Fic help.

[Ikorni]

Thanks again, BruTak. I guess superpowers are the way to go!

[BruTak]

You're more than welcome.

Now, a question of my own - I'm looking for information on any military units (preferably from the late 18th/early 19th century) that have inexplicably gone missing, never to be seen or heard from again.

I've tried Google and Wikipedia, but I keep getting redirected to a film called "The Lost Regiment", or a series of sci-fi books of the same name (which actually sound pretty interesting).

Ideally, it'd be a mixed detachment of riflemen from the 95th Rifles and a sprinkling of Highlanders from the Black Watch and/or Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

[Seaboe Muffinchucker]

Now, a question of my own - I'm looking for information on any military units (preferably from the late 18th/early 19th century) that have inexplicably gone missing, never to be seen or heard from again.

The only one I'm aware of is the squadron that disappeared in the so-called Bermuda Triangle. Explanation here. Later than you're looking for, though.

Seaboe

[BruTak]

Yeah, not quite what I'm looking for.

Oh well, if I can't find anything to suit, I suppose I'll just Make Stuff Up.

[Ikorni]

Could I just confirm that US Armed Forces military assignments change every couple of years? Or are there situations in which people actually stay something like 10-20 years in one post?

[Amara D'Angeli]

Could I just confirm that US Armed Forces military assignments change every couple of years? Or are there situations in which people actually stay something like 10-20 years in one post?

My own personal experience with several branches of the military have never seen postings last more than 4-5 years (and those were LONG postings). I suppose it's possible though, if your posting were say, the Pentagon, and you were ranked high enough that you might stay somewhere longer than that.

[Whytewytch]

Could I just confirm that US Armed Forces military assignments change every couple of years? Or are there situations in which people actually stay something like 10-20 years in one post?

Depends on the job, too. My hubby was posted at the same base for 3 1/2 years and would've been MUCH longer if he hadn't finished his enlistment. He was a lab tech.

[SF_and_Coffee]

Generally speaking, they do change often, and an unwillingness to change assignments can affect one's ability to be promoted. That said, an assignment to some crucial command like Area 51, the Pentagon, or the SGC would most likely be exempt from this.

[BruTak]

Continuing this theme, is there such a thing as an automatic advancement in grade once one goes to a new assignment?

[fems]

Continuing this theme, is there such a thing as an automatic advancement in grade once one goes to a new assignment?

Are you talking grade as in enlisted or like pay grade, or something else completely? Personally I've found this site to be very informative about such things.


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On a completely unrelated note; does anyone know if it's ever been mentioned if Prometheus (or the later ships) have something akin to a black box/flight recorder?

[Sealurk]

On a completely unrelated note; does anyone know if it's ever been mentioned if Prometheus (or the later ships) have something akin to a black box/flight recorder?

The Odyssey definitely had a flight recorder - it even featured as a plot point in a Lucian Alliance episode (season 10, "Company of Thieves"?), so it's a very good bet that Prometheus and the rest of the fleet did too.

[Ikorni]

Whytewytch, SF_and_Coffee, thanks!

[BruTak]

Was there ever an official system established for the letter and numeral designations of planets in Stargate?

P3X-984 being the original Alpha Site as I recall.

[fems]

None they shared with the viewers, just that it was based on the extrapolation program (Broca Divide).

[BruTak]

None they shared with the viewers, just that it was based on the extrapolation program (Broca Divide).

Fair enough. Thanks.