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According to Approaching The Possible by Jo Storm, the season 2 episode " 1969 " showed that Hammond climbed the military ladder " by being shrewd, intelligent, and being possessed of a long vision " despite being a " spouted bottom-line pragmatis ".

Don S. Davis described General Hammond as initially " hard-nosed and straight-ahead ", and later as seemingly " stern and straight-laced ".

Recognizing the need to fulfill the role as a General, Davis still tried to " bring a few levels to him that show some understanding and that make him a little more likeable.

" The welfare of the men and women under Hammond's command is paramount in the general's mind.

Besides knowing that people may not return from his sanctioned missions, General Hammond has to decide when to forgo rescue attempts to not put more lives in danger, even if he " always does so reluctantly and with regret ".

As shown in " Chain Reaction ", Hammond would rather leave the military quietly than risk the careers and lives of his staff and his family, " which must go against all his blustery Texas background ".