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"I've dealt with the High Command. Vulcans can lie and cheat with the best of them."

– Jonathan Archer, 2154 ("The Forge")

Vulcan High Command Building, 2154 — The building of the Vulcan High Command in the Vulcan capital city in 2154

The Vulcan High Command was the most powerful governmental body on Vulcan during the early 22nd century, and its de facto military government.

The High Command was responsible for overseeing military and civilian organizations, as well as Vulcan's space fleet, diplomatic missions, and scientific research.

History

See also: Vulcan history

The Vulcan High Command existed as early as 1957. In that year, a Tellarite freighter relayed a distress call to the High Command from a Vulcan research team stranded on Earth. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

In 2097 the High Command annexed Weytahn, calling it Paan Mokar. (ENT: "Cease Fire").

In May of 2153, the High Command ordered Subcommander T'Pol (via Ambassador Soval) to return to Vulcan rather than join Enterprise NX-01 on its mission into the Delphic Expanse. T'Pol resigned her commission rather than obey. (ENT: "The Expanse")

In 2154, V'Las, head of the High Command, planned to attack Andoria, tricking the Vulcan High Council into believing that the Andorians were developing a planet-destroying weapon based on Xindi technology. (ENT: "Awakening") Following the Enterprise's thwarting of that incident, the High Command was disbanded, ending their diplomatic influence of Earth's decisions. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")

Upon this, the newly instated minister T'Pau began cleaning house, which resulted in many former High Command ships being undercrewed by the time of the Babel Crisis. During the incident, she was only able to dispatch twenty-three starships to add to the combined Andorian-Human-Tellarite intercept fleet. (ENT: "United")

A possible candidate for the role of successor to the High Command might be the Vulcan High Council mentioned in ENT: "These Are the Voyages...", which was apparently powerful enough to be responsible for the decision that Vulcan join the Federation.

Lorot was a member of the High Command assimilated by the Borg. (VOY: "Infinite Regress")

This would imply that either the High Command was re-established in some form, or that Lorot was somehow assimilated before 2154, long before official first contact with the Borg. If the former, then Vulcan Space Central and the V'Shar might also operate under the authority of the High Command. It should be noted that Vulcan maintained its own fleet of ships separate from Starfleet as late as 2368, as seen in TNG: "Unification II"

In an alternate reality, the Vulcan High Command was reinstated sometime before 2258, when Vulcan was destroyed by Nero. (Star Trek)

This would imply that the High Command was either reinstated after 2233, the point of divergence, or it was reinstated in both universes. The latter possibility would facilitate Lorot being assimilated after first contact with the Borg.

Organizations

Vulcan Ministry of Information
Vulcan Science Council
Vulcan Science Directorate
Vulcan Security Directorate
Vulcan Space Council
Vulcan Space Program

Education

Vulcan Science Academy

High command officials

High council

Administrator V'Las, Head of Vulcan High Command

Ministers

Minister Kuvak

Diplomats

Ambassador Soval
Ambassador Tos
Ambassador V'Lar

Solkar might also have served under the High command, as it was active during his life. Additionally, Lojal, Spock, Sarek, T'Pel, and V'Lar might have served under a reestablished High Command.

Others and unknown

Chief Investigator Stel, Vulcan Security Directorate
Subaltern Lorot
Subcommander T'Pol

Apocrypha

The Vulcan's Soul book Exodus mentions a High Command present during the time of Surak. Whether this is a separate High Command or the same organization is unknown.

