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The GI Joe/Cobra Concept Art & Filecard Project
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07-16-2011, 08:54 PM
zuludelta
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Been trying to work out how the original 13 would be organized, taking into account that they also need people to crew a light tank, operate a light infantry mortar, man a medium machine gun, and possible operate a field artillery cannon. The more I think about it, the more the idea of having them organized as a quasi-SF "
A-Team
" appealed to me. That is, instead of each soldier being assigned a limited billet based on traditional infantry or cavalry squad positions (i.e., squad leader, machine gunner, grenadier, etc.), I think a better way to organize them in a way that also reflects how they performed early in the comics, is to organize them according to very broad specializations that comprise multiple, "traditional" billets. Here's what I have so far:
Hawk - Team Leader
Steeler - Assistant Team Leader
Stalker - Operations Sergeant
Scarlett - Counterintelligence Sergeant
Breaker - Communications Sergeant
Zap - Engineering Sergeant
Clutch - Transportation Sergeant
Snake-Eyes - Weapons Sergeant
Rock 'n' Roll - Weapons Sergeant
Short-Fuze - Weapons Sergeant
Flash - Weapons Sergeant
Grand Slam - Weapons Sergeant
Grunt - Weapons Sergeant
In this case, the Operations Sergeant and Weapons Sergeants will all be combat arms (infantry or artillery) NCOs cross-trained in the use of the team's light infantry mortars, medium machine guns, and air-transportable field artillery. They'd also be trained as gunners and loaders for the team's light tank, with at least one of them also trained to actually drive the light tank.
The Transportation Sergeant would be trained to perform specialist maintenance on the team's wheeled vehicles (obviously, all team members will be trained to drive the VAMP, so making him "just" the VAMP driver would make him redundant) and would also be cross-trained as a light tank driver.
Between the Team Leader, Assistant Team Leader, and Operations Sergeant, at least one of them should be trained as a tank commander and at least one of the officers has to be qualified as a fire direction officer (it doesn't have to be the same person).
Obviously, any extra weapons and vehicle training would fall under "GI Joe training," and thus wouldn't actually be reflected in their list of pre-GI Joe military occupational specialties. Sounds reasonable, no?
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