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Warrant Officer McKenny

A warrant officer at the Academy who runs the cadets through their paces, McKenny's whistle cuts through a rigged game and a brewing fight alike.

supporting

Also known as McKenny

First appearance: Arrival at Space Academy

As a supporting figure in Stand by for Mars!, Warrant Officer McKenny is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

McKenny uses Tom as an example of discipline, berates Astro for stepping off first, and orders the candidates to take the oath.
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McKenny is the practical, unsentimental hand of Space Academy training — the one who blows the whistle when Tom and Roger are snarling at each other on the mercury field, and the one Captain Strong sends the boys to see…

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13 connections

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DJDr. Joan DaleTRTony RichardsTCTom CorbettASAstroRMRoger ManningWOWarrant Officer McKe…

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Cadets and Academy Personnel
  • Senior Officers and Scientists
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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