He just knew he didn't want to command a vessel.
If Daniel guessed wrong, he supposed it proved he hadn't been cut out to command a civilian vessel.
He became a lieutenant commander and commanded a vessel in the invasion of Okinawa.
Pedro was close enough to Columbus to have commanded a vessel on his third voyage across the Atlantic.
In fact, he had commanded a vessel of his own at one time, until the Alliance crippled it beyond repair.
He was apparently released however as he is later recorded commanding a small 16-ton vessel with a crew of 35 men and one gun.
Commanding a vessel was a difficult task at the best of times.
It was hard enough to command a vessel without having to watch one's back at the same time.
Wavemistress of her clan for ten years, she had commanded a large vessel long before that.
"You are referring to my ability to command a vessel in deep space?"