Comments | sga_reference: A few questions~~

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A few questions~~

Feb 26, 2006 15:37

Curious, the reference of I got your ‘six’-- I assume means, they (he/she) (your team mate) have your back-where did it come from? Canon, fandom strictly through SGA, or originally from SG1-is it a real military expression ( Read more... )

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rokeon February 26 2006, 23:52:17 UTC

Six is a real term- it's a method of giving directions as if you're standing in the center of a clock face. Twelve o'clock is straight ahead, three o'clock is to your right, six o'clock is behind you, and so on.

lamardeuse February 27 2006, 00:10:44 UTC

Yes, it's a real military expression. In a platoon walking single file, "six" is the rear position, "point" is the front. Six, I think, is fairly new fighter jock parlance, but "point" goes back at least to Viet Nam.

jayel_fox February 27 2006, 04:29:56 UTC

In the case of a family member's death, birth, or serious illness/injury, the message is often passed along to the unit commander by the American Red Cross. ((http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/0,1082,0_480_,00.html)) In this case, that would be Sheppard - Caldwell's command is the Daedelus. It would then be up to Sheppard to inform the soldier/airman/marine.

For scientists and other civilians on Atlantis, it is likely that the message would pass through Weir. Caldwell might be the mailman or it might come through in a transmission from the SGC, but I'm guessing Weir would be the final stop for bad news.

jayel_fox February 27 2006, 07:21:25 UTC

Also, I don't believe they've given an official name to the planet itself. LT Ford suggested "Atlantica" way back in S1, but I can't ever remember it being mentioned again.

shoemoney2night March 11 2006, 12:28:16 UTC

Folks on other planets seem to refer to people from Atlantis as "Lantians", and I'm fairly positive one of the writers confirmed in a Q&A that the planet's name was "Lantia".