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04-29-2010, 12:06 AM | #12991 |
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Yeah I knew Zulu had already looked into that. I just couldn't remember.
You know I was thinking it would be cool if they could add little snippets about the birthplace. Like if Vashon Island is known for its fishing or something. But Then I think you get into stereotypes too easily for some places. Might be another reason why we got Ripcord instead of Stalker. I wonder what the Resolute Filecards will be like? Will they be just the same as the 25th cards? The Resolute story is a little different. The world is actually on the brink of chaos. So will they change much? Resolute Duke's are pretty lame, but Battle Station Roadblock is just a piece of ROC crap.
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04-29-2010, 12:54 AM | #12992 |
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Code Name: Recoil
Team Specialty: Reconnaissance/Pathfinder File Name: Felton, Joseph Serial Number: 007-3461-0077 Control Branch: U.S. Army Pay Grade: E-5 MOS: Infantryman (11B) Place of Birth: Fashion Island, WA Prior Assignment(s): USASOC - 75th Ranger Regiment/1st Battalion: Long Range Surveillance Company Qualifications/Awards: Basic Training (Ft. Benning), Advanced Infantry Training, Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Pathfinder, HALO, Recon Leaders Course. Subject is cross-trained as a basic RTO for an Infantry squad (PR-77 and current devices), and is proficient with common explosives used by Airborne Infantry Units (Claymores). Qualified Expert Marksman: M-16/M-4, M-203 Grenade Launcher. From Gen. Abernathy's Files... Sgt. Felton is a highly capable soldier. He is a tremendous athlete with incredible stamina. He is not, however, much of a "team player" or natural leader. In high school, he was drawn to individualist sports such as weight lifting and distance running (he's also an avid swimmer and is a competitive Triathlon). Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Army with a guaranteed Airborne Ranger contract. Although he had no difficulty with the strenuous physical requirements, he was nearly sent down from Ranger School by because of poor peer reviews. He was percieved as a loner, a snob, a "Spotlight Ranger", and a "Blue Falcon" (the death nail for most failing Ranger candidates). He's a quiet man, and not overly gregarious or outgoing. However, he did pass because the other students came to rely on his emmense strength and stamina. A senior NCO within the Regiment noticed that Private Felton was unusually gifted at "being quiet", and though his gift was not that of leadership or commraderie, he had the makings of an excellent Recon Specialist. Oddly, he is often assigned the task of RTO, however, this is not an excersize in irony - he's simply the strongest guy in the unit and he is capable of carrying the extra weight. Besides that, upon being assighned to carry the radio, his teammates were surprized to learn that Felton was an excellent radioman - he was consise, great at keeping radio silence, and never complained. After being in the Army for a while, Sgt. Felton began to understand the value of cooperation. He has developed into an invaluable team member, albeit he's far better with smaller groups such as a Recon team. A Rifle can easily be judged by it's recoil. If the recoil of a rifle is too strong, the weapon will be inaccurate. If the recoil is too loud, it can be deafening and give your position away quickly. If the recoil is too weak, the rifle will jam and render itself useless. The measure of a well-made, controlled rifle is in its recoil - steady, strong, trustworthy and dependable... such is Sgt. Felton. He is measured, self-controlled, steady, strong, and self-sufficent. He's the backbone of a small unit, and never lets his team down. He's not the Joe I would put in front shouting orders and leading the main assault. Rather, he's the Joe I send in a week or two in advance - and I don't have to worry about wheather or not he'll make it, or how he'll hold up. I just know he's going to be there, watching our backs and feeding us intel, no matter how difficult the circumstances. And the enemy will never know he's there.
