Editing Personal Logs (section)

==The Two Masts==

[[File:Inquiry Bell.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|A bell of Inquiry is one of the trappings of a Captain's or Admiral's mast]]
As much as it was unwelcomed, Captain Salid saw no alternative but to recommend that two members of the task force crew be brought forward on charges. However, feeling that both officers could be salvaged he opted to conduct a captain's mast for [[USS Rosenante]] crewmember [[Andrew Elliot Maddox]] while [[Detron Trei]] who had already been the subject of a Captain's mast was moved forward to an Admiral's Mast.

In both cases the charges were very serious. In Maddox's case the series of charges were:

*Charge One: Willful intent to conduct subversive activities contrary to the interests and goals of the United Federation of Planets, whereby you have rendered aid to the enemies of the [[Federation]] to the detriment of her citizens and holdings.
*Charge Two: That you willingly or otherwise placed in unnecessary jeopardy  the lives of your fellow [[Starfleet]] officers, whose names shall be listed upon the filed report for your perusal as Appendix A. These acts are classified as indirect endangerments, and are inferred through acts undertaken by yourself should your actions have continued unchecked by the due authorities established by [[Starfleet Command]].
*Charge Three: That you through action, or inaction put forward an effort to assassinate a duly appointed officer of Starfleet and in so doing interfered with a mission of the most critical sort. That in your actions, you endangered the lives of the crew and threatened to sabotage the completion of a lawful mission necessary to maintain the safety and security of the [[United Federation of Planets]].
*Charge Four: That during your attempt at assassination, you caused the near fatal injury of a fellow officer, namely Ensign [[Joseph Willowbrook]].
*Charge Five: That you took upon yourself the duties of an [[Ambassador]] of the United Federation of Planets, contrary to your assigned duties, without the authority of duly appointed officials, and in so doing, entered into negotiations and conduct which has been determined as counterproductive to official Federation Domestic and Foreign policy.
*Charge Six: That you willingly and enthusiastically undertook an agenda to aid the enemies of the United Federation of Planets in their efforts to subvert, injure, defame or render impotent, said Federation and thereby acted as an agent for an external power in opposition to the United Federation of Planets.

Of those charges three carried the potential of the death penalty, while the other three carry sentences ranging from fifty-years to life imprisonment if found guilty. In addition, If convicted there is the loss of all rank and privilege associated with Starfleet Service. however, with the recommendation of [[Rank|Captain]] [[Ahmed Ibn Salid|Salid]] to the Judge Advocate General's Office, that Maddox be charged and that he serve a suitable punishment for those charges brought against him. Thereby allowing Maddox, should he agree to the suspension of formal charges should instead face the captain's mast, rather than be formally charged with a General Court Martial. Maddox agreed, and the following punishment was levied against him:

*Reduction in grade to that of [[Rank|crewman]], his commission as a Starfleet officer revoked. 
*He will be held to maintain a 85% efficiency rating in your departmental status reports and performance reviews. 
*Restricted from recreational [[holodeck]] use until further notice. 
*Mandatory confinement for 24 hours of every week for the next month in the brig.
*Required to undergo psychological counseling with a ship's counselor at least once per week, unless released from this requirement by the supervising counselor. 

[[File:Admiralty board.jpg|thumb|left|500px|An Admiral's mast is comprised of between one and six admirals who gather for disciplinary hearings that they determine does not require a general court martial]]
The second Mast for [[Rank|Lieutenant]] [[Detron Trei]] of the [[USS Boudicca]], was a little more ambiguous and so was handled a little differently. The charge was having jeopardized the lives of starfleet Officers and [[Federation]] citizens through an impetuous act, not authorized by your commanding officer, by initiating telepathic contact with the [[Borg]] at [[Dovek II]] and thus, alerting them to the presence of two [[federation]] [[starship]]s, and thereby placing the crews of those ships in harms way, The admiralty has determined that you are to be sentenced in accordance to an [[Rank|Admiral's]] Mast, so that you may remain in service with starfleet in the hopes that you will regain your honor and rank, which has been sullied by these actions. Lieutenant Detron Trei, In accordance with Starfleet regulations Article 13 sections 2153 subsections A-Q, having found you eligible for an Admiral's Mast rather than a General court-Martial, and determining that you could still become and remain a valuable officer in the service of starfleet, I have been ordered by Starfleet Command, to hereby read you the rulings of said Admiral's mast and thereby enforce such orders as are contained therein.

He was sentenced as follows: 
*You are hereby demoted to the rank of [[Rank|Ensign Senior Grade]], and are not eligible for promotion until such time as you prove your value and worth to the fleet, through thoughtful and decisive actions, not fraught with impulsiveness as you have been shown to exhibit in the past. 
*In addition, you shall not be eligible to hold the position of department head, until such time as a senior officer within your direct chain of command should determine you rehabilitated. 
*You are to spend twenty four hours each week for the span of one month in the brig, and have all shore leave revoked without express special permission by your immediate commanding officer. 
*You are also to maintain a professional readiness and efficiency rating of 85%. 

Should you fail to adhere to any of these requirements, You will be tried and if convicted sentenced to incarceration in a maximum security facility in accordance with the laws of the [[United Federation of Planets]].

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