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-[[Image:VulcanHighCommandBuilding2154.jpg|thumb|The building of the Vulcan High Command in the Vulcan capital city in [[2154]].]]
+{{aquote|I've dealt with the High Command. Vulcans can lie and cheat with the best of them.|[[Jonathan Archer]]|2154|The Forge}}
-In the [[22nd century]], the '''Vulcan High Command''' was the most powerful governmental body on [[planet]] [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], its de facto [[military]] government.
+[[File:Vulcan High Command Building, 2154.jpg|thumb|The building of the Vulcan High Command in the Vulcan capital city in [[2154]]]]
+The '''Vulcan High Command''' was the most powerful governmental body on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} during the early [[22nd century]], and its ''[[de facto]]'' [[military]] [[government]].
+The High Command was responsible for overseeing military and civilian organizations, as well as Vulcan's space fleet, diplomatic missions, and scientific research.
-==Prior to Federation membership==
-During the 22nd century, the High Command was an organization responsible for overseeing the Vulcan military as well as civilian organizations.
-===Organizations===
-*[[Vulcan Diplomatic Corps]]
-*[[Vulcan Intelligence]]
-*[[Vulcan Ministry of Information]]
-*[[Vulcan Science Directorate]]
-===History===
-In May [[2153]], the High Command ordered [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]] (via [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]]) to return to Vulcan rather than join [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] on its mission into the [[Delphic Expanse]].  T'Pol resigned her commission rather than obey. ({{ENT|The Expanse}})
+==History==
-In [[2154]], [[V'Las]], the head of the High Command, planned to attack [[Andoria]], believing that they were developing a [[planet]] killer based on [[Xindi]] technology. ({{ENT|Awakening}}) Following that incident, V'Las' High Command was disbanded, ending their diplomatic influence of [[Earth]]'s decisions. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
+:''See also: [[Vulcan history]]''
+[[File:Vulcan high command.jpg|thumb|The High Command in [[2154]]]]
+The Vulcan High Command existed as early as [[1957]]. In that year, a [[Tellarite]] freighter relayed a distress call to the High Command from a Vulcan research team stranded on [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
+In [[2097]] the High Command [[annexation|annexed]] [[Weytahn]], calling it Paan Mokar. ({{ENT|Cease Fire}}).
-Later that year, [[T'Pau]] replaced V'Las as head minister of the Vulcan people. She assumed responsibility over Vulcan's military structure, including many of its [[warship]]s. She actively began to restructure the military, and those vessels that remained in service no longer had full [[crew]] complements (many of whom were still sympathetic to the old High Command and left rather than serve the new leadership). During the incident with the [[Romulan drone-ship]], T'Pau was only able to dispatch 23 [[vessel]]s to add to the combined Andorian-Human-Tellarite intercept fleet. ({{ENT|United}})
+In [[May]] of [[2153]], the High Command ordered [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]] (via [[Ambassador]] [[Soval]]) to return to Vulcan rather than join {{EnterpriseNX}} on its mission into the [[Delphic Expanse]].  T'Pol resigned her commission rather than obey. ({{ENT|The Expanse}})
-===High command officials===
-====High council====
-* [[Administrator]] [[V'Las]], Head of Vulcan High Command.
+In [[2154]], [[V'Las]], head of the High Command, planned to attack [[Andoria]], tricking the [[Vulcan High Council]] into believing that the [[Andorian]]s were developing a [[Xindi superweapon|planet-destroying weapon based on Xindi technology]]. ({{ENT|Awakening}}) Following the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s thwarting of that incident, the High Command was disbanded, ending their diplomatic influence of Earth's decisions. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
-====Ministers====
-* [[Minister]] [[Kuvak]]
-* Chief Investigator [[Stel]], [[Vulcan Security Directorate]].
+Upon this, the newly instated minister [[T'Pau]] began cleaning house, which resulted in many former High Command ships being undercrewed by the time of the [[Babel Crisis]]. During the incident, she was only able to dispatch twenty-three starships to add to the combined Andorian-Human-Tellarite intercept fleet. ({{ENT|United}})
