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by Tondoteottotote on July 13th, 2005

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Why were female officers in TNG (and DS9, methinks) addressed as "Sir" instead of "Ma'am"?

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  • by pjchik on August 10th, 2005

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    All of the ranks used in Star Trek are based on Navy ranks. The reason for that is because Gene Roddenberry was in the Navy. In the Navy, all officers are addressed as "Sir," regardless of gender (or species, since some aliens may have more or less than 2, in this case.) The universal "Sir" simplifies things. Hope this helps. :D

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