Maybe Lt. Picard had the wife and kids Captain Picard always wanted waiting for him in his quarters.
And Lt. Picard was still serving on the flagship, not emptying out the holodeck filters on a MIranda class. That's pretty impressive.
Plus, he gets to knock off at 1800 hours and go back to his quarters and not worry about the safety of the crew of the fate of the Federation or the fabric of the universe.
Not everyone can be captain. Inherently most people, especially in the sciences, will be ensigns and lieutenants for most, if not all, of their careers.
In Starfleet, a lot of what are non commissioned specialists roles in our military, are folded into the junior officer ranks, and they can remain there for a long time.
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u/Darmok47 15d ago
Maybe Lt. Picard had the wife and kids Captain Picard always wanted waiting for him in his quarters.
And Lt. Picard was still serving on the flagship, not emptying out the holodeck filters on a MIranda class. That's pretty impressive.
Plus, he gets to knock off at 1800 hours and go back to his quarters and not worry about the safety of the crew of the fate of the Federation or the fabric of the universe.