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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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Why is the Doc considered O’Brien’s senior officer?

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Yeah, it’s an officer vs enlisted thing.  In modern militaries, no matter how high ranking an enlisted man is, he’s still considered lower-ranking than any officer, and Lieutenant junior grade (Bashir’s rank) is an officer rank, albeit a low one (it’s one step up from Ensign, the lowest.  Bashir’s a j.g. instead of an Ensign because of all the extra education he got in medical school.  The US Navy operates on similar principles.)

ds9 ah! this explains it nicely thank you!