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A "''''rook''''" (ostensibly a contraction of "rookie") applies to a [[nugget]] who has completed their [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] flight training and qualifications, yet is still inexperienced in actual combat.
A '''rook''' (short for "rookie") is a soldier fresh from basic training. Among pilots, a rook is a [[nugget]] who has completed flight training and qualifications and is on his or her first tour.


Ensign [[Brent Baxton]] is a rook that completes his training from the flight simulators available on battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' ([[Scar]]).
Kara Thrace teases Helo about flying with a rookie, referring to [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] ([[Miniseries]]).
 
Chief Tyrol refers to several of the deckhands tasked with damage control and fire suppression after the first Cylon attack on ''Galactica'' as rooks ([[Miniseries]]).
 
Ensigns [[Brent Baxton]] and [[Joseph Clark]] are rooks who completed their training on the flight simulators available on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and are assigned to ''[[Galactica]]'' afterwards ([[Scar]]).


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A rook (short for "rookie") is a soldier fresh from basic training. Among pilots, a rook is a nugget who has completed flight training and qualifications and is on his or her first tour.

Kara Thrace teases Helo about flying with a rookie, referring to Boomer (Miniseries).

Chief Tyrol refers to several of the deckhands tasked with damage control and fire suppression after the first Cylon attack on Galactica as rooks (Miniseries).

Ensigns Brent Baxton and Joseph Clark are rooks who completed their training on the flight simulators available on Pegasus and are assigned to Galactica afterwards (Scar).