High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Valiant" is a sixth season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first broadcast on 6 May 1998. Summary: Jake and Nog, on a visit to Ferenginar, find themselves on board a rogue starship, piloted by a fresh-faced crew of Starfleet cadets. But these aren't just any cadets, they're Red Squad cadets: the best of the best. Their loyalty and obedience eventually lead them into disaster.