- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
*has one!*I think we should request a complete list of ranks.
- Thread starter Nottravis
- Start date
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
(groans of increasing lore thirst)
- Apr 4, 2018
- 2,186
- 2,698
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
- Apr 4, 2018
- 2,186
- 2,698
Which one - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force, Coast Guard?
*ggg*
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
- Apr 4, 2018
- 2,186
- 2,698
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.
)
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
*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!
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
He is to shut down the station should he not deem it viable. Didn't you read your orders?
- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
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
You don't have permission to view the spoiler content.
Log in or register now.
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"...
- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
*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.
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
- Sep 29, 2017
- 7,319
- 15,663
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.
You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
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"...
Why would a simple lt.engineer be ordered to carry a sidearm at all times,? And if he is assigned to the crew why Walker doesn't know who he is? And what happened to Harris? And why was the lieutenant assigned to the crew on such short notice?
- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
Nope. Sarah actually outranks Annie (hence why the MC wasn't that impressed in some dialogue branches with how Sarah and Annie interact "Surely she's not scared of an NCO..."
Annie is akin to a Chief Petty Officer.
- May 28, 2017
- 4,371
- 13,340
Ahh OK, that's why it didn't make much sense to me. Damn Star Trek and their Chief Engineers being high ranked.
- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
Seriatim:
(and then I am off to bed!)
Why would a simple lt.engineer be ordered to carry a sidearm at all times,?
His rank is irrelevant in this case. The order to carry a sidearm is determined by the threat level. Would you send him down to a planet where we know there is native life unarmed when we don't know what he will have to do to complete his mission? Probs best to get him to draw his pistol from the armoury just in case.
And if he is assigned to the crew why Walker doesn't know who he is?
Why should she? He's a Lt ground engineer. She's project lead and a senior scientist . The rank difference there is huge.
And what happened to Harris?
Chris and Annie have the answers to that one in Chapter One.
And why was the lieutenant assigned to the crew on such short notice?
Because Harris fell "ill" and they needed a ground engineer. He was available. He's not part of the Vanguard crew of course, they are merely dropping him off. After all Chris and Annie refer to him as "Self Loading Freight". As to why him in the first place, could well be his name was next on the list. After all Chris has complained about how the military mind works when discussing the state of the Vanguard.
Also, note how those little conversations -really- start to add up in terms of putting it all together?
Becca did warn people not to spacebar through it for a reason
- Jun 3, 2017
- 5,132
- 27,288
Also of course why Annie gets twitchy when the MC comes on to her (if he did in your SL of course)Ahh OK, that's why it didn't make much sense to me. Damn Star Trek and their Chief Engineers being high ranked.