And TOS started out not with Starfleet (which, like the meaning of the abbreviation of "U.S.S.", was barely conceived until an episode or two before "Court Martial"), but with the idea that the Enterprise was a ship representing only Earth, and furthermore, that Earthlings had conquered the "Vulcanians" (as indicated…

THIS FAH AND NO FARTHA!

It was amusing, particularly when the Admiral communicating with him over subspace sees it. Ha! Embarrassment is funny.