Fic help!

[murf1013.livejournal.com]

Okay, M*A*S*H slashers, I need some help. Especially from those of you who are very well versed in canon. I need to know the following things:

1) Approximate age when BJ and Hawkeye left Korea. I know how old the *actors* were when the show went off the air, but I also know they were playing characters much younger than the actors actually are.

2) What was Hawkeye's medical specialty? I think I know, but I'm not 100% sure.

3) What was BJ's medical specialty? Again, I think I know, but I want this fic to be as close to canon as a slash fic can be.

Thanks so much in advance for any info you may have. :)

Comments

[leemal10.livejournal.com]

I agree that BJ was 28 at the beginning of his time in Korea, although going by A War For All Seasons he had to have gotten there pre-1951. (BTW, came up with a great post-ep for that in the shower this morning) And Hawkeye was just about 3 years older, just about the age difference between AA and MF.

Hawk was a thoracic surgeon and I think BJ was general surgery, but had a leaning or was going to be in orthapedic surgery.

[amberdowny.livejournal.com]

Yeah, A War for All Seasons, aside from being one of my least favorites, is also very wacky about dates. I tend to think that that was the one that was out of wack, rather than all the rest.

[leemal10.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is VERY out of wack. (Come on how easy would it have been to make it 1952-1953?) But, it is one of my favorite episodes, so I tend to stick to it at least a little bit. Though in my head it is usually 1952 they are talking about.