The Truth of it all
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In his own office at the base General Hammond sat at his desk, going over what had happened just a short while ago. Jack had retired again. This time he meant it. He told me the reasons as to why he was leaving, but not the whole truth. I have known Jack for many years. The Colonel told me who he really was when I met him in the early 1970's. It was at one of those military balls. Neither of us, had a very high tolerance for those sort of things. It's a new century, a new millennia. Jack came to see me after the last mission though the stargate, to tell me he was retiring. I gave him the usual military line and then I told him what I really thought, off the record. When I had finished shouting at him, he just smiled at me and told me why he was really retiring.
Jack is old, how old he wouldn't tell me. He just mumbled something about being older than Daniel. He thought I didn't hear him, but I just caught it. I just let it slide by, there were more important things to discuss with him. Jack told me that people at the base would start to notice that he wasn't ageing. That is true they would notice after a while. After all the things people have witnessed at this base, Jack being older than he looks would have made no difference at all. Certain elements at the SG may have been angry, they may have even felt betrayed in some way. These people would have been dealt with. Jack told me he is leaving because of this. It is just part of the reason why. Now with Jack retiring, the rest of SG-1 will need a new Commander. Who will be as suitable for the job as the Colonel was. When the one of The SG-1 could take command of the team. Sam would be a good choice for the command job of the SG-1 she has experience and the other members of the team respect and trust Sam. To bring in a new Commander for SG-1 would upset the relationship the members of SG-1 have with each other. When rest of SG-1 find out that the Colonel has retired they will come into my office demanding to know why he left so suddenly. Why he left without saying goodbye to them? The team and the rest of the base will be given the official reason as to why he choose to retire. When Jack has calmed down and taken time to think of what he has done, I will ask him why he really left the stargate program, because he only told me part of the reason why, not the whole truth. Until Jack comes to his sense his he on a leave of absence. He has not resigned until I find out why the real reason behind his retirement. Jack loves the stargate program, I suspect that 2 weeks at home and he will be itching to get back into the saddle.