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02-22-2011, 11:54 AM
Tanksmasher
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My Friend,
You are TOTALLY right about MACSOGV - they were all either SEALs or SF. All I'm saying is that the only evidence from the comic that Snake-Eyes was with MACSOGV was the cover of one issue. In the comic itself all that's ever mentioned is Snake-Eyes' time with the LRRPs.
SF is a lot of things, but a HUGE part of what they do is winning "hears & minds". It's about working with/teaching indigenous forces - and it requires a strong ability to communicate. I'm pretty sure that all SF operators have speak english and have at least a working knowledge of a language pertinent to thier Group's area of responsibility. In other words, if you're in 7th Group, for example, you better know Spanish and Portugese wouldn't hurt.
Considering the language and communication requirements for SF, it's just hard to see Snake-Eyes in that role. Don't get me wrong, the guy is a killing machine and if Delta could have snaggd him from the Rangers, they probably would have, if he didn't get picked up by the CIA first. But SF is just a different animal.
The cover does raise the question, however, and every fan has to interpret the cannon for himself... I just think it's not explicit, and it's pretty questionable. Stalker, for example, would fit WAY better into SF than Snake-Eyes would.
Oh, I'm not saying it's explicitly stated, but that SOG document on the cover is significant. Much of SE's training is still classified and I think Hama wanted to keep that mystic so he merely hinted at it. It's true that being an instructor is an important part of being in SF but SE didn't lose his voice until the helicopter crash after the war, so he still could have served with SF, and back then language training or language proficiency wasn't required to volunteer. Also, most SF guys in SOG were primarily involved in long-range recon so as a LRP, SE would have been a ripe candidate for recruitment into SF and later SOG. At least that's how I'm using him in my backdrop story.
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