Comments on: p. 169 (Chapter Six) http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/ Life. Love. Hyperspace. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Odhrain http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25964 Odhrain Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:34:39 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25964 Especially with the “Captain” thing. A captain in the navy was traditionally the commander of a ship with 100+ people below him.
A captain in the air force traditionally commands a plane with a very small crew, if any. That is one of the main reasons why the ranking names are so different.
And to confuse this even more a captain by rank is often not really a captain in the traditionally meaning of the word. In some armies these “captains” are titled commodore, so everyone knows who is in command.

]]> By: Nate http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25921 Nate Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:52:25 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25921 It is? I never even noticed that. Here’s my lightsaber and geek card, I’ll get my hat.

]]> By: Raven http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25895 Raven Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:40:20 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25895 Awwwwwwwww. I was looking for you at FanExpo yesterday. I wish you were here, and I hope you have fun. I wanted to spend my last pennies in your books! Do you still have any of the second volume of the old series left?

]]> By: James http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25888 James Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:27:52 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25888 It does indeed seem weird using both their rank and their job description to address someone.

]]> By: David http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25708 David Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:14:04 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25708 I may be off base here, but if we have significant differences between ranking systems within different branches of the armed forces from the same country at the same time period, it may not be straining credulity to have differences between Tara’s far future service and any of these.

]]> By: Jules http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25695 Jules Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:33:20 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25695 Oh, snap. Is this Major Nelson guy going to turn out to be a Kurtz a la Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now where we find him surrounded by cultists and heads on pikes? Because that would be totally crazy. Awesome and crazy.

]]> By: Fred http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25686 Fred Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:33:56 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25686 Why does Lieutenant Tremaine appear to be less than happy that Major Nelson is now in command? [final panel]

]]> By: Odhrain http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25675 Odhrain Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:31:07 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25675 Captain (US Navy) = Colonel (US Air Force) = O – 6
Major (US Air Force) = Lieutenant Commander (US Navy) = O – 4
Captain (US Air Force) = Lieutenant (US Navy) = O – 3

]]> By: J. Wilde http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25628 J. Wilde Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:55:41 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25628 Eh, just spit-ballin’ here. Concepts like the pronunciation of CHENG are probably not suited to a printed format anyway. I know I did a double-take my first day on the boat when I saw ‘ENG’ and learned that it was pronounced ‘enje.’

If the service includes Chief Petty Officers, calling any officer ‘Chief’, even if they’re the Chief Engineer, would probably also be contra-indicated. Hence, ‘CHENG.’

]]> By: Quieteyes http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25624 Quieteyes Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:03:41 +0000 http://galaxioncomics.com/1-comic/book-2/chapter-6/title-169/#comment-25624 Er, if there is a Captain Rodriguez, then shouldn’t they be in charge? (Stupid grammar: I’m using they as singular since it’s not gender specific). I would think a Captain out-ranked a “Chief Major”. :-)

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