Order

In military parlance, an order was a command, direction, or instruction from a superior officer. A variant of the order was the direct order, which was an order given face-to-face from a superior officer to a subordinate, while a counterorder or countermand was an order that was opposite to that of a previous order. A rescinded order was belayed.
The job of a Starfleet officer, according to Fleet Admiral Charles Vance in the 32nd century, was to follow orders. ()
Captain Jean-Luc Picard was ordered to take command of the by Admiral Norah Satie. ()
Lieutenant Commander Data stated "By order of Starfleet, I hereby take command of this vessel." ()
Picard stated "the claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history." ()
Picard was ordered to relinquish command of the Enterprise to Captain Edward Jellico. ()
==Command phrases==
Many captains adopted a particular way of giving the order to take a starship out. Choosing one's catchphrase was something of an informal tradition among those who had been given the opportunity to take command. (; )
== See also ==
* Doctor's orders
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