-====Diplomats====
-* [[Ambassador]] [[Solkar]]
-* Ambassador [[Soval]]
-* Ambassador [[Tos]]
-* Ambassador [[V'Lar]]
+{{bginfo|A possible candidate for the role of successor to the High Command might be the [[Vulcan High Council]] mentioned in {{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}, which was apparently powerful enough to be responsible for the decision that Vulcan join the Federation.}}
-====Diplomatic aides====
-* [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
+[[Lorot]] was a member of the High Command assimilated by the [[Borg]]. ({{VOY|Infinite Regress}})
-==Federation-era history==
+{{bginfo|This would imply that either the High Command was re-established in some form, or that Lorot was somehow assimilated before 2154, long before official first contact with the Borg. If the former, then [[Vulcan Space Central]] and the [[V'Shar]] might also operate under the authority of the High Command. It should be noted that Vulcan maintained its own fleet of ships separate from [[Starfleet]] as late as [[2368]], as seen in {{TNG|Unification II}}}}
-By the [[23rd century|23rd]] and [[24th century|24th centuries]], the High Command of Vulcan would fill a very different role, as the planet was a [[Federation]] member.
-({{VOY|Infinite Regress}})
-[[Vulcan Space Central]] was maintained by the High Command that oversaw all incoming and outgoing ship activity near Vulcan. ({{TOS|Amok Time}})
+''In an [[alternate reality]], the Vulcan High Command was reinstated sometime before 2258, when {{alt|Vulcan}} was destroyed by [[Nero]].'' ({{film|11}})
+{{bginfo|This would imply that the High Command was either reinstated after [[2233]], the point of divergence, or it was reinstated in both universes. The latter possibility would facilitate [[Lorot]] being assimilated after first contact with the [[Borg]].}}
+==Organizations==
-The Command would continue to help maintain Vulcan security and defense, as well as other internal matters, including the [[V'Shar]]. ({{TNG|Gambit, Part II|Unification II}})
+* [[Vulcan Ministry of Information]]
+* [[Vulcan Science Council]]
+* [[Vulcan Science Directorate]]
+* [[Vulcan Security Directorate]]
+* [[Vulcan Space Council]]
+* [[Vulcan Space Program]]
+==Education==
-Even after becoming a Federation member, Vulcan still maintained its own fleet of ships. In [[2367]], the High Command dispatched [[Vulcan defense vessel|defense vessels]] to intercept the [[Romulan]] invasion fleet of Vulcan. ({{TNG|Unification II}})
+* [[Vulcan Science Academy]]
-===High command officials===
+==High command officials==
-====High council====
+===High council===
+* [[Administrator]] [[V'Las]], Head of Vulcan High Command
-* [[Subaltern]] [[Lorot]]
-====Ministers====
+===Ministers===
-* Minister [[Satok]], Vulcan Minister of Security.
+* [[Minister]] [[Kuvak]]
-====Diplomats====
+===Diplomats===
-* Ambassador [[Lojal]]
+* Ambassador [[Soval]]
-* Ambassador [[Sarek]]
+* Ambassador [[Tos]]
-* Ambassador [[Spock]]
+* Ambassador [[V'Lar]]
+{{bginfo|[[Solkar]] might also have served under the High command, as it was active during his life. Additionally, [[Lojal]], [[Spock]], [[Sarek]], [[T'Pel (Ambassador)|T'Pel]], and [[V'Lar]] might have served under a reestablished High Command.}}
-* Ambassador [[T'Pel (Ambassador)|T'Pel]]
-====Diplomatic Aides====
+===Others and unknown===
+* Chief Investigator [[Stel]], [[Vulcan Security Directorate]]
-* [[Sakkath]]
+* [[Subaltern]] [[Lorot]]
+* [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
 ==Apocrypha==
-The High Command may be a very old organization that may have been present during the time of Surak as there is mention of such an organization in the book [[Vulcan's Soul]] [[Exodus]]. But whether this is a separate High Command or the same organization is unknown.
+The ''[[Vulcan's Soul]]'' book ''[[Exodus]]'' mentions a High Command present during the time of [[Surak]]. Whether this is a separate High Command or the same organization is unknown.
+[[cs:Vulkánské vrchní velení]]
+[[de:Vulkanisches Oberkommando]]
+[[fr:Haut Commandement Vulcain]]
+[[it:Alto Comando Vulcaniano]]
+[[ja:ヴァルカン最高司令部]]
+[[nl:Vulcan hoge commando]]
+[[sr:Вулканска врховна команда]]
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+[[Category:Military organizations]]
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