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SGA - After having read a fair amount of future-fics I wonder ...
...why it's always only John who gets promoted.
"General" Sheppard is a frequent occurrence in SGA future-fics but I have yet to come upon a story in which Rodney has managed to become "Professor" McKay.
I know, whereas a promotion to "General" doesn't need any extra education/training/schooling outside of your job because it's a designated step on the path of a military career which you may be able to reach if you're good enough, one has to work hard in addition to a day job to earn the title of "Professor". You don't become a professor just because you are a Doctor and very, very good in your field. You have to work actively on earning the title of "Professor" - time consuming, I would guess.
But does actually nobody think that Rodney would actually strive to achieve this after the immediate threats in Pegasus have slowed down somewhat?
Or is there a different reason which I'm not seeing?
Anyway, "Professor" McKay doesn't seem to be in Rodney's future (except perhaps for total AUs).
ETA: Thanks to Istia and Clavally I'm now properly informed why it would not make sense for Rodney to want to be a professor. :-)
Who said being in fandom isn't educational? *ggg*
"General" Sheppard is a frequent occurrence in SGA future-fics but I have yet to come upon a story in which Rodney has managed to become "Professor" McKay.
I know, whereas a promotion to "General" doesn't need any extra education/training/schooling outside of your job because it's a designated step on the path of a military career which you may be able to reach if you're good enough, one has to work hard in addition to a day job to earn the title of "Professor". You don't become a professor just because you are a Doctor and very, very good in your field. You have to work actively on earning the title of "Professor" - time consuming, I would guess.
But does actually nobody think that Rodney would actually strive to achieve this after the immediate threats in Pegasus have slowed down somewhat?
Or is there a different reason which I'm not seeing?
Anyway, "Professor" McKay doesn't seem to be in Rodney's future (except perhaps for total AUs).
ETA: Thanks to Istia and Clavally I'm now properly informed why it would not make sense for Rodney to want to be a professor. :-)
Who said being in fandom isn't educational? *ggg*
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So, what you're basically saying is that the only promotion left for him would be to become the actual head of an institution instead of being "merely" being the head of a division of an institution, even if this position puts him only second to the actual leader.
Career-wise this would be the next (and probably highest) step though it wouldn't necessarily include/mean academic acknowledgment since the selection process for this kind of administrative/ management posting isn't exclusively based on academical achievements. That's why I like the idea of the Order of Canada as an acknowledgment for his achievements as a whole. It's more of a tribute than "just" a professional promotion on the career-ladder.
I could imagine that Rodney is actually more after the acknowledgment of his accomplishments than after the money (and the management work) of a higher leading professional position.
We know from the series' canon that he liked the idea of becoming Elizabeth's replacement but I have the impression that this had more to do with having his accomplishments acknowledged by getting the highest position in exactly this city, Atlantis, for which he has worked this long and hard. I doubt he would have reacted as eager if it had been a position for which he would have had to leave Atlantis.
So, yes, I like the idea of Rodney getting the Order of Merit or Order of Canada and the letters that go with them to append to his name. I have the slight suspicion he would like that too. ;-)