He doesn't argue or tell her that she's wrong, because he can absolutely see where she's coming from. Having his communicator on him all the time feels like being on a leash, some days. "I get how it might seem that way, but that regulation exists because of emergencies. The time it would take to track down enough crew to deploy a starship might not be time that we have. I've only been active duty for a year and I've seen rapid recalls happen twice so far."