Addendum to Canon vs. Fanon, part 14: How old is Sam, really?

[fignewton]

There was considerable discussion in the comments section of the Sam Carter edition regarding Sam's actual age. If you're interested in reading the details that lead to the final conclusion (the screencap from Entity doesn't work, but Sam is still younger than Daniel), this link will take you directly to the new analysis.

And thanks, Codger. :)

Comments

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

I'll give you the structure, as that's Codger's strongest argument for the timeline as he posits it. I don't know about the grad school and everything else; I just know the captain-to-major thing is based on solid canon and AF-fact.

One thing, though: I'd be willing to bet that her dad eased her way even if he didn't tell her about it.

If that's an implication that Sam got an easy ride in any shape or form, I'm going to disagree with you. Very strongly. No woman claws their way through the military because it's easy - and that's talking about today. Fifteen to twenty years ago was exponentially worse.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

No, not an easy ride, just that I doubt the AF would have *allowed* someone of her brainpower to be 'wasted' on flight school without someone somewhere saying "C'mon! She can do it and look, she could be an astronaut down the road! Think of the PR!" Not nepotism so much as being willing to argue the point in the right places.

Though I still want to know how she avoided a Board of Inquiry (or whatever it's called in the AF) after First Commandment.