Tru

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CHARACTER
Tru
Species:	human
Gender:	male
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Assignment(s):	commanding officer
Stationed:	USS Vitality
Occupation:	Starfleet officer
Rank:	Lieutenant
Insignia:

Captain (or Lieutenant) Tru was a young officer that commanded the USS Vitality in the 24th century. He was a student of martial arts and always carried around a mek'leth. (Star Trek: Adventures)

[edit] Lieutenant or Captain

Starfleet payed little attention to the USS Vitality in the 24th century, as there was little need to. The ship's mission was to repair warp tears in space; so they appointed a mere Lieutenant as Captain of the ship.

Although, technically, Tru was now ranked Captain, he was continued to be referred to as Lieutenant by higher ups that had known him in the past. In a way, it was hard for other people to accept him as a Captain, since his previous rankign and experiences were the latter.

Because his experience in the field ranked him as only a Lieutenant, in any other position outside his mission to repair tears, he was reinstated to his rank of Lieutenant.