George S. Hammond comes across as an unusually convincing senior officer at the center of Stargate Command. He loves and takes pride in his personnel, but he also accepts the command burden of sending them into danger and deciding whether a rescue would merely cost more lives. Debriefings, meetings, and quiet decisions matter as much to this portrait as action scenes, making command itself part of the drama. His age, bearing, and visible staff reinforce the impression of a major general carrying institutional rather than merely personal authority.
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Why General Hammond feels like a believable flag officer
Hammond's credibility comes from treating command as responsibility for people, missions, resources, and the painful choice of when not to risk a rescue.