Captain On Deck

[kevin_standlee]

It's repeating a costume used before, but I have it on hand and it still fits, so I'm in my WSFS uniform and will be heading to the office in a few minutes. Happy Halloween!

Comments

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I don't think civilian lines have a rank of "Admiral." Possibly "Commodore," for which I reckon I'd only need a different set of shoulder-boards. However [within the Interaction storyline], while the Board of Inqury held at CascadiaCon cleared me of all wrongdoing, I've never been able to find a billet in any WSFS ship of significance, so the chances of being promoted are slim.

Hm, thinking about it more, as a director of Anticipation's parent non-profit, a rank of "Commodore" within the "White Star" line might actually be appropriate. Have to think about that some.

And in my case, the dress uniform would still be white and would probably resemble a tuxedo. (I considered it for Interaction, given the need for me to appear at formal occassions like the Hugo Awards, but abandoned the idea due to the cost.) There's no non-white uniform for civilian cruiseliners of which I'm aware.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

This is not meant to belabor...but I got curious. Here are a couple of alternate examples for future reference.

"Uniform at sea will consist of navy blue trousers, black shoes, white navy regular shirt and epaulets denoting rank." from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Mariner

and

http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/ArthurHenryRostron.htm
(which is from about 100 years ago....(you have to scroll down to see the photo. He was captain of one of the Titantic rescue ships.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Good point. Thus it comes down to corporate style, since the White Star Federated Spacelines are a private operation, not a government one. This is an element of the mythos we never worked out, but we were content to parallel the present-day cruise ship style because we knew it's what most people would recognize.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

no worries