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03-09-2010, 12:37 AM | #1111 |
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One thing I've been thinking about is if I should write in Flint and Lady Jaye as a married couple. On a certain level, it only makes sense, on another, it seems somewhat awkward professionally. Although since I'm writing Lady Jaye as a warrant officer herself, it's no longer as weird and borderline inappropriate (professionally) as their relationship in the comics, where Flint (a warrant officer) was publicly dating a specialist (E-4). There are numerous regulations in the Army Fraternization Policy prohibiting or otherwise delimiting romantic relationships between officers (including warrant officers) and enlisted personnel, and I can think of at least one that comic book Flint and Lady Jaye probably violated. Last edited by zuludelta; 03-09-2010 at 01:27 AM.. |
03-09-2010, 01:09 AM | #1112 |
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I'm sure you're referring to issue 72, with the heavy makeout session. Good question. I'm not opposed either way, they certainly don't have to be a couple, though. Oh, question about your updated Lifeline. What's his skill identifier? And I'm assuming since he was a civillian EMT-P, he is one in the Army (or Air Force) as well.
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03-09-2010, 01:26 AM | #1113 |
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The only way Flint and Lady Jaye would be exempt from this prohibition is if they had a pre-existing romantic relationship with each other prior to entering the military or as enlisted personnel (before Flint became a warrant officer... and from the comics, we know that Lady Jaye didn't meet Flint until he was already a warrant officer). You asking about his Army MOS code? He's a 68W (Health Care Specialist) with the "F" SQI (Flight Medic) and the following ASIs: W1 (Special Operations Combat Medic), W2 (Civil Affairs Medical NCO), and W4 (Civil Affairs Trauma Medical NCO). Last edited by zuludelta; 03-09-2010 at 01:30 AM.. Reason: spelling corrections |
03-09-2010, 01:43 AM | #1114 |
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Although the image is very well done, I'm not really feeling the swap in colors on Crazylegs. I know you went with the NF version, but the original is the one I (and I'd guess most people) associate with the character. Everything else looks great to me, z. I'm indifferent on whether or not you should have Flint and Jaye together. It might be something that you could explore on your five year followup version, if you decide against it now. I *do* hope that you don't hook Scarlett up with anyone as a neutral stance on the Duke/Snake Eyes debate.
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03-09-2010, 01:57 AM | #1115 |
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Ah, I see somebody's been keeping track of the image updates I've been posting in my photo account.
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Ryan (Kingmaker) is gone, along with the other flag officers from issue #53. It's part of my overhauling of the team structure: I initially had the overall GIJOE leadership distinct and separate from the joint task force leadership in an attempt to isolate the senior military officers from the senior civilian leaders and the military special staff, but it made the organization staffing redundant and overly top-heavy (it was like a battalion with two special staff organizations), which is the type of thing I wanted to avoid in the first place. I'll post updated organizational diagrams soon enough, and once you see them, I think you'll agree that the revisions make for a more efficient organization and one that is more in line with the concept of a Geopolitical Intelligence and Joint Operations Executive. Last edited by zuludelta; 03-09-2010 at 01:59 AM.. |
03-09-2010, 11:19 AM | #1116 |
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Here are the new (and final) organizational diagrams (click on the thumbnails to view the full-size images):
From left to right: Headquarters Element, Multi-Disciplinary Intel Collection and CI Element, Aviation Element, and Armed Recon Element All in all, I've structured GIJOE somwhat like an Army military intelligence brigade/battlefield surveillance brigade: The HQ Element is equivalent to an MI Brigade's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, The MDICCI Element is equivalent to an MI Brigade's Direct Support (Tactical Exploitation) Intelligence Company, and the Armed Recon Element is equivalent to a Long Range Surveillance Troop (although the element itself is structured more like a Marine Force Recon Company). I only deviated from MI/BfS brigade structure by replacing the General Support Intelligence company with an aviation element (which in itself is somewhat self-contained from the other elements -- it has its own organic logistics units separate from those that serve the rest of GIJOE) seeing as how its operational requirements are specialized). Thanks for looking! Last edited by zuludelta; 03-09-2010 at 06:18 PM.. Reason: updated linked images |
03-09-2010, 11:30 AM | #1117 |
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Will look at the charts later.
Isn't there a regulation about married military couples serving together? Depending on how strict you want to follow regulations, I think that would control what extent of relationship Flint and Lady Jaye have. I agree with Thespian, have it be part of the follow-up in the 5-year plan. They don't have to be in a relationship at the start of your project.
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03-09-2010, 11:48 AM | #1118 |
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I can't comment on the authenticity of the structure, but I really like it. It's very streamlined and doesn't appear to split similar specialties apart. That's the kind of structure a non-military buff can wrap his/her head around (like me, lol).
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03-09-2010, 12:49 PM | #1119 |
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http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/army/.../34355A100.htm The biggest change (and one that's not readily evident from the page I linked to) besides the inclusion of organic aviation is with the headquarters element. In an MI battalion, it would normally be packed full of technical specialists in SIGINT and MASINT, but since GIJOE's focus is on non-technical HUMINT, I didn't include those guys apart from a few MI systems maintainers. I've also conflated the CIA personnel with the military intelligence guys in the GIJOE structure. I've gone all out and made GIJOE a full-fledged stand-alone agency, so it doesn't really "borrow" CIA or DHS people anymore. I'm making it so that GIJOE civilian employees are federal agents on their own, not requiring dispensation from an external authority like the CIA, the DOJ, or the DHS. Here's an excerpt from the team history that I'm writing: Quote:
In April of [2009], President Obama issued Executive Order 12333a, amending Executive Order 12333 and granting GIJOE limited license to conduct covert operations in support of its mandate, making it only the second government agency (after the Central Intelligence Agency) authorized to perform legally deniable military and paramilitary actions.
Basically, what EO 12333a does is grant GIJOE the same limited authority as the CIA to conduct clandestine and/or covert operations (unlike the sometimes clandestine but always overt operations conducted by the Department of Defense). And like the CIA, GIJOE can have its own "police" so to speak, with limited law enforcement powers (just like the protective agents that work under the CIA's Directorate of Support). |
03-09-2010, 12:56 PM | #1120 |
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Yeah, I knew parents wouldn't be deployed at the same time.
But how would that work into a unit like Joe? Would the same "rules" about couples carry over?
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