Una wrote: <I'd always assumed that there would have been some sort of basic military service that everyone gets dragged through. Although I reckon Vila got out of it somehow.>
If one can assume that actual service - as apart from glorifying-militarism-youth-groups a la the Hitler Youth - it didn't start until about age 14 , he was otherwise engaged being arrested (and quite possibly earlier as well :-)) I do agree; from his reaction to weapons (dropping the gun in Spacefall, that appalled look at the knife in Cygnus Alpha, *shutting his eyes* the first time he fires the neutron blasters, I just love that) I would guess his familiarity with them is limited <g> _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.