It's not credible that Starfleet hasn't got a seperate war crew. Picard and his crew are explorers. So far, it only ever got to posturing weapons, never actual battles. We are talking Starfleet's flagship here. And an outpost does get destroyed as a warning, at the very beginning of this episode. If you ignore that flaw, then current staff should be trying to leave. Again - they were warned by the enemy, the Borg. Chief Engineer Geordi LaForge is visually impaired and should have the best excuse to drop his golden jacket. At least for now. A war crew like Peter Weller's crew in Star Trek Into Darkness would normally try to save the day here.
Review of The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
