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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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12-01-2008, 04:36 PM
Tanksmasher
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
oliverbox
I liked the idea of telling which vehicles they were qualified for, but Low-Light didn't make a lot of sense; he's an infantryman. He doesn't drive much of anything other than his own car when he's off duty. I figure that most anybody could have driven a jeep/hummer or motorcycle type of vehicle. It would have taken some expertise to handle something larger or more complicated.
I almost wish they had done more of a list of the Joe's qualifications. Sort of like how they listed their name, SSN, Military specialties, rank, birthplace, etc. I wish they had then listed their training qualifications.
For example:
Codename: Stalker
Airborne Ranger/Long Range Recon
File name: Wilkinson, Lonzo R.
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Grade: E-8 (First Sargent)
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX
Military training: Infantry School, Airborne School, Ranger School, Recondo School, Air Assault School, Intelligence School, Combat Medic School, EOD School, Sniper Course, Pathfinder School, HALO School. Ranger Hand-to-Hand Combat expert.
Further Qualifications: Speaks 6 additional languages (Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian).
Then start the essay/bio story.
I agree. I didn't like how file cards evolved into more descriptive bios with less info about their weapon qualifications and training. I also would have liked to see more of this on Cobra file cards. And of course, after 1991 they completely changed the look of the file cards altogether, and that just ruined it for me.
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