James T. Kirk/Starfleet career/Postings & Assignments

Kirk was commissioned as a Starfleet officer with the rank of ensign and the serial number SC937-0176CEC. ()
Among his early missions was the Vulcanian expedition, along with former classmate Timothy. () He had also, at one point, visited Alpha Majoris I, where he had personally witnessed the native mellitus. ()
Also early in Kirk's career, he became quite familiar with the work of Doctor Tristan Adams. He even had the opportunity to visit penal colonies that had been revolutionized by Adams, later describing what he saw as "clean, decent hospitals for sick minds," even describing them as "resort colonies", as opposed to "cages". ()
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