Lt. Scott= Young's 2IC????

[Rac80]

After watching all three parts I got the impression Scott is young's 2IC. I'm still trying to figure out how a 1Lt. got to be second in command???? did no majors or captains make it to the destiny? there is no way in hell a lt. is second in command unless everyone above him is dead! what's tj's rank? Anyone else have a clue?

[Col.Foley]

She's a LT. too, I do not know if its first or second though.
And apparently he is

[Detox]

Yeah, he's 2nd in command. TJ's also a 1st lieutenant. I'm guessing all the more senior officers got beamed out.

[Major Tyler]

Yeah, he's 2nd in command. TJ's also a 1st lieutenant. I'm guessing all the more senior officers got beamed out.

Vanessa James (Scott's fuggle-buddy) is a 2nd LT. I'm not sure if there are any other officers.

[RowenaR]

Vanessa James (Scott's fuggle-buddy) is a 2nd LT. I'm not sure if there are any other officers.

Sure? I also read people labelling her as a Sergeant...

[Rac80]

Sure? I also read people labelling her as a Sergeant...

this is what is irritating..we don't KNOW the ranks of the other military personnel on the destiny......

[Major Tyler]

Sure? I also read people labelling her as a Sergeant...

Joe Mallozzi said she was a 2nd LT on his blog, so I'm going to believe it unless something on-screen contradicts him.

[RowenaR]

Joe Mallozzi said she was a 2nd LT on his blog, so I'm going to believe it unless something on-screen contradicts him.

Mhkay, I didn't know that... On the other hand, I had to learn (the hard way ) that JM's blog doesn't count as canon, so officially James doesn't have any rank yet since no one said it on screen...

[reddevil18]

Yup, he's the highest ranking officer except for Young. It actually makes sense. Most of the officers on Icarus were fighter pilots, like Telford - Captains and Majors. Those handling security, like Scott, were lower down the ranks. So, some of the officers went kaboom in the 302s and others(like Telford) got onboard the Hammond.

[Madwelshboy]

Scott and TJ share the same rank. The fact that he's Youngs go to guy, suggests there are no other ranking officers.

[Rac80]

what none of the technical personnel had rank? remember major davis? he wasn't a pilot or hot shot....

[reddevil18]

what none of the technical personnel had rank? remember major davis? he wasn't a pilot or hot shot....

But then again Davis was never fully stationed at the SGC. Heck, at the SGC, thre was Hammond and basically all of the officers were SG team members. As an outpost, it didn't have SG teams the way the SGC itself did. It was mostly security and civilians. I suppose some of those that were meant to go on the Destiny weren't pilots, but they may have died in the attack.

[Col.Foley]

what none of the technical personnel had rank? remember major davis? he wasn't a pilot or hot shot....

But he wouldn't need to be on a base like Icarus

[Detox]

Besides, a 1st Lieutenant being in command of a group that size isn't really at all unrealistic.

1st Lieutenants are generally platoon leaders, sometimes even company commanders when captain's been killed.

For a company sized group, about 120-140, a 1st Lieutenant is the XO. So for the 80+ people on the Destiny, it's not a stretch at all for Scott to be Young's 2inC.

what none of the technical personnel had rank? remember major davis? he wasn't a pilot or hot shot....

Davis was a paper pusher, not a leader. Besides, even if there were any support staff with a higher rank, the fact is that Young chose Scott to be in charge. You don't put technical people in leadership roles because they are neither trained for it, or just don't have the command potential. Scott was clearly groomed to be placed in a command position, that's why he was given the role.

[Joben]

Their job mostly consisted of sitting around guarding a base while the scientists did their job, it's not like they'd need a dozen captains/majors for guard duty.

[Colonel Swede]

Well i think it's good that they keep the number of officers down like they did with the first season of Atlantis. One Colonel, two 1st LT's and one 2nd LT is perfect for me

[Avenger]

He's the second senior officer there. He was probably directly in Young's chain of command, so he knows him as well. TJ, being the same rank, and a medic has her hands full with the injured anyway.

[bakail]

If he is the ranking non-medical officer on board, that would make him Young's Executive Officer (XO) and Greer would probably be his ranking Enlisted Man, making effectively his Command Sergeant Major (CSM)

[Major Tyler]

If he is the ranking non-medical officer on board, that would make him Young's Executive Officer (XO) and Greer would probably be his ranking Enlisted Man, making effectively his Command Sergeant Major (CSM)

Greer is a Master Sergeant which is at the E-8 level, and the rank of Sergeant Major is at the E-9 level. Greer being an E-8 at the tender age of 27 is a huge stretch. Him being an E-9 would be laughably unbelievable.

[Avenger]

Hence he said "effectively". Doesn't really matter though. There is a senior NCO at the platoon, company, battalion and regimental level.