Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 established that then-Lieutenant Kirk was the youngest First Officer in Starfleet when he was promoted to the USS Farragut's Number One. Jim beat the previous record set by his father, Lieutenant George Kirk, to the chagrin of James' older brother, Lieutenant Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte).

Strange New Worlds switched ships to show us James T. Kirk’s first time in command of a starship. The episode is called “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,” and it creates a situation where not only does Commander Kirk become a Captain,

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 6 “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.”]