Star Trek: 10 Things You Should Know Before Applying To Starfleet Academy

[@supermanprime6758]

"Are you an android? Hologram? Come on down! Augment? GO TO HELL!"

[@ramrod924]

They have to respect new life, in regards to holograms and Synthetics. Augments should be a case by case situation, Or just legal all together. It's going to be our future.

[@timesthree5757]

Eff augments!

[@s0ulshot]

Augmented scum

[@YesTHATJohnSmith]

Well, of *course* they welcome holos! (They don't have to provide health-maintenance for glorified force-field djinns.) Androids? (A *little* more up-keep, but still pretty cost-efficient.) Augments? Too unnatural!

[@XSilver_WaterX]

best way to enter Starfleet, be HUMAN bitches!!! blatant speciesism with actions on your mental instability.

[@adamb89]

One of the neatest things I ever saw was this Star Trek game on the Super Nintendo, where you had to play the Kobayashi Maru, and of course no matter what you do, you fail. However if at the start of the game you entered your name as James T Kirk you could actually hail the Klingons, who recognize Captain Kirk as a legendary warrior of great renown, and they stand down, allowing you to rescue the Maru.

[@endykun]

I remember this, and it was brilliant. Found out about it in Nintendo Power after I'd played through the game. Had to rent it again to try it.

[@Rocketsong]

That's the solution from Julia Ecklar's Pocketbook Novel.

[@RyanRead]

I remember the game well.

[@HedelTorres]

It's awesome in VR.. Thanks for reminding me about this game.. I'll play tomorrow.

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@Rocketsong Yes! I liked that version of Kirk's solution better than the one they showed in the 2009 movie.

[@clairewilliams9416]

I applied and was denied due to the fact I was genetically altered by my parents to increase my intelligence, my holographic friend downloaded the combined knowledge of every former starfleet officer to increase his intelligence and starts his training today.

[@Xarcht]

Hmmmm i was born to a mixed species family, Human and dragon.

[@martinbaxter2616]

They'll change that once SkyNet goes through...

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Try applying as a different species. When asked on the application what species you are, put down "unknown".

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

Just lie on the form

[@Sammmeow]

Only thing missing is a cadet saying "I'm doing my part!"

[@exc911ence_channel]

"Would you like to know more?"

[@GSBarlev]

_Seeking Out Strange New Worlds Guarantees Citizenship_

[@FrarmerFrank]

United Earth created Starfleet and co founded the United Federation of Planners as appose to the Veterans' Martial Law,though😹

[@river_acheron]

Also, never EVER let Quark take a holo image of you! Unless you don't mind being used as a holosuite toy 😊

[@smartgoku9048]

only if he pay's royalties for every use it has.

[@bolasdefraile]

I don't mind, but I want my part of the revenue.

[@mldempsey25]

I don't know... Quarks head on Kiras body was a win.

[@robshimer]

Don’t kink shame me.

[@shindoushuichi0287]

Someone should do an analysis of which job path is the most deadly. Red shirts sure seem like an obvious choice but engineers get picked off by warp core breaches in huge chunks. Science could be the safest if you can avoid being infected or worse.

[@GSBarlev]

Science are you nuts?!? Do the words "research asteroid" mean anything to you??

[@donovanbradford8231]

I would say command because security obviously being are frontline soliders and even though Scotty, Geordie, O'Brian, Torres, Trip and everyone else makes engineering look easy do you know what matter and aniti at the same time do to you. Medical yeah there is all kinds of crap you can catch same with regular sciences. Command seem the least risky. That said holy crap the Star Trek universe is terrifying. Watch Bad Days Star Trek and the moment Kirk picks his away team people are crying with fear.

[@AzraelThanatos]

Science likely creates a lot more of their own issues...see the "Borg Invasion" shortly after Voyager's return (Star Trek: The Experience: The Borg Invasion). Which also showcases just how dubious the Federations Science Division is...

[@timesthree5757]

Joining Starfleet to be safe is like wiping before you poop, it makes no sense.

[@coriolass]

It's been done though I don't recall the source, there were multiple that covered it. The results were engineering, science, and ops(redshirts) in descending order of hazard iirc. There are just way more redshirts around so they take more casualties overall.

[@NathanWeeks]

You could always enlist, and be part of the roughly 1% of Starfleet that aren't officers. Wouldn't that be fun?

[@raven4k998]

would it? would it really?

