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03-07-2009, 02:16 PM | #3711 |
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Oooh, good one.
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03-07-2009, 04:25 PM | #3712 |
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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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03-07-2009, 05:02 PM | #3713 |
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I like to think that all the Joes are either Ranger-qualified or have received some sort of special operations-capable qualification (Army SF "Q" Course, Army Civil Affairs, Army PSYOP, Navy BUD/S, Marine Force Recon, Navy SWCC, etc.). They just wouldn't be an elite group if they didn't. Unless, of course, you consider the possibility that the "in-house" GI Joe training is an elite, special operations qualification pipeline in itself.
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03-07-2009, 07:38 PM | #3714 |
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So let's see what we can do with this second question:
Did You have a certain chain of command in mind when you were writing the story lines, or did Hasbro have more control over the Ranks of the Joes? Help me out here, fellas.
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03-07-2009, 08:17 PM | #3715 |
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That sounds good, but I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to the last one.
He could easily say that the ranking system he used was very arbitrary, except for obvious examples, and that we should use our Joes however we want.
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03-07-2009, 08:50 PM | #3716 |
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How about:
How would you describe the organization of GI Joe as a military unit and what was the rationale behind its chain of command and ranking system? For instance, was it intended to resemble an actual military structure as seen in Special Forces Groups and who would make up its headquarters? |
03-08-2009, 10:24 AM | #3717 |
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I don't remember if the Marvel run had incorporated any Green Shirts/Support staff. Given that, we were suppose to just overlook the personnel required to maintain the Joe armarments? I'm sort of feeling a question out loud, but how big was the Joe team?
Anyway, how about a short question? "Who in your mind were the Joe Leaders?" Maybe this gives him room to explain his choices as he may not want to give too short an answer. I'm not sure how much time he spent thinking about it, but I doubt he cares as much as we do. I feel like we may be on a snipe hunt with this question. I'm starting to like Tanksmashers question as it is more poignant than anything I can come up with related to ranks. |
03-08-2009, 10:29 AM | #3718 |
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Yeah, maybe we should incorporate something that inquires about the level of freedom that Hama had when it came to assigning rank and so forth. For instance, did he make Hawk a Colonel because he did envision a Brigade/Group-size unit, which is typically led by Colonels or even Brigadier Generals?
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03-08-2009, 05:07 PM | #3719 |
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Those are all good ideas for phrasing the question, guys. I really appreciate y'all helping me to think through this. Maybe we can email him tomorrow.
In other news - I just wanted to give y'all an update about my Custom ODA Team from Marine Deadpool. Originally, Marine Deadpool was going to make me a Custom Marine Sniper figure to go with the team. Since Larry's last email, I have emailed Marine Deadpool and asked him to turn that Marine Sniper into a Custom Low-Light. He's going to keep the super cool camo sniper body, and modify a head to make a Low-Light head. Since Low-Light is now an official Green Beret, and since he's always been one of my favorites (He was actually my very first Joe), I really want him as part of the team... Y'all have been great to be so supportive of this project of mine. I really appreciate it. Which brings me to my latest rant against Hasbro: Why on earth has there not been a 25th Low-Light? We've had characters who are way more obscure. Low-Light is a fan favorite. Does anyone disagree? I mean, I love Mainframe - but over Low-Light? I think not. Doc is great, but over Low-Light? He was an often reoccurring character in both Cartoon series. Low-Light would definitely be on my Top 10 list... well, he is: He's on my ODA Team. Hasbro needs to rethink this one.
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03-08-2009, 05:20 PM | #3720 |
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I think you will see a Low Light sooner or Later. They seem to be spacing the charcters over the waves so we dont end up with a wave of guys nobody cares about
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