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You mean read between the lines, don't you?A good officer should always read his orders...carefully
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You mean read between the lines, don't you?
a) everything is there for you to find. Nothing is hidden;
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Also not very impressive for someone his age and w/ his experience. Granted he started his career as a grunt (so NCO I guess) being an LT (or even 1LT) is kinda low on the ladder... I mean we're not talking a CPT scenario here where each separate branch can choose what kind of CPT/CAPT it is...
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Maybe something along the lines of: "We don't care about the place, it's a costly liability. If you can close it, then good riddance."
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*has one!*I think we should request a complete list of ranks.
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(groans of increasing lore thirst)
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As this obviously is modeled on the modern US/NATO style rank system as an LT he either fucked up majorly and has been demoted at least once or something kept him from being promoted. (Which deviates somewhat from our system of 'Up or Out'). But I digress...I think we should request a complete list of ranks.
Making him a Captain rank officer would at least leave us with the ambiguity of his real rank - (Army) Captain (O-3) or Navy Captain (= Bird Colonel, O-6). That way we could have some fun guessing his background
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Which one - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force, Coast Guard?
*ggg*
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Could be but w/ @Nottravis use of US mil lingo ('Vanguard Actual' anyone?) I'd bet money on US or at least NATO (excluding English ranks - he'd be a Leftenant thenIt can still be non-American.
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*puts on top hat and a monocle* "Leftenant" is the only correct pronounciation!Could be but w/ @Nottravis use of US mil lingo ('Vanguard Actual' anyone?) I'd bet money on US or at least NATO (excluding English ranks - he'd be a Leftenant then
Yeah, at some point, lording over the good doctor the fact that her project can be shut down with a word from us ought to be fun. There is no way she will feel threatened by that, or try to do something bad, or anything...A good officer should always read his orders...carefully
What does the renter on the left have to do with anything?*puts on top hat and a monocle* "Leftenant" is the only correct pronounciation!
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He is to shut down the station should he not deem it viable. Didn't you read your orders?
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I confess I took a tiny liberty by nodding at BSG who mixed US and UK navy terms around in their dialogue. So we're not operating on NATO standard rather something in between.Could be but w/ @Nottravis use of US mil lingo ('Vanguard Actual' anyone?) I'd bet money on US or at least NATO (excluding English ranks - he'd be a Leftenant then
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As to the low rank, well it's not that low. Lowish perhaps but any higher and you wouldn't send him out by himself I don't think. Besides, junior officers have one trait that so endears them to the higher ranks - they're expendable...
You saw a quick glimpse as we landed, but I'll concede not perhaps sufficient to make an assessment. Well unless you want to start looking at the images and judging how big the landing pad vs the base was and the size of Vanguard when on it. Then again we could wait a few days and see ourselves
The switching branches probably didn't do him much good I suspect...
Also, peacetime remote force. The command is probably quite small so rather like most small peacetime military, promotion is often at the expense of "dead men's shoes"...
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*grins and decides that's the perfect time to go to beddies as her renders run*Yeah, at some point, lording over the good doctor the fact that her project can be shut down with a word from us ought to be fun. There is no way she will feel threatened by that, or try to do something bad, or anything...
Figured that was just an outpost for the base, like the best place to land and then vehicle ride to the real base.You saw a quick glimpse as we landed, but I'll concede not perhaps sufficient to make an assessment. Well unless you want to start looking at the images and judging how big the landing pad vs the base was and the size of Vanguard when on it. Then again we could wait a few days and see ourselves
Pretty sure they could run the electricty for that place with a hamster in his wheel.
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