This was actually on a Defiant-class ship being captained by Starfleet recruits/kids! The captain was just an older cadet that the original dying captain placed

This was actually on a Defiant-class ship being captained by Starfleet recruits/kids! The captain was just an older cadet that the original dying captain placed in command. Which fits with my headcannon that real Starfleet captains wouldn't so this.