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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'''" (ostensibly a contraction of "rookie") applies to a [[nugget]] who has completed his or her flight training and qualifications, yet is still inexperienced in actual combat.
 
Kara Thrace teases Helo about flying with a rookie, referring to [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] ([[Miniseries]]).


Ensigns [[Brent Baxton]] and [[Joseph Clark]] are rooks that completed their training on the flight simulators available on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and are assigned to ''[[Galactica]]'' afterwards ([[Scar]]).
Ensigns [[Brent Baxton]] and [[Joseph Clark]] are rooks that completed their training on the flight simulators available on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and are assigned to ''[[Galactica]]'' afterwards ([[Scar]]).

Revision as of 20:42, 19 January 2007

A "rook" (ostensibly a contraction of "rookie") applies to a nugget who has completed his or her flight training and qualifications, yet is still inexperienced in actual combat.

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

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