lol yeah, I really hated those cadets too.

Having the Dominion take over the station at the end of season 5 was a stroke of brilliance, and I particularly liked the season 6 episode "In the Pale Moonlight", as well as all of those dealing with Section 31. The fact that they are betraying everything Starfleet and the Federation stand for even while ensuring their continued survival is dealt with in great depth, and while Gene Roddenberry probably would have hated the whole idea, the fact that they openly go against that sort of ideal vision is the whole point, and the irony is lost on none of them. I found that all to be extremely interesting.