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12-23-2008, 08:34 AM | #1671 |
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Maybe they didn't want to overshadow him?
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12-23-2008, 09:54 AM | #1672 |
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Hasbro wanted to make the Joes have "jobs" so they could make a ton of different characters with different equipment and "looks".
And the average persons knowledge of the military, back when Joe came out, wasn't much. Unless you were in the service, chances are you didn't know much more then the basics. Nowadays, with the internet and the way wars/conflicts are covered, there's more knowledge available and shown. Back then, Special Ops was a thing of mystery, nowadays it's more open. I wish there were more Resolute Joes out, so we could see how Hasbro is handling them. Resolute Duke's filecard is a thing of pure crap, one of the worst ever. I hope it's not the new style they're going with. I think Hasbro was more concerned with making interesting figures then being completely accurate. But there should have been more Green Berets on the Joe team, and all of them should have at least been Rangers, SEaLs and Marines or some other form of Special Operations.
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12-23-2008, 10:35 AM | #1673 |
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You're absolutely right, Loose Cannon. I think Gen. Colton always slips my mind because he's older and not really a front line troop, but you're right. I should have remembered that the original Joe was a Green Beret...
Which begs the question: If the original Joe was a Green Beret, why aren't there more Green Berets in G.I. Joe? Snake Eyes if anyone is probably Green Beret. His File card and training is ridiculous. Mountain/Airborne/Arctic/Desert/Jungle/Under water Demolitions. How Stalker is not a Green Beret yet is also amazing. Any of the joes that speak multiple languages seem to be on that track of Special Forces Training. It's hard to make that case for Breaker though. Grunt is a glorified Green Shirt. Scarlett? Well she seems like a total badass, but she's not allowed. After that everyone of the original 13 serve more as Support Guys. Rock'n'Roll went to Covert Ops school whatever that is. He could probably be a candidate since a Special Forces team needs a weapons guys. |
12-24-2008, 01:20 PM | #1674 |
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Since I may not be paying attention for a few days, Merry Christmas Guys. Happy Hanukkah, and Eid Mubarak to anyone else. Enjoy the holidays and buy yourself a Joe!
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12-26-2008, 10:04 AM | #1675 |
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Hope everyone had a good (insert holiday of your choice). Get to go and spend some of my X-Mas money on Joes this weekend, can't wait.
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12-29-2008, 10:09 AM | #1676 |
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So, would a Marine with PMS of Force Recon be able to have a SMS of Scout Sniper?
It seems to me that the two could go hand-in-hand.
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12-29-2008, 12:31 PM | #1677 |
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What's up Troynos? How's Christmas? Leave it up to you to make me start digging through the internet. Hopefully this sheds some light.
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of United States Marine Corps MOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It seems like FORECON would have snipers. I guess it has to do with how they are paid. But according to what I'm reading it seems like they would be carrying the same MOS basically for both. Once you get qualified you get Primary MOS 0321(Reconnaissance Man) Once you get your Jump wings and Diver qualification you get a Secondary MOS 8654 (Reconnaissance Man Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified) A Marine Scout/Sniper still has to be first qualified as a Reconnaissance man MOS 0321. So I don't know if that switches to 0317 Scout/Sniper or that becomes his Secondary MOS. |
12-29-2008, 12:37 PM | #1678 |
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So Scout/Sniper with SMS Force Recon? Or Scout/Sniper attached to Force Recon?
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12-29-2008, 12:38 PM | #1679 |
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Was Outback ever included in the list of Green Berets?
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12-29-2008, 12:43 PM | #1680 |
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Was good. Didn't get much in the way of Joes: 1 of the DVD packs, a couple of figures. But had a very good X-Mas.
You? Glad it's over. Too much traveling to see family and too much time spent with family, lol.
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