User blog comment:Spartan0700/Mass Effect 3: Off the Record/@comment-5287758-20120727114358/@comment-1388547-20120727203253

That sounds fairly plausible. Anderson was intending to use the Normandy as his flagship. The war room in the back is what in naval terms might be called the flag bridge -- someplace from which the admiral and his staff can direct the fleet, without getting in the way of the captain in the CIC. But while Anderson is a capable fighter in a pinch, I'd see him in more of a "mission control" role, while the former squadmates take a more prominent role and lead shore parties themselves.

Oh, and bringing Kahlee Sanders on board the Normandy would be pretty fun too. I'd like to see what she could do, either in a squad or in the lab.