[@Shovel_Cat]

Not everyone can be a Miles O’Brian, but it wouldn’t hurt to try.

[@Jiub_SN]

The majority of Star fleet aren't officers, we as the viewers just happen to follow the officers as they have the shiny jobs

[@garyseven710]

And what advantages would I have from enlisting? Little to no career advancement. Being sent on away missions with trouble-magnets (aka "Red Shirts) and basically looked down on by the rest of the crew. NO THANKS

[@Decipher13]

“Why not go study in London and get a British accent?” Brilliant

[@evae1216]

Gotta appreciate the sheer breadth of the references here. I think I spotted something from every series except TAS and maybe Discovery.

[@PetersonZF]

No great loss there, then! :p

[@jakecorley2972]

I love this format type of semi in universe. More of these please!

[@nobodyimportant2470]

You missed that there are ways to join Starfleet without going to the Academy. They have enlisted ranks where you just do a boot camp and then everything is OTJ training and extention courses. Yes you start lower than an Ensign and get the worst jobs but you can work your way up to a comfy NCO rank like Chief Petty Officer.

[@AzraelThanatos]

You can also transfer into it from other colleges and academies...which is what most Vulcans and Andorians do...

[@aleximalmgren5301]

We never see the enlisted .

[@KatraMoo]

Comfy NCO Ranks? Obviously you've never served in any kind of profession along the lines of Star Fleet, or US Army, Navy, etc...

[@l00k4tstuff]

@@aleximalmgren5301 Lower Decks?

[@cestrell]

My FAVORITE part of this was the Kelvin timeline being called a "dramatic reproduction!!!"

[@rmdodsonbills]

Yes, brilliant choice.

[@pauldavis9387]

I have no time for that abomination.

[@williammobley9634]

This is exactly what I came here to comment on. I can totally see JJ Abrams Star Trek being a "historical fiction" holo movie IN the Prime Universe.

[@psoma_brufd]

GTN is here! Tell us the truth of things! Love this bit.

[@woodrobin]

There were a couple of X-Men/Star Trek crossover comics, and the Federation's policy toward the "genetically enhanced"/"superhuman" came up when the X-Men put Kirk (in one) and Picard (in the other) on the spot about it. Picard, having defended Data and dealt with Q wanting to be a Star Fleet officer had a better leg to stand on than Kirk, who'd basically made a Greek God so depressed he killed himself and killed his best friend after he was exposed to energies that unlocked his latent psychic powers. There were also a couple of priceless moments: Someone says "Doctor McCoy!" and both Dr. Leonard McCoy, M.D. and Beast, a.k.a. Dr. Henry McCoy, Ph.D. (times 6) say "Yes?" at the same time, and in the other crossover, both Commander Riker and Cyclops (Scott Summers) comment on how much Captain Picard and Professor Charles Xavier resemble each other (Sir Patrick Stewart, of course, played Professor X in several movies, as well as playing Captain Picard).

[@keiyakins]

I'm pretty sure that X-Men mutants would be fine actually, since they weren't specifically engineered (the history is far enough ago to get the same treatment as vulcans are almost certainly getting where it's politely ignored)

[@Solitaire001]

@@keiyakins However, I think the Federation would have an issue with DC's metahumans. Unlike mutants (who are stable), with a metahuman when their metagene is triggered it can result in any type of superhuman abilities. That's one of the reasons several alien races decided to invade Earth, they were afraid of unpredictability of the metagene.

[@weirdkitty07]

I'd like to think Locarno and Paris are twins, but that Locarno lived with his mum and kept the maiden name, while Paris kept his Dad's name. Locarno then was redeemed during the Dominion war for rescuing Seto Jaxa from a Cardassian prison during the war, and for saving the Exeter. Paris going on the Voyager already did it for him. They were reunited in 2378.

[@jaycenzimbeck7638]

A franchise license for Quarks in New Mexico sounds absolutely amazing

[@andymccurdy5029]

dramatic reconstruction for the kelvin footage slayed me every time

[@masterskrain2630]

Gotta LOVE the GTN Disclaimer!!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Brilliantly done Tom! More please!

[@Starlighter42]

It is rare that I bother commenting on a video, but I have to say this was by far the most entertaining video I've seen on this channel. The fake news format is great, and you managed to summon entertainment from some rather boring episodes... "So start sucking up to anyone with a few pips on their collar." Brilliant! Please bring me more.

