it was in there somewhere. I recall Burnham noticing the black badges though at that point it may not have been clear to the writers what those black badges were supposed to be.
She's not a cadet anymore, she's an officer since last season's finale. She should have explained a little more what was going on, I can understand that she wanted that thing out of her but maybe talking to it would have been a good idea to find out what its agenda is.
My broad guess is that at some point Section 31 is officially sanctioned by Starfleet and gets kicked out or the program gets terminated. At that point it becomes a pet project of rogue admirals and agents etc
I assumed Ensign was like Private/Seaman/Airman and they weren't officers until they hit lieutenant, although star trek has very few ranks to being with.
Mid-August. Hard to see, but they had a whole filming setup down there. Vans carrying cast and crew going back and forth constantly. I was in the park eating pizza with my wife.
Chief O'Brien wasn't an officer on DS9. He was the head of Station engineering, but a lowly ensign had higher rank than he did. I mean, Burnham was a specialist in season one. That's your equivalent.
Section 31 is autonomous, not rogue. DS9 made it perfectly clear that the upper ranks knows it exists, but prefers to maintain plausible deniability. It's akin to the CIA's Directorate of Operations, tasked with covert actions. Some members may go rogue, but the group itself is quietly allowed to exist by Starfleet; where do you think they get all their stuff or the ability to come and go freely within the Federation?
She was made Ensign (and accepted into the CTP) during the awards ceremony at the end of S1.
She was made Ensign (and accepted into the CTP) during the awards ceremony at the end of S1.
