Original von Maik
Da fällt mir ein in der normalen zeit würde Kirk auch innerhalb von über 2 Jahren zum Admiral befördert. wo ja Commandore erst mal anstehen würde. Und Janeway wäre ja da auch noch die gleich mit 3 Sterne als Admiral auftrumpfte. Sonst fällt mir erstmal nicht mehr ein.
Ne, ne - da war zunächst mal die 5-Jahresmission !! Während der war Kirk die gesamte Zeit über Captain ( und noch einige Donnerstage länger...!! )
Siehe hier:
Kirk\'s Starfleet service through the late 2250s and early 2260s was rewarded with a rapid rise through the ranks. At 31 years of age in 2264, he was promoted to captain. Not only the youngest captain in the fleet\'s history at that time, Kirk was slated to command one of the twelve Constitution-class starships, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).
Kirk famously commanded the Enterprise and her namesake over the course of three decades, but it was her historic five-year mission from 2265 to 2270 that made him a legend in space exploration. In addition to his overall mission statement, \"to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life, etc.\", Kirk received standing orders to investigate all quasars, and quasar-like phenomena. Kirk\'s living quarters aboard the Enterprise were on Deck 5, room \"3F 121\". (VOY: \"Q2\"; TOS: \"The Galileo Seven\", \"Journey to Babel\") During this historic mission, Kirk violated the Prime Directive on at least one occasion in order to ensure the survival of the Pelosian race. Years prior to this, Kirk also prevented the extinction of the Baezians and the Chenari. (VOY: \"Q2\")
Überhaupt ist seine frühe Karriere laut TOS so verlaufen ( nix mit: Vom Kadett zum Captain !! )
Kirk was commissioned as an officer in the Federation Starfleet with the serial number SC937-0176CEC. In the early 2250s, he served as an ensign, along with his friend Lt. Ben Finney, aboard the USS Republic. Finney made a mistake nearly catastrophic to the ship, and the incident was logged by Kirk, resulting in his friend\'s reprimand and fall to the bottom of the promotion list. (TOS: \"Court Martial\")
Upon graduating from the Academy, Kirk began service under Captain Garrovick. Kirk\'s first deep space assignment was as a lieutenant aboard Garrovick\'s USS Farragut, serving as a tactical officer. (TOS: \"Obsession\")
As a young lieutenant in 2255, Kirk was assigned to command his first planetary survey mission, on Neural. Kirk met and befriended one of the planet\'s natives, the Hill man Tyree. His report described a primitive but promising culture, and Starfleet endorsed his recommended policy of non-interference. (TOS: \"A Private Little War\")
The Farragut engaged the dikironium cloud creature at planet Tycho IV in 2257. Captain Garrovick and 200 of the ship\'s crew were killed by the creature. Farragut\'s record tapes of the event included Lieutenant Kirk insisting upon blaming himself for the disaster, citing his delay in firing the ship\'s phaser banks at the creature as he lost consciousness. The Farragut\'s executive officer disagreed, stating, \"Lieutenant Kirk is a fine young officer who performed with uncommon bravery.\" (TOS: \"Obsession\")
Der Commodore war zu Kirks Beförderung - wenn ich da richtig liege - bereits abgeschafft. Sein Admiralsrang war demzufolge mit \"Konteradmiral\" der nächste nach Captain...
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The USS Enterprise returned to Earth in 2270. Kirk\'s successful mission resulted in his promotion to rear admiral and a posting as Chief of Starfleet Operations at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco for the following two and a half years.
Von 2264 bis 2270 war Kirk somit Captain - das sind sechs und nicht nur zwei Jahre...
Janeway dürfte ein Ausnahmefall gewesen sein, da sie sich schlecht selbst befördern konnte, während der sieben Jahre im Delta-Quadranten - aber auf Grund ihrer Leistungen bestimmt befördert worden wäre...
Hier kann man annehmen, dass die zusätzlichen Beförderungen 2379 gleich mit \"draufgeschlagen\" wurden...
Quellen:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Kirkhttp://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Janeway