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| [[File:Galactica's Nuggets.jpg|thumb|A trio of "[[nugget]]s"—[[Brendan Constanza]], [[Louanne Katraine]], and [[Donald Perry]]—in ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} pilot's ready room.]]
| | '''Nugget''' is a Colonial military term to describe pilot trainees. Like many terms in the new [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]] series, "nugget" is carried over from present day American military slang. |
| The term '''"nugget"''' is [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] jargon for a pilot trainee.<ref>Like many terms in the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' series, "nugget" is adapted from present-day American military slang (http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm#N), where it connotes status as "raw material" to be shaped by experience during the first tour.</ref>
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| The definition of a nugget is a lump of raw precious metal, something ready to be molded. Alternatively, a small rounded piece of food {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}<ref>This originates from a deleted scene.</ref>.
| | Please note that "nugget" should not be confused with "rook" or "rookie." The later term applies to a person who as completed their training and qualifications, yet is still inexperienced. |
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| Upon successful completion of flight and weapons training, nuggets join the Fleet squadrons as [[rook|rooks]].
| | [[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]]). There are originially 8 nuggets, but [[Perry|Chuckles]] dies attacking a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]). According to the SciFi.com official website, after the events of "The Hand of God", there are 5 surviving nuggets. |
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| == Notes ==
| | Several Known Nuggets: |
| * When the first class of nuggets begins training aboard ''Galactica'', they wear [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]] of petty officer, 1st class. In "[[Scar]]" and "[[Dirty Hands]]," they wear those of junior lieutenants, but are addressed as ensigns. No distinct ensign rank insignia were ever produced for the series, ergo the decision to use the junior lieutenant pins.
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| * Chief Tyrol notes that one has to be an officer to fly Vipers when he pins ensign's insignia on Seelix before she reports for flight training, suggesting either a change in policy or a [[Continuities and continuations#Retroactive continuity|retcon]].
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| * The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] analogue to this term is "[[first orbit cadet]]."
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