Philip Nordstrom

Lieutenant-Commander Philip Nordstrom is one of the supporting characters and one of the Paul's three friends, outside of the Base. Philip is a laidback Englishman with an extreme addiction to football and nature documentaries. Like Paul and Jolie, he served in the Royal Navy from 1998 to the present and was aboard the HMS Dauntless in 2010 alongside Paul and Jolie- he was the ship's navigator. However, unlike the other two, he is still technically in the service, however he works for the Canadians more than the British and does not go on deployments.

Relationships
Although he is not a virgin, he maintains (around Paul to make him feel better) that he is in fact a virgin although it is known by Planty and Jolie that he isn't, but play along when Paul is around. However, he is still unmarried and shows little interest in the subject, most likely due to Planty accidentally painting the wrong image in Philip's mind. He does however live in a flat in Quebec with a friend named Jaques (or Jack) who is known to be openly gay; this causes some confusion among guests and acquaintances, much to Philip's annoyance.

It is revealed, albeit subtly, that he and Jolie used to be together romantically and at one point came pretty close to engaging, but decided not to for unknown reasons. Thus their relationship is friendly, however it is hinted that there is still a bit of resentment on both sides.