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10-18-2015, 08:51 PM
john shaft
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So I've been slowly redoing the Joes, re imagining them in a more contemporary realistic setting. It actually helps alot with placement in my structure. Anyway, I did Stalker a few pages back. Now it's Steeler's turn.
The problem I had with Steeler is two-fold.
1) He has 3 different Career branches; Artillery, Armor and Transport. Most Officers only have the one branch till they reach Captain and even then Transport is a Combat Service Support branch.
2) He may be an Officer but after a quick re-read of his ARAH appearance, seems to me that Larry Hama wrote him as an E-5 instead of an O-1 or O-2. The clearest indication for me was in an issue of Declassified (which Hama is on record saying that it's cannon) where he pushes the Chaplain's Asst's around in the Mess Hall. If he was an officer, wouldn't he be dining in the Officer's Mess?
Anyway, in my update;
Steeler wanted to go to West Point, but his attitude to superiors rose up in an interview with a Senator who was supposed to support his application. He lost his cool and with it, any hopes of West Point.
With no money and little chance of a scholarship, he enlists straight out of High School. Goes to Armor School and becomes a 19K M1A1 Armor Crewman. He excels in the army and is quickly promoted to Tank Commander and is honorably discharged as an E-5.
Attends Penn State as an Engineering Major on a ROTC schoalrship after realizing the GI Bill at 36 months won't cover his Mechanical Engineering degree all the way.
Works for his Uncle's Construction business as a Heavy Vehicle operator on a casual basis.
Whilst in ROTC, completes Airborne, Air Assault and Basic Mountaineering Summer Courses. Also gets the ROTC Ranger Challenge Tab.
Although he does very well, his problems with dealing with superior officers resurfaces and a vengeful personnel Officer assigns him a billet as a Transportation Officer, although his 3 choices were all Combat Arms. He gets the 'Needs of the Army' speech.
Luck smiles on him as he gets Branch Detailed to Armor
Making the best of the situation and keeping his temper in check, he sails through the Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course (ABOLC) as the distinguished Honor Graduate (top of his class) as a Cavalry Officer.
Attends the follow on Armor Reconnaissance Course and Stryker Leader Courses.
Graduates Ranger School as the William Darby Distinguished Graduate award winner.
After serving briefly as a Distribution Platoon Leader, his request for branch transfer is approved. (This takes care of 2 of his MOS's)
Serves as a Stryker Platoon Leader with the 21st Infantry Regiment (1 year, 4 months)
Serves as a Ranger Mobility Platoon Leader (Rangers have 18 Stryker Vehicles now) (2 years)
Attends the Joint Fires Observer Course (filling that Artillery School mention on his FC)
Serves as a Troop Commander with the 32nd Cavalry Regiment (1 year)
Attends the Maneuver Captain's Career Course (MCCC)
Serves as a Ranger Company Commander (1 year)
Serves briefly in a USSOCOM Program Executive Office as a Subject Matter Expert on Armored Fighting Vehicles (the Cadre AFV mention on his FC) before preparing to go to the US Army War College.
Scouted by both Delta and the Asymmetric Warfare Group, he joins the GI JOE program instead and is one of only 2 Officers (and 11 NCO's) to make it through the first Selection and Assessment. He completes the Operator Training and serves as a Mobility Assault Troop Commander.
What do you boys think? Is it plausible?
I know that there are some billets he's filled that traditionally need an 11A billet and he's cavalry but I was talking to a guy who said that the lines between Infantry / Armor / Cavalry Officers are becoming more blurry.
Great take on Steeler! Now that you have done Stalker and Steeler do you have (or will you be doing) the rest of the Original 13? I would love to see some stuff on the lesser used characters, such as Short-Fuze, Flash and Grand Slam.
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