vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhy in Sci-Fi they always use Marine or Naval terminology and structure instead of Aviation for the spaceship structure, navigation and military ranks?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1185arrow-down1message-squareWhy in Sci-Fi they always use Marine or Naval terminology and structure instead of Aviation for the spaceship structure, navigation and military ranks?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
I don’t really know how to structure this question, but yeah, why is always Naval and never Aviation?
minus-squarePosadas [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoNaval terminology is cooler. “I’m the Captain of the USS Enterprise.” Vs “I’m the Colonel of the Exploration/Reconnaissance/Fighter craft Enterprise.”
Naval terminology is cooler.
“I’m the Captain of the USS Enterprise.”
Vs
“I’m the Colonel of the Exploration/Reconnaissance/Fighter craft Enterprise.”