Talk:Provisional officer

Chakotay and Paris
One thing about this has been bugging me. Why was Chakotay considered provisional while Tom himself wasn't? If they both had a career in Starfleet and left before Voyager was stranded then why the difference? Was it just because the fact Chakotay himself was a Maquis like his crew?--Rkdew0 21:12, June 21, 2011 (UTC)