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I know this is a bit off topic, but im curious as to his rank... Im active duty military and this caught my eye in particular: Everyone calls him Sergeant (E-5), but he has Senior airman stripes on his collar (E-4)...
I know that in the 80's-90's USAF E-4's were called buck sergeants, maybe SGU has gone back to this practice...
Are there any AD/Prior Service/Military Buffs who could help me out on this one?
-Adren
This bothered me too after I noticed it during his Kino video.
The best explanation I can come up with is that he was promoted just before the evacuation and hadn't gotten new insignia for his uniform yet. I doubt Icarus base had a BX and even if they did they're always running out of SSgt stripes. His new stripes/uniforms where probably in the cargo hold of the Hammond.
I know it was probably just a costuming error, but it bugged me enough to be distracting.
I guess it's possible that he hasn't been promoted yet and everyone is just calling him sergeant early, but you'd think at least one person would still call him Airman Riley or at least Staff Sergeant Select Riley.
From the "Water" sneak clip, I loved him. Both the exchange with Greer and what he said to Young.
"Spencer wanted to have a look in the tank."
"Why?"
"He's a crazy person..."
"Most people who are watching TV are semi-catatonic. They're not fully alive." - U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Batten Sr. Ronald Greer is also a medic. Your argument is invalid.
Originally posted by J-Whitt Remastered
Secondly, I think that everything DigiFluid is good.
Riley earned some serious respect points from me in this episode. He placed himself at significant risk to protect the ship and crew in order to fix that coolant leak. His injuries looked substantial. I really hope his role isn't diminished in the coming episodes and that Colonel Young or another character gives him some recognition for helping to protect the ship and crew.
Riley earned some serious respect points from me in this episode. He placed himself at significant risk to protect the ship and crew in order to fix that coolant leak. His injuries looked substantial. I really hope his role isn't diminished in the coming episodes and that Colonel Young or another character gives him some recognition for helping to protect the ship and crew.
earth
Spoiler:
he def got banged up but i'm sure he'll still be around
When I first saw that scene with the coolant leak on live TV, one of the first things I thought was, "Oh no, they better not have Riley into a redshirt just right now!"
Can anyone clear up for me exactly what he did? He rushed into the room tot fix the leak or something, but did he actually accomplish something with it? I'm not sure what they showed. I know he was trying to save the ship, but my first interpretation was that he foolishly rushed into a dangerous situation and was hurt in the process.
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Originally posted by Infinite-PossibilitiesView Post
Can anyone clear up for me exactly what he did? he rushed into the room tot fix the leak or something, but did he actually accomplish something? I know he was trying to save the ship, but my first interpretation was that he foolishly rushed into a dangerous situation and was hurt in the process.
He was trying to fix the coolant leak. The piping ruptured and he was severely injured because of the backlash. Brody very likely fixed the leak and dragged Riley to the infirmary.
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