Talk:J. Hayes
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I removed the following info:
- Indeed, Hayes technically outranked Reed (since a Major outranks any grade of Lieutenant) but was still subordinate to him, since Reed - as chief of security - had jurisdiction over all MACOs on the ship.
This doesn't really have anything to do with the character; it has more to do with the rank. Also, it's kinda speculatory to assume Hayes outranked Reed; this may be true, but such info was never given on-screen. --From Andoria with Love 21:15, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
- Actually the information is no speculation at all, a Major is OF-3, while a (naval) Lieutenant is only OF-2. But likewise the information is correct in stating that Reed as the chief of security outranks every person aboard (except for the ship's commander, and the executive or watch officer. According to our manual of style it is best placed in italics I assume. -- Kobi - (Talk) 21:28, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
I removed:
- There is some speculation that Major Hayes may be an ancestor of Admiral Hayes, from Star Trek: First Contact. However, no canon exists to suggest this, other than the fact that they both share the same last name.
If there was some line that Admiral Hayes stated some throw away line regarding an ancestor of his being a MACO I might think otherwise, but where it stands its just a very common last name shared by two individuals. Otherwise, I'm not sure I see that this is the least bit necessary. --Alan del Beccio 05:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
The subject of Hayes's rank can be explained by the naval tradition of giving a brevet promotion of a marine or army officer the rank of Captain (O-2) to major. This promotion is naval tradition because "there is only one Captain on a ship". The brevet promotion would remain in effect only while the officer is "attached" to the command (ship) and the officer's rank would return to his/her normal rank when the officer left. So if this tradition is in use in the time of NX-01 Enterprise, both Reed and Hayes can both 0-2 (Captain/Marine or Lieutenant/Starfleet) if Reed is senior in time as a 0-2 he would be senior to Hayes.--Fjparks 02:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)