Well, let’s just say that I re-evaluated my perception of us being ‘veteran players’ as well when we ran into the little anecdote I shared. But, on the other hand, we’re still in our 30’s so it’s probably the next ten years we’re still missing until we grow white beards of wisdom. 
Thanks for sharing the concept that I already stole for my next campaign.
I forgot one thing: Talk about the chain of command aboard a starship and about the hierarchy of a military – and whether you want to play this game. Very strict like a military science fiction story or more (and this is, in my opinion, the way Star Trek approaches it) like a military-themed space opera? At least my own group of veteran players might need some practice to make themselves familiar with this, as their ‘regular group of adventurers’ runs very well without formalised hierarchy, orders and chains of command.