[corkoman]

You don’t think a 19 year old could command an aircraft carrier, let alone a starship?

In "The Mote in God's Eye" (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle) there is a good reason for using very young officers for starship command.

[winodog]

I recall the Captain who met the moties being inexperianced and he messed up. What was the reason for a young Captain?

I liked the reboot. They may have screwed up the old storyline or timeline but I expect some great movies despite JJ

Still waiting for ringworld and Louey wu on the screen.

[Crusher138]

In "The Mote in God's Eye" (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle) there is a good reason for using very young officers for starship command.

And let's not forget "Ender's Game" that had kids leading entire battle fleets. Seems age-ism works both ways...