Saru

• Full Name: Saru
• Species: Kelpien
• Gender: Male
• c.2244: Cadet, Starfleet Academy, command track (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
  • "Nearly twice as long" in Starfleet in 2255 as Michael Burnham (6 years) by Desperate Hours
• By 2255: Lieutenant, chief science officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
• May 2255: Lieutenant commander, second officer, chief science officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
• By November 2256: Commander, executive officer, Starfleet; USS Discovery (DIS: "Context is for Kings")