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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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08-30-2015, 11:04 AM
Tanksmasher
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So how would you guys handle date of rank and recruitment assuming two things: first, that the GI Joe team was formed in 1982, and second, that most Joes were part of the team when it was formed. I know some people imagine that each Joe joined the team in the year his figure was first released, but let's pretend for a moment that they all pretty much volunteered when the team formed in 1982 when the comic and toyline debuted, with some exceptions. Would it make more sense to have each Joe's rank (per file card) coincide with the year of his release? So, for example, Falcon would be an O2 in 1987. Or would it be better to have their rank coincide with the start of the team, so that Falcon is an O2 in 1982, which means he would be an O3 by '87. I ask because their actual date of rank would also determine who's senior to whom. So in the second option, the senior NCO of my arctic team would be Blizzard because he's an E-7, but in the first option, assuming he didn't become an E-7 until the late 80s (when his file card came out) Snow Job would probably outrank him since he was an E-6 in '83 and would likely make E-7 before Blizzard. Granted all the Joes would be geriatrics by now, but for the sake of a classic storyline based in the 80s and 90s, I'm trying to decide when each Joe was promoted.
It also raises other questions. So if Falcon is an O2 in '87, he was probably commissioned 2-3 years earlier, placing him around 1984-85. But if I want him on the team in '82, then I could pretend he was formerly enlisted SF, and later went to OCS to be an officer.
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