Selleck's post Magnum career hasn't disappointed me. He's been great in a number of westerns: The Sacketts (pre-Magnum), The Shadow Riders, Quigley Down Under, Last Stand at Sabre River, Monte Walsh, and Crossfire Trail. That's a pretty good body of western work and all the films have been well reci...

In any event, after the War he went into Naval intelligence ("NIA") for 4 or 5 years and then resigned in 1979 with the surprising rank of only Lieutenant. Magnum's rank of lieutenant works pretty well for the known timeline too when you remember that lieutenant in the Navy is an O-3, the same as c...

Aloha, Long time Magnum fan, first post here. There is no conflict between the details and timeline known for Magnum's service. According to Commander Mike Walsh, tours for SEALs in Vietnam were six months long. So Magnum would have served a total of 18 months in Vietnam between his Annapolis gradua...