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03-06-2009, 11:26 AM | #3591 |
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So did we establish or confirm that Recondo is a Ranger? Because if he is a true recondo, meaning he went to Recondo School and became a LRRP (aka "junior Ranger"), then he would have become an official Ranger in 1969 when the LRRPs were refolded into the new 75th Ranger Regiment. However, I'm starting to think that he may be a Marine because JWTC is taught by and mostly trains Marines. (Marines also attended Recondo School.) JWTC teaches other military personnel too, but this would be another good question to ask Hama.
Other than Leatherneck, Gung-Ho and Mainframe, who were explicitly described as such, which other Joes were supposed to be Marines? Last edited by Tanksmasher; 03-06-2009 at 11:42 AM.. |
03-06-2009, 11:28 AM | #3592 |
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The profile link was for the Action Force Profiles. The characters are somewhat similar, but they pour it on if you read through some.
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03-06-2009, 11:30 AM | #3593 |
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So did we establish or confirm that Recondo is a Ranger? Because if he is a true recondo, meaning he went to Recondo School and became a LRRP (aka "junior Ranger"), then he would have become an official Ranger in 1969 when the LRRPs were refolded into the new 75th Ranger Regiment. I'm starting to think that he's a Marine as well because JWTC is taught by and mostly trains Marines. The center teaches other military personnel too, but this would be another good question to ask Hama.
Other than Leatherneck, Gung-Ho and Mainframe, who were explicitly described as such, which other Joes were supposed to be Marines? Good Question. The old JWTC shut down that was in Panama, and that was Army. The new one is in Okinawa and that is a Marine Facility. But We would love to know if there are other Marines. Or send him the list of possibles but it sounds like he didn't write any of those anyway. |
03-06-2009, 11:41 AM | #3594 |
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Mutt and Muskrat both attended JWTC, but Muskrat is a Ranger and Mutt is probably a Ranger too since he was a cadre to Special Ops School and Hama said that most Joes are Rangers anyway. Plus I don't think Marines ever referred to E4s as Spec-4s.
This discourse with Hama has got me revisiting all sorts of things in the file cards. I'm gonna say that Outback has got to be Special Forces due to his "clandestine operations" in Central America. Who else would do this sort of work? And most likely he was Ranger qualified before joining SF. Last edited by Tanksmasher; 03-06-2009 at 11:47 AM.. |
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Mutt and Muskrat both attended JWTC, but Muskrat is a Ranger and Mutt is probably a Ranger too since he was a cadre to Special Ops School and Hama said that most Joes are Rangers anyway. Plus I don't think Marines ever referred to E4s as Spec-4s.
This discourse with Hama has got me revisiting all sorts of things in the file cards. I'm gonna say that Outback has got to be Special Forces due to his "clandestine operations" in Central America. Who else would do this sort of work? And mostly likely he was Ranger qualified before joining SF. Damn I was just thinking the same thing. I now wonder what the Covert Ops school is the early joes went to? |
03-06-2009, 11:46 AM | #3596 |
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Good Question. The old JWTC shut down that was in Panama, and that was Army. The new one is in Okinawa and that is a Marine Facility. But We would love to know if there are other Marines. Or send him the list of possibles but it sounds like he didn't write any of those anyway.
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03-06-2009, 11:54 AM | #3597 |
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Maybe the Covert Ops School that several Joes attended is itself covert. Maybe it's like the School of Americas, which means it entails a lot of specialized training: Ranger course, Air Mobile course, Jungle Operations course, Patrolling course, Parachute Rigging course, Basic Airborne course, Pathfinder and Jumpmaster courses.
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03-06-2009, 11:59 AM | #3599 |
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Recondo and Outback are both Special Forces. I'd say they both went thru Ranger School before being tasked for Special Forces.
The Joes that it doesn't specifically say are Rangers, but I think they are: Airborne, Crazylegs, Ripcord, Hit & Run, Spearhead, Recoil, Recondo, Outback, Mutt and Pathfinder. If you go with the theory that all Joes are Ranger Qualified (note: He said qualified, not graduated or tabbed), then those would be the ones that are extra-special.
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Oh, and one more thing I keep forgetting. If Breaker was a part of the real Project Gamma in Nam, then he is Special Forces. Read the following: Project GAMMA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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