[@HermanVonPetri]

I like to think that Boothby was born in the Utopia Planitia colony on Mars. That would make him my favorite Martian.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

That is clever. 🌟🌟🌟 I have always wondered if Boothby was a Time Lord.

[@Solitaire001]

@@TheNoiseySpectator It is possible. The First Doctor was hundreds of years old before his first regeneration. Another possibility is that he is of the same race as Guinan, whose species is known for being listeners.

[@christopherg2347]

1:51 Wesley was on a Fast-track program. That program only had 1 spot that year. His path was *not the normal path* to the academy. Nogs was.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Very true.

[@captainobvious9233]

I'd like to see something based on the Academy during the Dominion War. I wonder if it was shortened to get bodies into the front lines, if standards were lowered, etc.

[@HalfwayUK]

Pretty sure Nog got commissioned after 2 or 3 years due to the war didn't he?

[@rossorat2306]

Nog was promoted to Ensign after only 2 years so I'd say it was shortened

[@Redrally]

On the other hand, if they just needed bodies to fire phasers, you don't need officers for that. Just get enlisted or non-commissioned personnel.

[@stevengalloway8052]

What a clever way of explaining Starfleet Academy! Thank you! 👏

[@tyrant-den884]

I only got medical "genetic enhancement" to treat my MS, I had to get so much redundant paperless work done.

[@GabePuratekuta]

I think it's okay as long as it corrects medical disorders like that. Anything else that gives you an edge in studies is a no-no, though.

[@leytonjay]

Love the documentary format. Getting a Starship Troopers vibe. ❤

[@icefaery2030]

I love how every clip of the Kelvin-verse was a "dramatic recreation" 🤣

[@starshiptrooper2354]

I opt in for fast track to section 31

[@Herowebcomics]

OMG! Jake Sisko is one of your sources! XD This is awesome!

[@BillsTrekBlue]

Thanks!

[@lucahermann3040]

I clicked on the video even though I'm not even planning to apply to Starfleet Academy.

[@cmoser22]

This was a clever and original way of doing a video on the academy. Great video. Keep experimenting with types of content delivery.

[@tomwilson2804]

This was a really interesting, well written take on the academy!

[@philly83]

GTN always on your side

[@firstcynic92]

Just remember that Starfleet is a military organization and you will have to fight on the front lines of the next (or current) war.

[@linz8291]

Yep...starfleet academy as military education system is tough than traditional academy, however, Sol starfleets are full of terraforming process or traveling to neighboring galactic civilizations. We are ensuring our members safety to back to the earth...

[@murrvvmurr]

Don't go chasing Nausicaans, please stick to the Vulcans and Bolians that you're used to. I know that you gonna have the Breen way or nothing at all, but I think you're warping too fast. I seen a rainbow yesterday but too many ion storms have come and joined leaving a trace of not one Risa given ray. Is it because my life is ten varieties of Gakh I pray all ten slither away, seldom praise Khaless for the battle days... Ok I'm done....

[@GabePuratekuta]

No, keep going.

[@4WheelerinMiami]

I really wish we could apply to Star Fleet Academy!

[@HammerJammer81]

we've all thought about it, or wondered what it would take

[@treefarm3288]

Doing astrophysics in graduate school would be a good start if you are around 18-24 y.o.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

You could always try signing up for the United States Space Force. A precursor, sort of.

[@jacobben26]

​@@STSWB5SG1FANI actually did this (wasn't called Space Force at the time). Got to do a lot of cool things. I'm out now, but still associated with Space Force. It's been a great 23 year career so far. Best decision I ever made.

[@historybuff7491]

Yeah, I wouldn't make it past the entrance exam. Facing my greatest fear would not be fun and I probably would not make it. Heck, I have trouble facing those critters here at home. O'Brian's description of crawling through the duck works and their infestation, gave me nightmares for a week. I guess I will just have to stay home and do research.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

duct

[@historybuff7491]

@@moralityisnotsubjective5 Yes, sorry...brain not working well today.

[@gwenever7286]

Tom that was a fun way of watching a top 10, really enjoyed that!

[@supermanprime6758]

Given the Frontier Day Massacre...the fast track to Captain hood has been enacted!

[@Solitaire001]

They also need to work out a way of dealing with the badmirals (bad admirals like Admiral Pressman "The Pegasus") and jadmirals (jerk admirals like Admiral Haftel "The Offspring"). It seems like there are far too many of them.

[@nitehawk86]

Love the InterStellar News style opening.