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04-29-2010, 01:34 AM | #12993 |
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Code Name: Spearhead
Team Specialty: Point Man File Name: Millman, Peter R. Serial Number: 075-0948-MP76 Control Branch: U.S. Army Pay Grade: E-4 (Corporal) MOS: Infantryman (11B) SMOS: Finance Specialist/Accounting Specialist (44C) Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO Prior Assignment: XVII Airborne Corps - 82nd Airborne Division Qualifications/Awards: Basic Training (Ft. Benning), Advanced Infantry Training, Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Pathfinder, Qualified Expert Marksman: M-16/M-14. From General Abernathy's Files... It would be difficult for anyone not to like Corporal Millman. Upon meeting him, one finds himself in awe of this young man. He is at ease in any social situation - with officers, Senior NCO's, or his fellow grunts, Corporal Millman understands how to relate to each person and/or group with an almost preternatural ability; it's instinctive for him. The man is obviously intelligent, but with a non-threatening manner that makes relating to him, conversing with him, and listening to him seem like the most natural thing in the world. His high morals and integrity cannot be underestimated; he is easily his own toughest critic. He's a brilliant communicator, and he's an outstanding soldier. He leads by example in every aspect: he's in excellent physical shape, his fire team is always well informed and on time, his uniform and gear are always in top condition, and he is always professional and courteous in his bearing and manner. Millman's sense of quiet professionalism tempered by confidence and humility is something most young officers would do well to mark and remember. Everything about this man makes you respect him, and want to be in his company. He looks like a "Ken Doll" and fights like a Spartan. He's a natural leader. For example, upon enlistment, Corporal Millman's paperwork was bungled by his recruiter and he was mistakenly sent to Finance School (Ft. Jackson) after Basic Training. He reported to Ft. Jackson but immediately filed the paperwork to get back to Infantry training. However, while he waited for the Army to deal with the situation, he dutifully attended Finance School and earned his 44C rating. However, for all of his charm and grace, He is as vicious as a cornered wolf in the field. They don't come much tougher than Peter Millman. He moves through terrain just like he was walking on a city sidewalk. The man is relentless. He's an expert marksman, brilliant at field craft, and he's completely at home with nature - including wild animals. I've heard rumors that he has a pet bobcat in the barracks that he takes with him into the field, but soldiers will say anything if it adds to the legend of a respected leader. With his affinity for people, and his competence as a soldier, he would be a great candidate for Special Forces or OCS. However, Corporal Millman has indicated that he is most happy as an Infantryman. He genuinely enjoys what he does, and I'm just happy to have him. He certainly provides an excellent image of what a member of the Joe team should be. He's a face-man in garrison, but he's a ferocious tip of the Spear in war. I'm proud to have him as our Spearhead.
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04-29-2010, 01:34 AM | #12994 |
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About the Delta Force existence in the GI Joe universe.
I was looking back at my favorite issue of Special Missions... Issue #2, Where Clutch, Roadblock, Dialtone and Recondo go to Brazil. The native leader, ?"Ibraham"? suspects that they are not Delta. So my best-friend is trying to convince me not to pursue my hobby of trying to correct the ranks of the JOES. He suspects GI JOE is more NSA, a civilian type organization, so ranks and funds are not an issue, they were recruited in this civilian style unit from the military. He grew up strictly in the sunbow cartoon world 1982-1987, so he thought of the JOE team as a para-military superhero group, everyone can fly and have their own specialty and such, much like superheroes. I grew up with a hybrid of cartoon & comic book so I thought of them more like SOCOM before the military had acknowledged the existence of a combined special forces. I think he's just tired of me trying to place them in formation with the promotions and changing which service that I placed them in. Why isnt Lady Jaye in the infantry units with Flint, instead you put her in Intel? Why isn't Bazooka with Alpine? Why dont you put the Artic Doc in your Squad. Why is he a Medic - Sgt 1st/C instead of a Medical Doctor-Captain. Why arent you using ROC Shipwreck as Shipwreck? If you're changing all this stuff then its not GI JOE anymore. My response, Im not planning to make my Joe Formation Diorama mirror the "Superhero JOE Force". I have my "Superhero Joe" cartoon Roster, my marvel comic book Roster which almost mirrors the filecards with a few exceptions (Spec4 Doc & Sgt Steeler, I want to make WildBill an officer as a heavy fixed wing pilot and I still want to make Hawk USAF, Major promoted to a Lt Colonel, in Issue 4 with his jet pilot skills). Then, finally I have my Joe-Verse in Formation Roster. Monday, I watched "The Losers" movie it was pretty cool. To me it had the feel of a GI JOE Special Missions story. Kinda a weird villian but oh well.
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04-29-2010, 02:02 AM | #12995 |
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See Reaaaallllly Like this Oliver. Although there is no way it would all fit on a filecard.
