|
Community Links |
Social Groups |
Pictures & Albums |
Members List |
Search Forums |
Advanced Search |
Go to Page... |
|
Thread Tools |
07-20-2011, 12:55 AM | #1911 |
W.O.R.M.S. Commander
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Back in the US of A! (NoVA)
Posts: 10,649
|
Quote:
It's figuring out what the general "classes" are that I'm working on right now. With Special Forces, the SFOD-A functional "classes" (which are billets, actually) generally fall in line with the various SF MOSes:
I'll be using similar nomenclature for GI Joe team positions, although I'll likely reword them. Maybe change "Weapons Sergeant" to "Combat Arms Sergeant" and add other functional classes for expert vehicle mechanics and drivers. Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard personnel (such as Torpedo, Gung-Ho, Cutter, Shipwreck, etc.) will be technical advisers (subject matter experts) specializing in amphibious expeditionary warfare. The pilots (both Army and Air Force) and Doc won't be part of the "core" GI Joe team per se, but will be designated as being in a permanent support relationship with the team. SOUNDS Perfect! I'm not sure what I'll do with Keelhaul yet... he wasn't that prominent in the comic book so it's unclear where he falls in line in the hierarchy of GI Joe-affiliated flag officers. Is he a contemporary of Generals Austin and Hollingsworth? Was he the interim replacement for the late General Flagg before Hawk's promotion to brigadier general? Did the RDF ever get a base in the Middle-East area? I suppose you could work something out regardless.
__________________
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. |
07-20-2011, 01:09 AM | #1912 |
EQ-Viper
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,343
|
Quote:
Cobra will start out as an outlawed terrorist group and weapons smuggler, just like in the comics, but I'll be writing its transition to legitimate military contractor/business concern towards the late 1980s (like what happened in the comics). I'll likely be skipping the whole idea of Cobra Island becoming a sovereign state, though (to me, that idea is just as "out there" and as unusable as anthropomorphic android troopers or Dr. Mindbender's mutant plant spores). It's not just going to be Joe vs Cobra, though. One of my favourite things about the 1980s Joe comics is that the Joes went up against all sorts of enemies (especially in GI Joe: Special Missions). The Oktober Guard, southeast Asian river pirates and bandits, Soviet-backed puppet states in Indochina, various left-wing and right-wing extremist factions in Central America, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, etc. Quote:
Not a permanent one. Elements of the putative RDF (mostly drawn from the 101st Airborne Division) operated out of Egypt during the first Operation Bright Star exercise in 1980 and again in 1981, IIRC. After that, well, the RDF was already transformed into USCENTCOM by the time the third Bright Star exercise (in 1983) rolled around. Last edited by zuludelta; 07-20-2011 at 01:12 AM.. |
07-20-2011, 12:36 PM | #1913 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Posts: 658
|
How does the subject matter expert stuff work? If they need to run an amphibious or SCUBA operation in '83 after Torpedo and Gung Ho have joined do they just form up a team of the other guys and they lead them?
|
07-21-2011, 03:34 AM | #1914 |
G.I.Joe medic
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Litchfield, ME
Posts: 3,173
|
I would look to Marvel #13 for that one. I would imagine that just as many of the Joes have had airborne training, SCUBA might be something they'd do as well. Torpedo would just be the "point man", and in some cases he might operate solo, but still part of a larger force.
|
07-21-2011, 01:04 PM | #1915 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Posts: 658
|
Quote:
I would look to Marvel #13 for that one. I would imagine that just as many of the Joes have had airborne training, SCUBA might be something they'd do as well. Torpedo would just be the "point man", and in some cases he might operate solo, but still part of a larger force.
|
07-21-2011, 02:31 PM | #1916 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Midway, PA
Posts: 3,773
|
Quote:
See, I would imagine that most characters would have the airborne training, but the SCUBA training in particular isn't typically something I would imagine most of those guys having. So does it become a case that every Joe member needs to be airborne, HALO, SCUBA, and inflatable boat trained either as a part of Joe indoctrination or beforehand?
__________________
Trade: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...uff-trade.html Feedback: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/buy-se...nstrelboy.html Disclaimer: The aforementioned post is the express opinions and ideas of the poster, and do not imply that those who have taken the time to read these views on this open forum should share or agree with them. |
07-21-2011, 03:03 PM | #1917 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Posts: 658
|
I just mean in zulu's new format he's following chronological enlistment, so early on there might not be enough members with pertinent skills to take on certain missions despite having subject matter experts. That is, of course, unless more of the earlier characters are given some of these skills as well.
|
07-21-2011, 09:53 PM | #1918 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Midway, PA
Posts: 3,773
|
The file cards released with the original figures were very brief and (I would assume) did not fully detail every aspect of their training, so it could be argued that they all had qualified in other areas or had gained other skills that would only be recorded in their full dossier. I mean, look at Grunt's file card - there's hardly anything there that would indicate he had any specialized skills to get selected for the Joe team, and yet by 1983 he was rereleased as glider pilot. I think one of the post-ARAH comics that went into detail on how the members of the team were chosen indicated that Hawk had seen something in their personal character that would have made them a good choice for the team. So yeah, while early missions might find them lacking any kind of naval specialists, or anybody with arctic survival skills (which by the second issue they were in Alaska), the military would train them as they see fit.
__________________
Trade: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...uff-trade.html Feedback: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/buy-se...nstrelboy.html Disclaimer: The aforementioned post is the express opinions and ideas of the poster, and do not imply that those who have taken the time to read these views on this open forum should share or agree with them. |
07-21-2011, 10:06 PM | #1919 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Posts: 658
|
Quote:
The file cards released with the original figures were very brief and (I would assume) did not fully detail every aspect of their training, so it could be argued that they all had qualified in other areas or had gained other skills that would only be recorded in their full dossier. I mean, look at Grunt's file card - there's hardly anything there that would indicate he had any specialized skills to get selected for the Joe team, and yet by 1983 he was rereleased as glider pilot. I think one of the post-ARAH comics that went into detail on how the members of the team were chosen indicated that Hawk had seen something in their personal character that would have made them a good choice for the team. So yeah, while early missions might find them lacking any kind of naval specialists, or anybody with arctic survival skills (which by the second issue they were in Alaska), the military would train them as they see fit.
|
07-21-2011, 11:44 PM | #1920 |
W.O.R.M.S. Commander
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Back in the US of A! (NoVA)
Posts: 10,649
|
I imagine the OG 13 may not have had all the skills Special Operators get these days. But if Zulu is using the RDF as a basis, which comprised of the 82nd Airborne, 101 Air Calvary, and 2 Ranger Battalions, I would assume Airborne would be a prerequisite. But basic Airborne school is like 2 weeks, so they could make exceptions for those guys and then push them through Airborne School.
__________________
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
cobra hiss concept art | gijoe071681 | G.I. Joe Customs General Discussion | 4 | 01-18-2011 12:16 AM |
Custom Cobra Commander from Gentleman's Concept Art | Kambei | G.I. Joe Customs Finished Projects | 14 | 04-12-2009 02:45 PM |
Concept Art For Cobra Commander REleased. | lerath666 | G.I. Joe News and Rumors | 27 | 07-08-2008 11:20 PM |
Sgt. Slaughter Triple T box and Cobra officer filecard | Novacaine | G.I. Joe Buy Sell Trade | 1 | 04-26-2008 12:55 PM |
|
|
Recent Off Topic Threads |
JazWares 18th Halo |
Streets of Rage 4? by Jakks Pacific |
Hisstank Late Night thread... |
DarkLordMordred... |
Last Movie You Watched? |