[@mr.rainbowlovescoffee]

I'll just write myself into the story everything will be fine😂

[@MikeTyla]

The pixilation of Quarks face (sorry, that unknown Ferrengi) throughout the video make me laugh. Great stuff as always guys!x

[@DPendrillion]

That was as brilliant as it was informative... well done!

[@ThorsHammer1]

Where else can you meet strange aliens that will shrink you down to a cube and crush you, just to make a point?

[@daviddilley8310]

The groundsman at the SFA... (hmm) the late Ray Walston aka Martin O'Hara, "My Favourite Martian" in the 60s. loved that show which also had Bill Bixby as a regular.

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

If one of the current ST shows in production doesn’t pick up GTN at least as an Easter egg then I will be disappointed.

[@KryptonianChaos1]

Well, if Kelvin timeline Kirk could get through the Academy then I have full confidence that anyone of us could do it. I mean, I know just enough techno-babble and people skills to prevent my ship from getting utterly destroyed 3 movies in a row

[@GabePuratekuta]

But not to get a fourth made.

[@SamriBliss]

I’ll apply at least once! 😊 and explore different planets and careers as well. There’s so much to see after all.

[@outtagoodnamesdangit]

Okay, this is a genuinely creative and fun style for this video and it's refreshing as hell to see a different take on this type of content. Amazing work, folks!

[@studiogerk]

Love the B5 slant :) Very well edited whoever put this together!

[@ttripp69]

This video is very well done and entertaining! Nice work..

[@roboticcynic580]

Wouldn't mind joining Starfleet as an archaeologist or working on a space station as a school teacher.

[@laikapupkino1767]

Born and raised on the red planet, Groundskeeper Boothby is My Favorite Martian.

[@Nethershaw]

I hecking love this format.

[@Sarteth]

I'll take my studies and work towards ship design at Utopia Planitia, 40 Eridani A, or Antares yards. It should be an easy transition as the San Francisco yard is quite literally a hop away from the main Academy grounds.

[@Marcus51090]

This is only officers school. The vast majority of Starfleet personnel are not officers like chief O’Brian

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Crewmen, otherwise unlisted.

[@notw1015]

Don’t wear the red shirt‼️

[@Beregorn88]

If you are wondering whether or not it is worth to attend academy, then it is definitely not worth for you to enlist

[@marilynsobel7414]

This is an awesome video!! Definitely one of the best offerings from Trek Culture! So funny -- I love the clip choices!

[@KatieRose927]

This is freaking amazing 😂😂

[@redfox222]

this Video reminds me ....Starship Troopers Style!!! Way to go!!!🤣🤣😎😎

[@thecunninlynguist]

I wanna be a lifelong ensign like harry kim!

[@zooropa04]

Oh my god, "Galaxy Truth Network" is inspired.

[@alternativefashiongothicga7]

Don't be an Illyrian or you be court martialled or under arrest .

[@bheast86]

you should also know that a white American temperamentally unsuited to the service will get command of a starship weeks after (somehow) graduating, according to JJ Abrams. also, Starfeet Academy is bound to fall into the sea at some point, owing to its ridiculous location

[@dinomonzon7493]

Great intro to this video. A nice change of pace. A nice touch was the Secret Invasion?/Revenge for Archer? Jonathan Archer deserves more recognition and respect.

[@BodyMusicification]

I liked this video; it was a tad more creative than your typical listicles

[@thebullet7874]

That was fun!

[@richardstephens3327]

I am willing to build that franchise in Roswell. I know the town well. We can get the lot just across the street from the UFO museum.

[@TheRedBanner]

"Dramatic Reproduction" for all Kelvin footage is the best part of this.

[@MysteicVoltronus]

You know what I always wondered, why is it ALWAYS "lets steal our Starfleet ship" when someone wants to something they were told not to? Why does no one in Starfleet know anybody not in Starfleet that has a ship? Even in Enterprise and DS9 where civilian ships were confirmed to exist, they still would go rogue and still Starfleet vessels. I bring this up because should not some of the better civilian pilots be Starfleet Academy burnouts, washouts, drop outs, or kicked out for shenanigans?

[@moonkey2712]

Sure there are other (non Starfleet) vessels around, but those are likely freighters, transports, or small personal craft. The fact is that Starfleet ships have better shields, weapons, and redundant safety systems. If you're heading into a dangerous situation, you want the best gear. "Don't bring a fishing boat to a submarine fight" - Captain Kayroth of the Klingon defence forces. 2467.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@moonkey2712 I think Sheriff Brody said that first in the movie "Jaws".

