Wait, that means that Picard lost about 70 officers, Kirk lost 94 officers, Janeway lost 56, and Archer lost around 53 (from what I could gather from the wikis.) Even circumstantially, the Enterprise D is pretty lethal to have families on board. All the others were going into the unknown, but D had regular missions inside well-known territory (mostly.)
Even circumstantially, the Enterprise D is pretty lethal to have families on board.
I really appreciated the turbolift conversation between Troi and Picard in "The Bonding". It was a great in-character way to call out Roddenberry's weird idea about families being aboard Starfleet ships.
TROI: I sense the weight of this duty on you, Captain.
PICARD: I really wonder. Halt. I've always believed that carrying children on a starship is a very questionable policy. Serving on a starship means accepting certain risks, certain dangers. Did Jeremy Aster make that choice?
TROI: Death and loss are an integral part of life everywhere. Leaving him on Earth would not have protected him.
PICARD: No, but Earth isn't likely to be ordered to the Neutral Zone, or to repel a Romulan attack. It was my command which sent his mother to her death. She understood her mission and my duty. Will he?
Janeway personally killed each of hers, just as a little treat for herself
I thought something was weird when her coffee mug said "Don't talk to me until I've killed Tuvix"
Picard: Mostly stays within Federation Space as a diplomat, occasionally participates in defense actions, fucked with by Q when he's bored
Kirk: Went into unknown space for exploration, few resupply runs, war with Klingons
Janeway: Teleported into hostile alien space with no hope of resupply, hostile aliens aren't even the most lethal, loses medical doctor early
Sisko (not shown): Literally commanding a military installation at the front lines of a warzone.
Archer:
