Is Starfleet a Military?

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Claude Berube - The Director of the US Naval Academy Museum to take a look at the history of Starfleet and how it compared to the History of the US Navy, and they try to answer the question: Is Starfleet a Military Organisation?  You can find more of Claude on the Preble Hall Podcast about Naval History here -https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/preble-hall/id1485514337 And see the Navy-Con videos here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI5ONIvXUYwyyTqbHxmq1jG3OpqjAA4QD And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - http://www.roguetwomedia.com/ - https://twitter.com/GreatDerelict - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GreatDerelict/