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05-12-2010, 10:38 AM
oliverbox
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I suspect that Falcon was OCS or ROTC. I just have a hard time seeing him as a West Pointer. Psyche Out was probably OCS, maybe he was recruited while at Berkley. For most of the enlisted Joes, I would agree that where they went to school is not as important, but it could be in some cases.
And here's one of the issues that I think about most about the subject of Joe education: Where did Falcon go to school?
I'm going to say West Point. Though, I would really like to hear your thoughts as to why ROTC or OCS would be a better fit for him.
But here's my argument:
1. He's the son of a Career Soldier. College is expensive, and the Academy is free. It's also recognized by most soldiers as "the best school in the country". The Army sees West Point as superior to Harvard in a lot of ways.
2. Hawk was the original officer/leader of the Joe team - West Point Alum. Grid-Iron, who came after Falcon, was the officer/leader of his year group of Joes - West Point Alum. Falcon was the officer/leader of his year group, and was supposed to be AWESOME. He's an officer with a bird of prey name (like Hawk); he's Special Forces (Like Duke and Flint); he wears a beret and carries a shotgun (like Flint); he led two sub-teams: Night Force, and Sonic Fighters. That's a pretty amazing record. The Cartoon made him out to be a loser, but the cartoon got a lot wrong. He didn't get much exposure in the comic, but when he did show up, he was always pretty hard core. In the Hasbro continuity, Falcon was AWESOME.
Bottom line: There's a more than reasonable argument for Falcon having gone to West Point.
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