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05-11-2010, 11:22 PM | #13251 |
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On the lists I've compiled above, as you can see, there are a lot of question marks about where these officers went to school and how they got their commision.
Sometimes there are clues. For example, Claymore went to Dartmouth. Dartmouth does not offer ROTC, therefore, Claymore must have attended OCS. Conversly, there are counter examples; Falcon's education and commsioning source are never mentioned. The Point I'm trying to make is this: In our contest, education isn't always a factor, especially for the enlisted Joes. However, for the Officers, it is an important factor and may need to be an area where some leeway is granted. I'm interested to hear y'all's thoughts, and if you can think of any additional officers that I've overlooked, please let me know.
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05-11-2010, 11:24 PM | #13252 |
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I think you missed Dogfight (1st Lt) USAF
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05-11-2010, 11:33 PM | #13253 |
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Good catch, buddy. Thanks. I'll adjust my list.
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05-11-2010, 11:48 PM | #13254 |
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Every Service Academy is represented by at least one Joe, and West Point has at least 5 confirmed graduates (8 Academy Grads total). VMI has 2 graduates. The Citadel is not represented at all. ROTC has at least 3 graduates.
As best as I can figure, there are a total of about 34 Officers in G.I. Joe, though that number is inflated by one (Lt. Stone) by crossing continuities. So in the original continuity, 8/33 Joe officers were trained & commisioned through a Federal Service Academy. |
05-11-2010, 11:56 PM | #13255 |
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Kickstart went to Caltech. He should probably be a Warrant Officer. But at least 3 joes went to MIT but I bet there's another. Harddrive; Tollbooth; Mainframe.
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05-12-2010, 12:03 AM | #13256 |
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Don't forget Grunt at Ga Tech.
Edit: Dr. Link Talbot went to Veterinary School.
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05-12-2010, 01:19 AM | #13257 |
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I suspect that Falcon was OCS or ROTC. I just have a hard time seeing him as a West Pointer. Psyche Out was probably OCS, maybe he was recruited while at Berkley. For most of the enlisted Joes, I would agree that where they went to school is not as important, but it could be in some cases.
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05-12-2010, 01:27 AM | #13258 |
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So here might be a good place to start. At least, it's a place I'm interested in starting this file card project/contest
Let's look at the Joe Officer Corps Help me out, fellas. I'm sure we've done this before, but let's try to make a definitive list of all the Officers serving in G.I. Joe Army - 22 Officers (5 confirmed West Point Alumni) Gen. Colton - Special Forces; West Point Gen. Flagg - Infantry; VMI Gen. Flagg II - Infantry; VMI Gen. Hawk - Artillery; West Point Colonel Courage - Adjutent General; ? (LTC) Sure Fire - MP (CID); FBI (Major) Bullet Proof - MP; U.S. Marshall Major Barrage - Artillery; ? Major Storm - Transportation/Artillery; ? (CPT) Claymore - Infantry/Intelligence; OCS (Dartmouth) Captain Grid-Iron - Infantry; West Point (CPT) Rapid-Fire - Infantry; West Point (CPT) Psyche-Out - Psy Ops; Berkeley (OCS? ROTC?) (CPT) Updraft - Aviation; ? (CPT) Windmill - Aviation; ? (CPT) Doc - Medical Doctor; Harvard/Johns Hopkins (Medical Direct Commisioning Program) (1LT) Falcon - Special Forces; ? (1LT) Sub-Zero - Infantry; ? (1LT) Steeler - Armour; ROTC (2LT) Super Trooper (Lattimer) - Infantry; West Point (LT) Super Trooper (DeNiro) - Infantry; Sandhurst (2LT) Thuderwing - Armor; ?
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05-12-2010, 05:53 AM | #13259 |
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I'd say a majority of the unknown officers probably went ROTC at their respective State University. Most Officers aren't going to West Point, althougth the Joes have a good proportion.
Link=UPenn Flash is a ? but he's been working on his Masters (nights) since 82. But Lodi CA=? Spirit=? Lady Jaye=Bryn Mawr Flint=? Fridge=South Carolina Jinx=Bryn Mawr Maverick=Air Force Academy Skystriker=same Slipstream=ROTC in Utah? Sci-Fi=? But he's working on his masters by V2. University of Montana for his Undergrad? Airborne=University of Arizona? Hi-Tech; Clean Sweep; Ozone Probably have degrees also.
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05-12-2010, 09:06 AM | #13260 |
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If the evidence is there in some source, use it.
For the officers, unless there's something somewhere that says otherwise, where they went to school or how they got their commission (ROTC, West Point, VMI, battlefield, whatever), is entirely up to you. Like Claymore specifically says Dartmouth, so would need OCS or something else for him, could not just say "he went to UNH and ROTC" since it specifically lists him as going to Dartmouth. Falcon is pretty much a blank slate as far as that aspect.
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