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"Recruitment Drive" was a Star Trek Online short story by Katherine Bankson released in Star Trek Magazine #184 UK/#57 US in June 2016. It was the 18th of 20 stories set in the STO continuity that were published in the magazine between 2012 and 2016, the last of five by Bankson. This story focused on Captain Benjamin Walker and Commander Nereda aboard the Wells-class timeship USS Pastak in the 27th century.

Description[]

The future of the Federation is in jeopardy, as alien time-incursions rip holes throughout its history. In the 27th century, the captain of the USS Pastak has no option but to consider recruiting new temporal agents, from a time like no other...

Summary[]

Benjamin Walker returns to the Pastak from a time travel mission to the 23rd century. Soon after, First Officer Nereda meets him in his ready room and realizes his mission isn't over, as he's still wearing an old Starfleet uniform. Although history is back on track, Walker says he's observed three temporal incursions in three weeks from the Na'kuhl. One oddity was the emergence of a planet killer in the 2260s, which shouldn't have occurred in the sector or that era, and led to the loss of the USS Constellation.

Starfleet orders Pastak to recruit operatives from the 23rd century to help ferret out the Na'kuhl. The familiarity of temporal locals with their culture, language, and politics will prevent them from standing out, as opposed to fish-out-of-water time travelers. Walker shows Nereda two dozen potential candidates, one of whom is a member of the crew of the Constitution-class USS Enterprise. She thinks he's the best choice on his list, but suggests an alternative in case Command doesn't approve. Her selection is a captain who had a short career and died too soon, who could be scooped from the timeline before they actually die. Walker thinks this might also be a challenging choice, but agrees to submit both candidates before getting a sonic shower and changing back into his regular uniform.

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Characters[]

NeredaBenjamin Walker
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Jonathan ArcherPavel ChekovDanielsJames T. KirkMontgomery Scott

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Pastak (Wells-class timeship)
Referenced only
USS Constellation (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • planet killer

Races and cultures[]

CardassianHuman
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Na'kuhlSphere Builders

States and organizations[]

FederationStarfleet Command

Science and classification[]

hologramPADDsonic showertime streamtime traveltricorder

Occupations and titles[]

captaincommanderfirst officerofficersecurity officertemporal agent

Other references[]

assignment patchbridgecenturycommand divisioncrewculturedaydecadeDominion Warhistorypocketraktajinoready roomsectorsecuritystardateStarfleet uniform (2265-2270)Temporal Cold WartimetribbleuniformWells uniformwhale

Chronology[]

20th century
Montgomery Scott violates temporal regulations during a time travel mission to retrieve whales.
22nd century
Daniels recruits Jonathan Archer for assistance in the Temporal Cold War.
23rd century
24th century
Na'kuhl timeline tampering could have extended the Dominion War and collapsed the Federation within two decades.
27th century
Benjamin Walker returns to the USS Pastak from the past.

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Short stories published in magazines
TV21 Weekly TOS stories "Gateway to the Future"
Stardate Magazine TOS stories "Force of Law" • "The Killax Vendetta" • "Planetfall" • "Coronation Presumptuous" • "Boarding Party" • "Roleplaying in the Final Frontier"
Amazing Stories TNG stories "Last Words" • "On the Scent of Trouble" • "Life Itself is Reason Enough" • "Bedside Matters"
VOY stories "When Push Comes to Shove" • "A Night at Sandrine's" • "The Space Vortex of Doom"
Star Trek Magazine STO stories "Unexpected Honor" • "Shakedown" • "The Gale, Part 1" • "The Gale, Part 2" • "Mirror Image, Part 1" • "Mirror Image, Part 2" • "Chief, Part 1" • "Chief, Part 2" • "Of Chaos and Kal-toh, Part 1" • "Of Chaos and Kal-toh, Part 2" • "Dove" • "Backchannel Negotiations" • "There's No Place Like..." • "Locks Without Keys, Part 1" • "Locks Without Keys, Part 2" • "Hope Remains" • "After the Storm" • "Recruitment Drive" • "Time of the Scotsman" • "An Honorable Frontier"
Star Trek: Explorer stories "All That Most Maddens and Torments" • "Q and False" • "A Night In" • "The Offer" • "Seven v Seven" • "Quality of Life" • "Retribution" • "Broken Oaths" • "The Way to Exile" • "Kill Captain Proton!" • "Cumulative Damage" • "Explorers of the Storm" • "Prey" • "Growing Pains" • "Pulaski 2.0" • "The Disavowed" • "By Special Request" • "Paghabi" • "The Expert" • "The Guardian" • "The Mission" • "Things Can Only Get Better" • "Frontier Medicine" • "Control" • "The Victim" • "Scramble" • "You Can't Buy Fate" • "Summer Days Can Last Forever" • "The Kellidian Kidnapping" • "Lost and Founder" • "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die" • "See and Seen" • "Work Worth Doing" • "The Trouble with Jones" • "Sundering" • "Academy Acquisition" • "Jack of Diamonds" • "A Dish Served Cold" • "Forewarned and Three-Armed" • "Working Miracles" • "Confirmation Bias" • "Dignified Transfer" • "Attempted Break-in" • "Cat and Mouse" • "Housewarming" • "The Sirius Snarl" • "Memoriam" • "The Simulation"

Timeline[]

published order
Previous story:
After the Storm
STO short stories
(Star Trek Magazine)
Next story:
Time of the Scotsman
Previous story:
After the Storm
Stories by:
Katherine Bankson
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