But maybe you can answer my question, do people actually get a Secondary MOS? I noticed on Zulu's project he left MOS out entirely. And then what about ASI and SQIs? When/How would you ever see those written? Like I was just screwing around and have Recoil as 11B2 V 6B = Infantryman(11B) E-5Sgt(2) V(Ranger Parachutist) Reconnaissance & Surveillance Leaders Course(6B) Recoil could also have 2B=Air Assault School and F7=Pathfinder School. So he could also be Infantryman (11B2 V 6B F7 2B)? I'm not sure how it works or if it's neccessary if the actual schools are listed right below that. But what about the Radioman part? maybe he should be : Radio Operator-Maintainer (25C2 V 6B F7 2B)? But are the Radio guys Sgts? shouldn't they be E-4Specialists? Recoil needs to be at least a E-6 Anyway I like what you came up with Oliver. I just have nothing to sort of make him human.
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04-29-2010, 02:10 AM | #12996 |
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I was working on a card for Spearhead but the customizer didnt like the size of the pic I had. Anyhow, here's what I had-
Spearhead Infantry Team Leader Millman, Peter R. 075-6271-QQ76 Infantry (11B) Finance (36B) St Louis, MO E-4 Graduated: Army Infantry School, Finance School, Airborne School Qualified: M4 series carbine, M203 Grenade Launcher, M9 pistol, Mossberg model 590 12 gauge shotgun Spearhead's squad leader, Grunt, says "Spearhead must have an Eagle Scout Badge tucked away somewhere because he is the most trustworthy, loyal, dependable guy I know. Reminds me of me." |
04-29-2010, 02:50 AM | #12997 |
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I like calling him an Infantry Team leader as opposed to "Pointman" I still think he should probably be a Sgt.
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04-29-2010, 07:01 AM | #12998 |
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Love the filecards Oliver and your Ranger team
Been offline for a few weeks due to work, very limited outside internet capability (been testing fire walls and net security for the Aus govt), couldn't bring my laptop and my blackberry won't read threads on the 'Tank :( Been skim reading the last 30-40 pages but will take time later to read everything I missed (like a good book) One positive about the work travel was I found a little shop with cheap ROC stuff. Was very very happy, picked up another Dragonfly, a set of the Wave 2 Alpha vehicles and the Resolute box set for $10. Anyway, nice to be back. Hope everyone's been safe and well |
04-29-2010, 07:48 AM | #12999 |
disgruntled goat
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thanks. for me guys like Footloose ('85), Dusty ('85), Hit & Run ('88) & Spearhead ('88) all E-4s fit best in the "Team Leader" role. Grunt, even though he is a regular Infantry soldier, is actually referred to as a Squad Leader in his '91 filecard. In my verse they are all on an ODA Team with Bazooka, Short Fuze, Downtown, Salvo and some of the Heavy Machine Gunner Joes. Their AO is Desert climates figuring you would need the big guns for tanks and such that would be able to maneuver there as opposed to jungle climes.
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04-29-2010, 09:32 AM | #13000 |
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See Reaaaallllly Like this Oliver. Although there is no way it would all fit on a filecard.
But maybe you can answer my question, do people actually get a Secondary MOS? I noticed on Zulu's project he left MOS out entirely. And then what about ASI and SQIs? When/How would you ever see those written? Like I was just screwing around and have Recoil as 11B2 V 6B = Infantryman(11B) E-5Sgt(2) V(Ranger Parachutist) Reconnaissance & Surveillance Leaders Course(6B) Recoil could also have 2B=Air Assault School and F7=Pathfinder School. So he could also be Infantryman (11B2 V 6B F7 2B)? I'm not sure how it works or if it's neccessary if the actual schools are listed right below that. But what about the Radioman part? maybe he should be : Radio Operator-Maintainer (25C2 V 6B F7 2B)? But are the Radio guys Sgts? shouldn't they be E-4Specialists? Recoil needs to be at least a E-6 Anyway I like what you came up with Oliver. I just have nothing to sort of make him human. You've done a great job trying to come up with the nomenclature of all the qualifications. An NCO would be better able to tell you about the more technical aspects of all the letters and numbers. However, I can tell you that there really is no such thing as a "Secondary MOS". A soldier can earn additional MOS's, which is how I tried to deal with Spearhead's "finance" specialty. Most soldiers just have 1, but plenty will earn a second over the course of a career.
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