Tanaka just about fell over when he found out he was speaking to a lieutenant Colonel and straightened his back and stood a little straighter, he began the march to the mess hall kind of surprised how young she was for the rank. ”I know the feeling mam, the first week after I was deployed to Atlantis I got lost every two minutes and, it took me two weeks to figure out the layout of the city, mam.” He said as he stifled a chuckle to himself as he marched on. “I have been serving on Atlantis for the last year and half, I was a search and rescue team leader and assisted in security.” He said as he continued on. He paused for a second in his steps then quickly resumed walking. ”That is a little above my pay grade, but in my professional opinion, I am here to keep this ship’s crew safe and unharmed and to deal with any hostile threats that come are way .” he replied well he was contemplating something in his head as before he continued. “I personally feel that if it has hostile intent towards any member of the crew I will not hesitate to drop it, anything else I’ll let the scientist and diplomats handle it, I’m not good with diplomacy, mam.” He stated just before they arrived. The two arrived in a large mess hall with metal tables and chairs and a long serving island. It was fairly empty due to they were only serving simple quick foods such as hamburger and sandwiches well the ship was getting under way. “Here is the mess hall mam for your dining delights, is there anything else that I may assist you with Mam?” He asked as turned on his heel facing Lieutenant Colonel Sora