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02-25-2013, 05:31 AM | #18451 |
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It's a great episode. I distinctly remember Hawk> Duke> Flint > Sgt Slaughter> Beachhead.
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02-25-2013, 11:14 AM | #18452 |
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Duke outranking Flint annoyed me when i saw ASA. i knew damn well Flint out-ranked Duke because i asked my ex-soldier dad what a warrant officer was when i got Flint.
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02-25-2013, 11:33 AM | #18453 |
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That episode was a riot.
I could have sworn in was Hawk, Flint, Duke.....
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02-25-2013, 12:41 PM | #18454 |
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He'd only have to get through Officer's Candidate School, but Lifeline and Dial-Tone have the same problem. During wartime, enlisted personnel have received battlefield commissions, where they skip the college degree and OCS.
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02-25-2013, 02:08 PM | #18455 |
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A commission as an Officer in ANY branch of the service comes through 1 of 4 ways...
1. Service Academy 2. ROTC at University/College level (high school ROTC doesn't count). 3. OCS (or equivalent... I think the Air Force calls in OTC or something) 4. Direct Commission - this is for professions like Doctors, JAG Lawyers and Chaplains. These guys have extra academic credentials, and they are usually commissioned as Captains. It doesn't happen for Infantry, Artillery, Intelligence, etc. Battlefield Commission - this doesn't happen anymore. It hasn't happened since Vietnam. Officers are now required to have a bachelor's degree. No one has gotten a battlefield commission in over 40 years. It's a thing of the past. Once you're an Officer, it matters very little how you got there. All that really matters is how you perform. Of course there are some benefits to going through the Academy: the training is great, you know a ton of other people, the alumni network, etc. But if an Officer does a good job, it doesn't matter how he got there. How do I know? I'm a former Army Officer. All Chaplains are Officers. In the episode in question, the fact that Shipwreck is in the Navy is what makes it funny. Beach-Head even comments on it. He says something like, "Shipwreck's not even in the Army!" The point is that Mindbender had rigged the computer and they had all been promoted to "colonel". It's hilarious. The fact that Shipwreck is in the Navy isn't a "mistake"; it's a joke.
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02-26-2013, 02:24 AM | #18456 |
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Seeing as you're from the UK, maybe someone from the US can verify?
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02-26-2013, 03:44 AM | #18457 |
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they already did.
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02-27-2013, 03:14 AM | #18458 |
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Yeah I know I was late to the party.
Anyhoo, I have a custom 12" Pathfinder I created, and he's got blank dog tags. I'm undecided on whether to keep the rank he started out as(Staff Sergeant), or give him a promotion. Since the original Pathfinder figure came out in 1990, what would be a realistic promotion for him now?
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02-27-2013, 04:31 AM | #18459 |
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Yeah I know I was late to the party.
Anyhoo, I have a custom 12" Pathfinder I created, and he's got blank dog tags. I'm undecided on whether to keep the rank he started out as(Staff Sergeant), or give him a promotion. Since the original Pathfinder figure came out in 1990, what would be a realistic promotion for him now?
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02-27-2013, 06:19 AM | #18460 |
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Ha! Yeah none of these guys would still be active except maybe SGT Major Hacker or something. Although I don't have a good Pathfinder figure (Come On Hasbro!) I tend to still keep him as E-6. However he could just as easily be E-9 in your verse if you want.
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