is that a flying monkey tattoo?

I didn't mind Tin Man. Although I do have to admit I might have been influenced by the costumes. I've always been a sucker for an evil sorceress in a corset.

military sci fi

In these enlightened times it is not uncommon to find the literati looking down their noses at science fiction. It is good to find at least one organization which still reccomends the reading of science fiction to its members. The 2007 Chief of [Australian] Army reading list features the following science fiction titles: For soldiers: Weapons of Choice: World War 2.1 by John Birmingham. Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. For corporals: 1984 by George Orwell. For sergeants: The Year of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson For junior officers: Fatherland by Robert Harris. For captains: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. For majors: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. It was interesting to read which material was considered appropriate for each rank. Although I do wonder how many general officers have managed to wade their way through The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. As for my favourite military SF: Robert Frezza, David Drake, Jerry Pournelle, and Don Hawthorne amongst others.