ect ive ▁Don ▁F lack ▁once ▁said ▁of ▁him , ▁" Once ▁a ▁Marine , ▁always ▁a ▁Marine ". ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁Mac ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁called ▁New ▁York ▁home . ▁He ▁once ▁told ▁a ▁colle ague ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁" fin est ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁fin est ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁the ▁med als ▁and ▁service ▁awards ▁fiction ally ▁worn ▁by ▁Major ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Major ▁Taylor ▁is ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Ex pert ▁R if le ▁Bad ge ▁and ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Ex pert ▁P istol ▁Bad ge . ▁ ▁Character ization ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁series , ▁Mac ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁protect ▁three ▁things ▁at ▁any ▁cost : ▁The ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁( through ▁his ▁military ▁service ), ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁his ▁city ▁( through ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁C SI ), ▁and ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁his ▁lab ▁( by ▁susp ending ▁or ▁firing ▁workers ▁who ▁fail ▁to ▁ab ide ▁by ▁the ▁rules ). ▁Str ict ▁but ▁fair ▁with ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁his ▁" follow ▁the ▁book " ▁approach , ▁perhaps ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁military ▁background , ▁has ▁sometimes ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁those ▁working ▁under ▁him , ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁instances ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁discipl inary ▁actions ▁against ▁D anny ,