Editing Stanford A. Evers (section)

==Sixth Assignment: USS Kinkaid (NCC 50977)==

Evers served for just a year and a half aboard the Kinkaid and it was a frustrating and sad time for him. Just after his arrival he learned of the loss of the Venture and all of his friends and shipmates aboard her. Only weeks after that Evers’ wife of twenty years, was killed in a shuttle accident on her way out to join him at his new station.

[[image:norcl.jpg|thumb|right|'''USS Kinkaid NCC 50977''']]

Duty aboard the Kinkaid was also onerous for him as the vessels primary mission profile was diplomacy. Evers found racing back and forth across the Federation, putting out the frequent brushfires that erupted between its various members irksome and often stated that he felt like a parent who needed to discipline his children, instead of coaxing them to play nice. 

It was during a conference on Vulcan that Commander Evers had a chance meeting with Admiral Jepak who was on leave visiting his family. When the Admiral asked Evers how he liked serving aboard the Kinkaid, Evers answered him…in detail.

Impressed with Evers, the Vulcan officer concluded that Evers was wasted in a diplomatic role and that it was only ‘logical’ to return him to a role in which he excelled. Within a week of returning from leave Admiral Jepak had issued orders promoting Evers and giving him command of the USS Ajax.