Sisko encounters Michael Eddington, his former Starfleet Security Chief, who betrayed him and joined the Maquis.
Sisko sees his chance, and although the Defiant is not yet fully repaired, he and his crew take the ship back into space.
As the crew sets off to find Eddington's real location, a distress call is received from the Malinche—Maquis forces have ambushed and disabled the starship.
He broadcasts a message to the Maquis, threatening to poison the atmosphere of one of their colony worlds with biological weapons in retaliation for their attacks.
Club was impressed by the moral complexity of the plot, and also praised the 'holographic communicator' as a "cool" way to have more scenes between Eddington and Sisko.
[4] In 2018, Vulture.com rated "For the Uniform" the 10th best episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, noting a focus on the story arcs of Michael Eddington and the Maquis.