I just reread it again today, and I must say: Did Christopher Stasheff understand the ranking system?
Not to be disparaging or anything, but on page 24: Yes, a lieutenant commander outranked a captain... I mean, what's up with that? We all know a captain is higher than a lt. commander, unless, of course, he meant a Space Force captain, but why would Harcourt be a Space Force captain and commanding a naval ship?
Also...
On page 26: Of course, the admiral might bust him back down to private.... Private's not a navy rank. Even if Harcourt is in the Space Force, which seems unlikely, private's not even a Space Force rank, either. Plus, and I know Stasheff probably wrote it facetiously, but can an officer be "busted back down" to private? I mean, privates are enlisted men, after all.
Maybe I'm thinking too hard, but whatever. Anybody wish to reply?
Not to be disparaging or anything, but on page 24: Yes, a lieutenant commander outranked a captain... I mean, what's up with that? We all know a captain is higher than a lt. commander, unless, of course, he meant a Space Force captain, but why would Harcourt be a Space Force captain and commanding a naval ship?
Also...
On page 26: Of course, the admiral might bust him back down to private.... Private's not a navy rank. Even if Harcourt is in the Space Force, which seems unlikely, private's not even a Space Force rank, either. Plus, and I know Stasheff probably wrote it facetiously, but can an officer be "busted back down" to private? I mean, privates are enlisted men, after all.
Maybe I'm thinking too hard, but whatever. Anybody wish to reply?