You will ask yourself this question over and over while watching this. Think BraveSoldierSchweik? set in a space opera.
As well as the excellent 26 episode TV series, there exists 7 OAVs:
OAV 1: An Exceptional Episode. Also known as Tylor's War. Best forgotten about in MoonShadow's opinion. OAV 2-6: Various sidestories. OAV 7: From Here To Eternity. The end of the story.
Just noticed: Tylor's full name is Justy Ueki Tylor. Going over an old vocab list, 'ueki' translates as 'potted plant'! A new insight or just a writer with a warped sense of humour and/or irony? ;) --Oneiros
LOL! That's quite entertaining. I've read in a couple of places that his name is a pun on "Just-Awake Tylor", but the potted plant comparison does yield a certain je ne sais quoi... --AlexChurchill