10 Star Trek Admirals Whose Promotions Were A Big Mistake

There’s a suspiciously high number of evil Starfleet Admirals in Star Trek, which suggests that many of these promotions were huge mistakes. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) once advised Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) not to let Starfleet put him behind a desk with a promotion. It was a prescient warning, given the extensive list of corrupt Starfleet Admirals whose biggest crime may have been losing touch with the world outside Starfleet Command. Various Admirals have taken extreme measures to protect both Starfleet and the Federation, perhaps spurred on by their Earthbound positions.