75.) Time
Although the Enterprise was Starfleet's flagship, her crew was treated with the bare minimum of respect and barely hidden scorn. they were respected for defeating Nero, but that didn't change the fact that the majority of her crew were fresh from the Academy cadets.
Unlike other ships in the fleet, the Enterprise crew never had the time to learn the ropes. It was sink or swim for them, they didn't have the luxury of learning from their mistakes. They couldn't afford to make any. Young and inexperienced, the Enterprise crew had a hard journey ahead of them.
Written: 8-15-2011
Word Count: 97
