James T. Kirk/Key dates/2250s

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|-| 2250=Began a fifteen-year friendship with Gary Mitchell
|-| 2252=
* Entered Starfleet Academy as a cadet.
* Was romantically involved with Ruth and bullied by Finnegan.
* During his time at the Academy, participated in the Axanar Peace Mission.
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* Befriends Lieutenant Benjamin Finney.
* Promoted to ensign and was assigned aboard the , along with Lieutenant Benjamin Finney.
|-| 2255=
* Promoted to lieutenant. 
* Was on his first planetary survey mission at Neural.
* Graduated from Academy after defeating the "no-win" Kobayashi Maru scenario. 
* Assigned to the under the command of Captain Garrovick.
|-| 2257=Encounters dikironium cloud creature while serving aboard the Farragut.
|-| 2259=Appointed First officer of the Farragut.
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