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[Star Trek] What's the furthest an augment can legally get, as in positions of power or authority, in the 24th century?

Say Bashir's parents had been upfront with his modifications, could he have been a badass frontier civilian doctor? Is he barred from politics, or just someone that people're prejudiced against? There's no money, true, but could he've ended up with his own shipping company? Could he've played sports professionally against aliens, or possibly some augmented league (we've *got* to accept steroid use at some point)? Would he be barred from joining a PDF, if one were to exist alongside yet outside of Starfleet? Is it just Starfleet that augments aren't ok in, or all facets of Federation government? Could my mans be an emt or a fire chief?
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Bashir was nearly kicked out of Star Fleet during a time of immense crisis when they need the best of the best. An augment could maybe it incredibly fast if they kept it a secret but soon as the cats out of the bag so too do any future plans.