Battlestar Galactica

As Admiral Adama reads Kara Thrace's personnel record, the 'Record of Disciplinary Proceedings' document reads: ------------------ COLONIAL FORCES RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS 1a. NAME OF ACCUSED: THRACE, Kara b. GRADE OR RANK: JrLt. c. UNIT OR ORGANIZATION OF ACCUSED: Battlestar Triton d.ID#: 078-4327 2a. NAME OF CONVENING AUTHORITY: James Jonasson b. RANK: Cmdr c. POSITION: Commanding Off. d. ORGANIZATION OF CONVENING AUTHORITY: Aerilon Cmbt 5th Division 3a. NAME OF SUMMARY COURT MARTIAL: Myron Ruth b. RANK: Cmdr c. UNIT OR ORGANIZATION OF SUMMARY COURT MARTIAL: Aerilon DVT xxx xxx proceeding held on 22/E4/7F3. The summary court martial gave the accused a copy of the charge sheet.

As Admiral Adama reads Kara Thrace's personnel file, the second disciplinary notices reads: COLONIAL FORCES TRAINING COMMAND 0890-987897 SUBJECT: PRIVATE KARA THRACE, PILOT TRAINER DISCIPLINARY NOTICE Private Kara Thrace continues to display a negative attitude in her training requirements. Despite good to excellent scores for both small arms and rifle drills, we request that the Private be denied all leave and be confined to quarters until the next cycle of training. Further we request that the officer in command remind Private Thrace that she is to obey orders when they are delivered, salute superior officers, and display the proper amount of respect to all of her superior officers. This includes Sergeant Mike Gibbons, who is the noncommissioned officer who initiated this complaint. xxx xxx hope of this officer, and the other officers in xxx xxx xxx facility, that Private Thrace can adjust xxx xxx xxx xxx the level of technical scores she xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx be a shame if such a talented xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx because of a problem xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx command. -------------- It should be noted that Thrace is referred to as a private in this document. In the first disciplinary notice, she is also referred to as a corporal and a lieutenant.

As Admiral Adama reads through Kara's personnel record, the first disciplinary notice reads: COLONIAL FORCES TRAINING COMMAND DISCIPLINARY NOTICE Lieutenant Kara Thrace is charged with: Assault on a superior officer Drunk and disorderly conduct while on leave Disobeying a direct order from a superior officer Absent from duty without leave Corporal Thrace is charged with the above offenses. It should be noted that there is a string of verbal reprimands and notices over the past seven cycles. Lieutenant Thrace states that while she is guilty of none of the above-mentioned charges she only wishes to challenge the AWOL charge. She points out that her 'self-assigned' duty has resulted in the destruction of a Cylon vessel and that she has received a commendation from the action. Despite this it is the opinion of this disciplinary commission that Lieutenant Thrace should be disciplined under xxx xxx xxx xxx Military Code (Section 969-0898). ------------------ It should be noted that Thrace's rank changes between corporal and lieutenant in this document. In another of the disciplinary notices read by Adama, she is also referred to as a private.

During the opening credits, when we see glimpses of the episode's scenes, we can clearly see Baltar tossing away his mattress in search of something. However, this scene was not used in the episode's final cut.

According to the Record of Disciplinary Proceedings in her personnel file, Kara served on the Battlestar Triton when she was a JrLt.