[Tanksmasher]

That’s correct, though nine is considered the minimum. This is an older roster. I hadn’t decided then who to pull from the team. I like having Barricade act as Assistant Team Leader because of his rank, but the others are all solid choices. I wasn’t sure where I was going to put Red Zone or Checkpoint if I pulled one.

[john shaft]

I think the only "odd man" on your team is Tripwire only because he is the only one who does not have some sort of law enforcement tie in. Some characters do not have enough background info so they can be adjusted to whatever suits a persons needs. However I see why you would have him on there since you need an additional EOD tech.

I also like Wide Scope as a sniper and not a MWD handler. Seems contradictory for someone to do both as I would think keeping an animal under control would not be something a designated marksman or sniper could focus on when trying to take a precision shot.

Forgot to add: Bullet-Proof would fit into this structure as well. Maybe as XO under Sure Fire?

[the Scream Man]

I was just reading this About military firefighters and i think I'm more sold than ever before on Barbeque. there are some examples of Military FF at the bottom, and they sound awesome.

[Old Snake]

I while ago I became interested in the 3 3/4 inch versions of 12 inch figures (1994 30 Anniversary figures and ME Adventure Team figures). I was reading the Action Astronaut filecard, which made me in turn research Project: Mercury. After reading about the missions, I am wondering, is Action Astronaut supposed to be Gordon Cooper? The info on the filecard almost matches his mission exactly.

If this is indeed the case, are the other o-ring figures (Action Soldier, Sailor, Pilot) supposed to be based real people too?

[Loose Cannon]

I wonder. I never bought the ultimate guide where their might be a back story on these guys. The others seem pretty generic except the Astronaut.

[Sgt Major Haley]

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Originally Posted by Old Snake

I while ago I became interested in the 3 3/4 inch versions of 12 inch figures (1994 30 Anniversary figures and ME Adventure Team figures). I was reading the Action Astronaut filecard, which made me in turn research Project: Mercury. After reading about the missions, I am wondering, is Action Astronaut supposed to be Gordon Cooper? The info on the filecard almost matches his mission exactly.

If this is indeed the case, are the other o-ring figures (Action Soldier, Sailor, Pilot) supposed to be based real people too?

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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon

I wonder. I never bought the ultimate guide where their might be a back story on these guys. The others seem pretty generic except the Astronaut.

I've done alot of research with very little results other than what Cap and Ty have helped me out with about the Adventure Team years. They absolutely need fleshed out more.

[john shaft]

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I was just reading this About military firefighters and i think I'm more sold than ever before on Barbeque. there are some examples of Military FF at the bottom, and they sound awesome.

Check out Tyroc's explanation of the SOF firemen in Australia:

https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ards-2291.html

Also check out Tyroc's mention of the USAF Red Horse.

https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ards-2313.html

Thanks to Tyroc I have a place to put guys like Barbecue, Blast-Off, Ice Cream Soldier and Inferno.

[hardcorps]

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Originally Posted by the Scream Man

I was just reading this About military firefighters and i think I'm more sold than ever before on Barbeque. there are some examples of Military FF at the bottom, and they sound awesome.

Maybe not super relevant, but back in my USMC Lt days, I was a provisional fire fighting platoon commander in a provisional fire fighting battalion. We basicaly were the backup to the backup for western wildland fire fighting. I got the job because I was a volunteer FF and had some training, the vast majority of us had zero experience. We deployed to March AFB, getting ready to fly out and it started raining and they didn't need us. No MOS, training was to be provided on sight by the Forest Service.

The idea was that we would be used in mop up operations until we developed skills, then go to the fire line

[the Scream Man]

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Originally Posted by john shaft

Check out Tyroc's explanation of the SOF firemen in Australia:

https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ards-2291.html

Also check out Tyroc's mention of the USAF Red Horse.

https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...ards-2313.html

Thanks to Tyroc I have a place to put guys like Barbecue, Blast-Off, Ice Cream Soldier and Inferno.

Cheers for those, mate (And also good to hear another Aussies POV).
I struggle because I always see GIJ as a small ops team, not as a huge military organization with hundreds of members. if you ever watch 'The Unit' I see them more like that; several small teams who do a variety of roles and are at the top level of secrecy. So engineers and firemen etc are more mainstream military branches that would work WITH the Joes, but not be a PART of the Joes.

[john shaft]

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Cheers for those, mate (And also good to hear another Aussies POV).
I struggle because I always see GIJ as a small ops team, not as a huge military organization with hundreds of members. if you ever watch 'The Unit' I see them more like that; several small teams who do a variety of roles and are at the top level of secrecy. So engineers and firemen etc are more mainstream military branches that would work WITH the Joes, but not be a PART of the Joes.

For sure and I see the Joe team as smaller (and not utilizing jets, tanks, artillery, etc). Although elite teams such as Delta still probably have around 1000 members but I think only a quarter of them are the actual "door kickers" and such whereas the rest are support. I have several of my Joes placed in support roles and I think the Airborne Red Horse is a perfect fit for my Joe team as it employs a small amount of soldiers. It gives me a place for characters such as Barbecue, Hardtop, Checkpoint, etc when I have no other place for them.