"Coming of Age" was the 19th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Summary
Wesley Crusher attends an admittance test for Starfleet Academy while inspectors tour the Enterprise.
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References
Characters
- Chang • Beverly Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Data • Diana Giddings • Jake Kurland • Geordi La Forge • Oliana Mirren • Mordock • Jean-Luc Picard • Gregory Quinn • Dexter Remmick • William T. Riker • Rondon • T'Shanik • Deanna Troi • Darien Wallace • Worf, son of Mogh • Natasha Yar
- Referenced only
- Jack Crusher • Kosinski
Starships and vehicles
- Referenced only
- USS Stargazer (Constellation-class exploratory cruiser) • freighter
Locations
Planetary locales
- Vulcan
- Vulcana Regar
Shipboard locations
- USS Enterprise-D
- bridge • corridor • observation lounge • ready room • transporter room (#8)
Stations and outposts
- Relva VII outpost
Planets and planetoids
- Referenced only
- Algeron IV • Beltane IX • Vulcan
Stars and systems
- Referenced only
- Algeron • Beltane • Vulcan system
Races and cultures
- Referenced only
- Ferengi • The Edo
States and organizations
Institutions
Technology and weapons
- android • antimatter tank • deuterium tank • flux coordinating sensor unit • impulse engine • maneuvering jet • starship • shuttlecraft • Soong-type android • tractor beam • transporter • viewscreen • warp drive
Substances and energies
- antimatter • dilithium • liquid hydrogen
Ranks and titles
- acting ensign • admiral • captain • chief medical officer • doctor • first officer • lieutenant commander • one star admiral • security chief • tac officer • flag officer • commandant • Commandant of Starfleet Academy
Other
- captain's log • log entry • Mordock Strategy • stardate • standard orbit • outpost • hyperspace physics • intermix ratio • warp factor • starbase • light-year • universe • mind-altering machine • psych test • Bulgallian rat • psychological profile • lifeform • extricator • shuttlebay • bridge • launch door • flight emergency override • kilometer • atmosphere • death • Melanoid slime worm • races and cultures • Prime Directive • dynamic relationships test • vector coordinates • month • year • environmental lab • hour • day • energy • cargo bay • ID • second • operations • rank • title • matter • technology • government • planet • gravity • star • star system • lifeform • animal • humanoid • officer
Appendices
Related works
- FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual
- The RPG supplement mentions the Starfleet Inspector General Office which originated in this episode. The manual supplies a branch admiral's shoulderboard color-code for an IGO flag officer's uniform jacket. The jacket did not appear in this episode, however, as in canon the jacket only appeared as a Starfleet uniform worn by Admiral Leonard McCoy in TNG episode: "Encounter at Farpoint".
- TNG episode: "Conspiracy" : The story started here continues in "Conspiracy" as Quinn's search for Starfleet's alien influence comes to fruition.
- TNG episode: "Justice" : Captain Picard's decision to interpret the Prime Directive with the Edo is referenced in Remmick's line of questioning.
Timeline
| published order | ||
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| Previous episode: When the Bough Breaks |
TNG episode produced | Next episode: Heart of Glory |
| Previous episode: Home Soil |
TNG episode aired | Next episode: Heart of Glory |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: When the Bough Breaks |
Next Adventure: Heart of Glory | |
Images
External link
- "Coming of Age" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.