[OOC] Star Trek: To Boldy Go

[Blue Demon]

Too lazy. Head hurts too much. Work killed me dX

[HalfOfLancelot]

I just think, "It sounds like Illya, which is a Russian name, but she's a cat so..." and then I give up and write Lyra, instead.

[Gunther]

I’m 100% American in nationality, actually. As far as I know CQC is just how it’s always been explained to me in digital media (video games like Metal Gear Solid, certain televised dramas and films, etc.) so that’s where I picked that up on. So I’m not sure where the line of convergence between military and non-military with the terminology starts truthfully.

@Gowi

This is what I assumed. Often times the civilian world gets military jargon just a little bit wrong. For example, any time I see the acronym for "As Soon As Possible" mentioned in a television show, the actor pronounces each letter, A-S-A-P. I roll my eyes or shake my head silently in a resounding anguished Nooooo! It is not spelled out, is said as a two syllable word, ASAP! Kind of like the stuff drawn from Maple trees in late Winter but with the article "A" preceding it.

Yes, Wikipedia calls it CQC and undoubtedly so do the other forms of media entertainment you mention. But the Infantry community calls it CQB for Close Quarters Battle. I did think that was a British thing. Maybe it is? I don't know.

[Gowi]

I’ve heard ASAP pronounced both ways, so idk. I'm just a writer.

/shrug

[Ruby]

Gunther makes me snicker. <3

[Gowi]

Gunther makes me snicker. <3

@Ruby

Got something to say on the Navy side of things? or are you just being crazy again? XD

[Ruby]

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Got something to say on the Navy side of things? or are you just being crazy again? XD

@Gowi

Gunther's too adorable when he gets all officious, is all.

[Gowi]

After some researching it seems CQC and CQB are both legitimate terms that vary in various definitions. As one user online put it: "In the army, we used CQC to denote any TIC that involved hand to hand combat. CQB was any TIC that was a firefight at under 50 meters, such as most MOUT engagements." Not sure what that means to Ruby and Gunther, but the conversation inspired me to do some digging.

[Gunther]

That makes sense, Gowi. I never had a lot of experience with hand to hand combat until after I retired. I had more MOUT experience than HTH. Most of my HTH experience comes from personal martial arts training, but that is as a civilian, not a soldier. Which bodes the question. Does a soldier really ever become anything but a soldier? If you ask my wife, she would say no.

[HalfOfLancelot]

All this military talk and I'm just the science guy.

Science!

[MiddleEarthRoze]

@HalfOfLancelot

All this military and science talk and I'm just the Security gal.



"I ain't breaking up your bitch-ass fights, sort it out yourselves."
"CHIEF THEY'RE BREAKING THE BRIDGE APART."
"Hey! I don't get involved in people's personal issues!"
*red alert begins blaring*
"Keep it clean guys, I don't want to see any hair pulling."

[Orlan]

A Klingon and an angry security officer arguing about terminology could count as a viable reason to evacuate the bridge couldn't it?

[Gowi]

@HalfOfLancelot

All this military and science talk and I'm just the Security gal.



"I ain't breaking up your bitch-ass fights, sort it out yourselves."
"CHIEF THEY'RE BREAKING THE BRIDGE APART."
"Hey! I don't get involved in people's personal issues!"
*red alert begins blaring*
"Keep it clean guys, I don't want to see any hair pulling."

@MiddleEarthRoze

Meanwhile Haruhi would definitely break that shit up. XD

[MiddleEarthRoze]

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Meanwhile Haruhi would definitely break that shit up. XD

@Gowi

Lmao Lyra would watch with popcorn - give Haruhi a cookie or, a pat on the head or something for breaking some bones.

[HalfOfLancelot]

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Lmao Lyra would watch with popcorn - give Haruhi a cookie or, a pat on the head or something for breaking some bones.

@MiddleEarthRoze

Employee training?

[McHaggis]

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[MiddleEarthRoze]

I may do one as well - however, my character will likely be the newest member to the ship after a transfer - our day ICly will be her first day on board. May wait until she's met everyone in order to do her first impressions. How long has everyone else been on the Orion?

[Gowi]

I may do one as well - however, my character will likely be the newest member to the ship after a transfer - our day ICly will be her first day on board. May wait until she's met everyone in order to do her first impressions. How long has everyone else been on the Orion?

@MiddleEarthRoze

I think I shouldn't predate you, though?

[MiddleEarthRoze]

@Gowi

It doesn't really matter - she got the necessary experience to get the rank of CoS on different ships, but she still has it. Officers are transferred all the time.

[Little Bill]

Xiril has been onboard the Orion for several months, though I'll go with "six" to be precise. I will be clarifying some of his history (And more Cepha details probably) later today.