Nugget: Difference between revisions
From Battlestar Wiki, the free, open content Battlestar Galactica encyclopedia and episode guide
No edit summary |
Spencerian (talk | contribs) (Updated (added edit-conflict additions)) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''' | The term '''nugget''' is [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial military]] slang for a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot trainee.<ref>Like many terms in the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' series, "nugget" is carried over from present day American military slang.</ref> | ||
[[Image:Nuggets AoC.JPG|thumb|The first class of nuggets moments into their first day of training ([[Act of Contrition]]).]] | [[Image:Nuggets AoC.JPG|thumb|The first class of nuggets moments into their first day of training ([[Act of Contrition]]).]] | ||
[[Kara Thrace]] is assigned the task of flight instructor to train a batch of potential [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots after 13 (including [[Flat Top]]) are killed in a freak accident ([[Act of Contrition]]). | |||
This first group of eight nuggets includes [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine"]], [[Brendan Constanza|Brendan "Hotdog" Constanza]], and "[[Perry|"Chuckles" Perry]]". | |||
As ''Galactica'' lacks [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Viper Flight Simulators|flight simulators]], Starbuck trains the first nugget group in actual [[Viper Mark II]]s. | |||
Attrition of the first nugget group begins when Chuckles dies when attacking a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). Over a year later, Katraine dies from radiation poisoning ([[The Passage]]). Of this original nugget group, "Hotdog" Constanza is among the few survivors that are known. | |||
When battlestar ''Pegasus'' joins the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], flight simulators are available to train nuggets without risking damage or loss of fighters. [[Brent Baxton]] and [[Jo-Jo]] are two nuggets that complete their training this way ([[Scar]]). | |||
A nugget that passes their flight training becomes a [[rook]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*When the first batch of "nuggets" arrive aboard ''Galactica'', they wear the rank insignia of "Petty Officer, 1st Class". This is likely a customing error or simple necessity, since no insignia for the rank of Ensign have been shown yet - and thus likely not created so far. | *When the first batch of "nuggets" arrive aboard ''Galactica'', they wear the rank insignia of "Petty Officer, 1st Class". This is likely a customing error or simple necessity, since no insignia for the rank of Ensign have been shown yet - and thus likely not created so far. | ||
* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] analogue to this term is "[[first orbit cadet]]". | * The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] analogue to this term is "[[first orbit cadet]]". | ||
==References== | |||
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div> | |||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 19 January 2007
The term nugget is Colonial military slang for a Viper pilot trainee.[1]
Kara Thrace is assigned the task of flight instructor to train a batch of potential Viper pilots after 13 (including Flat Top) are killed in a freak accident (Act of Contrition).
This first group of eight nuggets includes Louanne "Kat" Katraine", Brendan "Hotdog" Constanza, and ""Chuckles" Perry".
As Galactica lacks flight simulators, Starbuck trains the first nugget group in actual Viper Mark IIs.
Attrition of the first nugget group begins when Chuckles dies when attacking a Cylon tylium refinery (The Hand of God). Over a year later, Katraine dies from radiation poisoning (The Passage). Of this original nugget group, "Hotdog" Constanza is among the few survivors that are known.
When battlestar Pegasus joins the Fleet, flight simulators are available to train nuggets without risking damage or loss of fighters. Brent Baxton and Jo-Jo are two nuggets that complete their training this way (Scar).
A nugget that passes their flight training becomes a rook.
Notes
- When the first batch of "nuggets" arrive aboard Galactica, they wear the rank insignia of "Petty Officer, 1st Class". This is likely a customing error or simple necessity, since no insignia for the rank of Ensign have been shown yet - and thus likely not created so far.
- The Original Series analogue to this term is "first orbit cadet".
References
- ↑ Like many terms in the new Battlestar Galactica series, "nugget" is carried over from present day American military slang.