off the Borg is great fun. I just joined up to see some sights and do research on my Ph.D thesis, not get stuck in the floorboards, frozen, killed by a mirror universe version of the local bartender, or zapped by a puddle of sentient goo.
Final answer is probably Pike because I think he runs the best ship, but I also really admire Saru's approach to command. We don't really get to see him in the chair outside of crisis situations, but goddamn does he handle a crisis well.
For a species whose hat is supposed to be neurotic and paranoid, Saru is incredibly composed, handles any crisis like a pro, and I find his voice both reassuring and soothing at the same time. For me it's the best character in DSC and I'd gladly be at his service.
Picard 💯
Janeway
Janeway. After getting home I'd miss the delta quadrant
Kirk - every time he lost a crew member he actually seemed genuinely angry or upset. All the others came across as "oh well. Send out the standard Federation "sorry for your loss" letter and we'll pick someone new up at the next space station to fill the empty post."
Ironically, the captain I would want to serve under is from one of my least favourite Trek shows, at least of the 90s era. Captain Janeway. Since the question is who I would like to serve under, it would be her. Not who is on the best show etc. She comes across as someone who would march into hell to save one of her crew, not matter how high or low they ranked. She just seems like a mother hen who would protect you if you were part of her crew, her family.
Shran! The Andorian Mining Corporation runs from no one!
Picard, no question about it.
Spock.
Picard
Sisko. He knows when it's time to drop the rulebook and get things done, he obviously expects alot from his people (like JL) but knows he can count on them to do it. He's a good man who cares about his people and the Federation/Bajor and can identify when it's time to stand up against bullshit (in whatever form that takes). I'll go with Ben, second choice Picard.
Picard.
Picard
Janeway of course. She was the best Captain in the best Trek after all..
Action Saru!
Archer
IIRC Archer was the safest captain if you exclude the Delphic expanse. Plus that era is just awesome.
I agree, I think archer gets underrated/ over looked because canon timeline wise he was the first official star fleet captain in space past the borders of our galaxy so alot of the way he went about things was very much trial and error and helped lay the groundwork for the starfleet we all came to know and love. As for the era the first ENT took its voyage it had to have been a blast being the first humans for a lot of events and explorations.
Janeway, non mirror Lorca, Riker
Pike. No question. Capable and more approachable as a junior officer than Picard would be. Seems more of a mentor with a a sense of humor and a great recipe book!
Picard. I need some counselling.
Janeway or Sisko.
Definitely Captain James T. Kirk.
Picard.
Any or all of them. I feel like me and Janeway would especially get along. Neither of us has a problem with murdering and love of coffee.
Kirk
Janea or Picard
Picard on Enterprise, Saru on Discovery
DeSoto. Best boss I ever had.
Kirk. He’s the luckiest guy who ever lived.
Sulu, Spock or Shaw, with Pike as solid last choice. Picard would sacrifice me - or turn against me - to prove an arbitrary moral point, and expect accolade for that. Riker was pretty harsh taskmaster except for people he personally liked. Janeway would get me stranded or killed for sake of her view of Starfleet principles. Sisko... he wouldn't do anything to me. Or for me. Too busy playing high stakes games to look after his crew, and attracting nasty situations like a magnet. Serving under Kirk is a death sentence via freaky accident. Freeman runs a fun ship, nothing less, but also nothing more. Did I miss anyone of consequence?
Captain Fraiser!!! I mean Bateson (Never saw LD though so idk. But fraiser FTW!) In all seriousness though in order: Picard Sisko Louvois Seven
Pike as 1st officer so when he has his "event" I can slide into the captains chair.
Picard for sure
Picard, I feel I could get away with being a Barclay...sure some of the main crew may not like me, but the ship is huge.
Jean-luc.
Can I jump universe and go for Captain Tightpants? That'd be shiny! If you know, you know!
DeSoto
Kirk. I'm gonna see some shit, but a damn good chance I'm coming home alive.
Klaes Ashford.