If it were a Klingon ship, I would have killed you for offering your suggestion." Worf is angered at being patronized, but resists confronting a superior officer. He praises him sarcastically for his efficiency during an easy navigational procedure on the bridge. Kurn gives Worf the assignment of scanning the 2,000 asteroids in a field at a range of 300,000 kilometers: none in their flight path. However, it is notable that the only person Kurn has not been giving a hard time is " the one person who wouldn't really mind it": Worf. When La Forge and Wesley complain privately to Riker in Ten Forward about Kurn's aggressive command style, he reminds them that Kurn simply has a different style of command and that Klingons believe in obedience and strict adherence to regulations. The surprised crew find Kurn's method excessively harsh and draconian. Kurn has Ensign Crusher set course for the outer cometary cloud of the system, with Kurn angrily ordering him to increase speed to one-third impulse power. Kurn disciplines Wesley Crusher in front of the bridge crew while the acting ensign whispers with Data while Kurn is speaking to the crew.
Kurn, in his new role, immediately tries to impose " Klingon-style" discipline aboard the Starfleet vessel, with Captain Jean-Luc Picard's full approval. Earlier, in 2365, Commander and Enterprise first officer William Riker served in a similar capacity aboard the IKS Pagh. The Klingon Commander Kurn is temporarily assigned to the USS Enterprise-D as acting first officer as part of the Federation- Klingon Officer Exchange Program. As part of an exchange program, we're taking aboard a Klingon officer to return the recent visit of Commander Riker to the cruiser Pagh. Summary Teaser " Captain's log, Stardate 43685.2.