Col. Ellis/Shep's record (season 3 question)
Hey all. I didn't see anything like this - hope it's in the right place as opposed to an episode question but it's seems relationshippy to me...so if a mod needs to move it, ok.
If Shep and Ellis are about the same rank - why does Ellis tell Shep that he's "been over" his record (in "First Strike"). What I'm saying is, why does Ellis even have the opportunity to LOOK over Shep's record? Ellis isn't Shep's CO - as far as I can tell they each have their own command...has Carter seen Mitchell's record?
It's just been bothering me since they're both Colonel rank - I know Shep is Lt. Col and not sure if Ellis is the slightly higher Col or not, but either way, I would think that your military record is highly classified material, not that any OTHER person, especially one not in your unit or not your commander could take a peek at...
And for that matter, why is it that everyone sees a need to MENTION they've seen Shep's record? I can't imagine having that be one of the first things *I* said to a co-worker. "Hey Smith, I've seen your personnel file. Boy, you shouldn't have come to work drunk three years ago, eh?"
Well that's enough from me. I'm usually lurking not posting but this was giving me some grief!
Happy 4th to all the USA crowd
If Shep and Ellis are about the same rank - why does Ellis tell Shep that he's "been over" his record (in "First Strike"). What I'm saying is, why does Ellis even have the opportunity to LOOK over Shep's record? Ellis isn't Shep's CO - as far as I can tell they each have their own command...has Carter seen Mitchell's record?
It's just been bothering me since they're both Colonel rank - I know Shep is Lt. Col and not sure if Ellis is the slightly higher Col or not, but either way, I would think that your military record is highly classified material, not that any OTHER person, especially one not in your unit or not your commander could take a peek at...
And for that matter, why is it that everyone sees a need to MENTION they've seen Shep's record? I can't imagine having that be one of the first things *I* said to a co-worker. "Hey Smith, I've seen your personnel file. Boy, you shouldn't have come to work drunk three years ago, eh?"
Well that's enough from me. I'm usually lurking not posting but this was giving me some grief!
Happy 4th to all the USA crowd
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