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I bet the times we see such miscommenderance are the only ones we see on the shows. They are the ones that stand out the most and are the most dramatic. Also, we know for a fact there are non Starfleet ships out there, they have been mentioned several times and even shown to us a few times. I think Harry Mudd's ship was the first one, or maybe the one used by the space hippies. We never saw Cyrano Jones ship, but it definitely existed. Recall that one of the personalities that briefly came out of Seven of Nine was a lady who had incurred into the Battle of Wolf 359 to find her missing son, a Starfleet officer. And, when Cisco and Dukot first discovered there was a war going on in the DMZ between the Federation colonists and the Cardassian colonists, they picked up civilian crafts modified for military type assaults. So, we don't see them a lot, but they are out there. 🛥️🚀👩‍🎤

[@danroth7260]

I love how all the footage from JJ Abrams films was labeled as "dramatic reproduction"

[@indianoutlaw5702]

Wonder if SNW is setting up Boothby to revealed as a Lanthanite (Carol Kane's character species).

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I more wonder if he was a Time Lord.

[@samuelbracking2270]

The disclaimer … LOL!!!!

[@chapmje]

It’s all who you know at Starfleet. Oh, your a former Borg with a bad attitude? Well, helps to be friends with a couple admirals. A criminal smuggler with no formal education? You don’t even need the academy if daddy is named Picard. The burn was the best thing to happen to Starfleet.

[@SighManP]

Damn good giggle - many thanks

[@HiFiasco]

I was hoping they would market Starfleet Academy enticingly while also offering a bunch of overly vague hints in an unfamiliar alien language about the potentials and (mostly) pitfalls before getting cadets to sign up, and then later claim insincerely that they ought to have known what they were getting into when later faced with the realities of space. You'd think having a bunch of inept people under contract as a result would be a massively counterproductive measure, but what do I know?

[@vidiotsyndrome]

You mention TRAVEL.... And since currency is all but eliminated at the point of Trek.... How does a normal citizen arrange (compensate for) interplanetary travel if no one uses money? Like: if I'm just "Steve from the office", and I want to go to Mars for the weekend... Where/how do I "buy" a ticket there? Or do I just hop on the first 'free ride' off the rock?

[@ThomasMHead]

Brilliantly fun video.

[@jsalsman]

Uh oh, I glanced at the disclaimer. Guess I'll die, but in space, so that's fine :D

[@chrish3305]

STUNNING!! well done all involved

[@mutanix]

Forking brilliant! More of these please!

[@andyveres6245]

Hmm … inconsistent, awkward at times, yet funny. A+ for trying something completely different.

[@theodorec5775]

This was really well done. I really enjoyed it.

[@TheInselaffen]

I am an expert on Late 20th, Early 21st Century culture; will that help me get in after the accident with the cryo pod?

[@Bondoz007]

This could be a trailer for Starfleet Academy show ... Also, Tom, it's too late, please let it go ❤

[@QBCPerdition]

Amazing. More "in-universe" content would be great. As long as GTN is peddling conspiracy theories, I think a series that just jumps headlong into "alternative facts" like beta Canon or even stuff you guys just make up from whole cloth would be fun.

[@GabePuratekuta]

The wasps in people's brains, though, are completely true.

[@AzaleaJane]

I love this format. More please!

[@cathieburton8605]

Genius! Fears may vary😂

[@ShaunStephens777]

I’d still join starfleet academy

[@moonkey2712]

Very funny, great format! More news style videos please

[@tomkerruish2982]

GTN should do an exposé on Section 31. The truth is out there.

[@tyro244]

I'm pretty sure I'm not Starfleet material, so maybe I'll just become the grounds keeper. Gotta be better than Waste Extraction.

[@adamewing6883]

Best clipshow EVER!!!

[@spiritusmundi70]

You should do more like this

[@TheMsLourdes]

I Love this, There needs to be more

[@DC-sd1lw]

I just got accepted. So did my chihuahua

[@mmonnens]

PLEASE do more stuff like this!

[@James-hs3tu]

Interesting Wonder if West Point Annapolis. Air Force Academy was still around. ??

[@elaniarkady7351]

Omg 😂😂😂 Quarks in Roswell! Yes

[@thebagfather4633]

well done great vid loved it