Editing Captain's personal guard

[[Image:Jonathan Archer (mirror) briefs Travis Mayweather (mirror) - In a Mirror, Darkly.jpg|thumb|Captain Archer promotes Sergeant Travis Mayweather to serve as the captain's personal guard.]]
[[Image:Kirk Spock personal guards.jpg|thumb|Captain Kirk and [[Spock]] are both accompanied by their personal guards.]]

The '''captain's personal guard''' is a special position aboard a [[starship]] of the [[Terran Empire]]. The guard is personally responsible for protecting the [[captain]] or [[commander]] of a starship and only takes orders from the [[commanding officer]].

In [[2155]], [[MACO]] [[Sergeant]] [[Travis Mayweather]] was promoted to serve as the captain's personal guard aboard the [[ISS Enterprise (NX-01)]] when the ship's commander, [[Jonathan Archer]], staged a [[mutiny]] and made himself captain. In his new position, Mayweather was granted his own quarters and enjoyed better food.

In [[2267]], the [[mirror universe]] [[James T. Kirk (mirror)|double]] of Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] was accidentally transported to this universe along with his [[landing party]]. Unaware of the consequences his actions in this universe could cause (he ordered a weapons standby when the [[Halkan]]s refused to give up their [[dilithium]] crystals, which was a serious breach of orders), [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] felt safe enough to attempt an assassination on the captain in order to rise in rank. Luckily for Kirk, his personal guard [[Farrell]] wasn't far away to rescue him. Later on, while having a discussion with Kirk, first officer [[Spock]] was accompanied by his [[Vulcan]] personal guard who watched Kirk while walking behind his superior. When Farrell saw this, he quickly caught up with them to keep an eye on Spock and his guard. Thus culminating to a famous scene where the suspicious atmosphere of the [[Terran Empire]] was blatantly displayed while Spock and Kirk were engaging in something so innocent and simple as a conversation.

''It is unknown whether this position existed on a regular Terran Empire starship, or how long this position has existed. Archer could have just created it to secure his leadership. When Archer captured Captain [[Maximilian Forrest|Forrest]], the commanding officer of ''Enterprise'' until Archer's mutiny, Forrest was only accompanied by a single MACO. It therefore seems likely that the position existed before the mutiny. It should also be noted that Spock having a personal guard of his own showed how almost any one in a high ranking position could have one.''
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