The Embassy and the Spire... a proposal

Assuming this proposal pans out, and both fleets carry out their missions, you'll still have access to a Tier 3 Spire - you'd just need a Spire invite from Anishal, Deanna, Samara, or any other Phoenix member. I've been giving them access to our Starbase and Dilithium Mine for a while now. They use their own fleet provisions and can buy from our stores. They'd be bound to return the favor. In theory, this would take the Spire entirely off our plate, so we can focus on just the Starbase and Embassy once the Mine is complete.

The only problem I can see with this is having access to any "passive" benefits of the Spire (such as the dilithium cost reductions from the Mine). The only one of those that I feel would be useful would be the +1 ground and space active duty officer slots. Now, would that usefulness outweigh the benefit of not having to level up one whole fleet holding? I'm not sure, I think that's up to you all.