Stargate Andromeda game comments

[Lt. Staplic]

I'm confused about a couple of things. First, Airborn and Air Assault PLUS Airborne Ranger seems redundant. Second, this is an op run by the USAF, supported by the USMC. I inserted a formar SEAL who later became a CIA secret agent, with some back story. Some backstory how a US Army Ranger got assigned to the Airforce run SG program would be cool. Not saying you can't just that a resonable backstory would be nice.

And finally, what "role" do you have in mind? We've got our "leader", some "fighters", our "scientist", and our "rogue".

Actually, I'd appriciate it if everybody could please clarify your actual team position and job a bit more, now that I think about it.

Well Kyle is the leader as previously discussed.

[Deepcrush]

Mark does my character get the okay?

Yes I know I'm not Mark. But the truth is that you'd be better off just rewriting your character. There isn't a single ounce of sense to him.

[Mark]

He's a Ranger with an SF background so thats set.......so tranlate his ribbons into a workable skill set, come up with a workable reason why an Army Ranger is assigned to the SGC, and define his team "job". Everything else is good to go. I always like having the rookie butterbar on board. They give the perfect reason to explain things to the reader as you explain them to him.

[Deepcrush]

Yeah, a Ranger/Elite/SF/Airborne/super brain/NEVER BEEN IN THE FIELD...

[Monroe]

Yeah, a Ranger/Elite/SF/Airborne/super brain/NEVER BEEN IN THE FIELD...

Actually, the term Air Assault means you can come down in a rope from a helicopter. The term airborne means you can parachute. Army Rangers are often both. Army Rangers are not SF they are Elite Infantry. There's a big difference. Considering Davis' age there's no reason why he shouldn't be green.

Since Deep is unfamiliar with the concept:

Ranger School students will participate in three airborne, and several air assault operations throughout the duration of the course, relying on C-130 Hercules cargo planes, as well as UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, for insertion and extraction.

The term Airborne or Air Assault means they are qualified for those. It does not mean they are in the 82 (Airborne) or 101 (Air Assault). And the term hawkeye just means he can hit 40/40 targets which is, again, not uncommon at all for a Ranger. And a degree doesn't make someone a super brain... Deep shows a deep ignorance of yet another subject.


Now to look at my character:
College at 18
Ranger 22 (61 days for a ranger training. Plus 9 weeks for BCT, plus 3 weeks or so for 11B, plus 3 weeks or so of reception down time).
Air Assault is a fairly short course 23
Air Borne is slightly longer but still not bad 24.

And the Elite Infantry is actually something that just about 90% of rangers have. It means that you're capable of doing shooting targets, finding your way using a compass, throwing a grenade, etc. Its a little tag. Hell there was someone in BCT that had one on his BDUs so they aren't difficult to attain. (He left the service for 2 years so had to redo BCT).


Now onto the case why an Army officer should be in SGC:

This one is mostly an argument of what will eventually happen. As Tau'ri become more and more common place in space they will need more troops. The Air Force are not trained as infantry. Rangers however are often assigned to other units to augment their training to bring a little bit of ranger into them. The idea of SGC only dealing with the Air Force doesn't make much sense when you look at the fact that the marines are an active role. Marines are good troops, no questions there. However they aren't elite troops and they are far from Special Forces. As the program expands the US Military will have to bring in more and more troops. Technology will come along that benefits tanks or rifles and the like that the army will want their hands on too. It doesn't' make any sense for there not to be army personnel.

And also, we have a Jaffa host for a Goa'uld and a lance corporal with a beard. Both of which are impossibles. Whats wrong with having something that makes sense that we don't know if it would be allowed or not? I'm not hell bent on the army officer thing, I just know a whole lot more about the army than the marines.

[Tsukiyumi]

Personally, I think having Rangers or Delta as SG members makes a lot of sense. My vote would be to let the canon slide a bit here, because we honestly haven't seen the makeup of every SG team, and there's no good reason why serious SF wouldn't be included on missions of the importance of Stargate Command. Hell, that's practically all I'd send through the Gate: Delta, Rangers, and Force Recon, with scientific specialists on appropriate missions.

Just to refresh my memory, what's the Air Force's SF?

[Mark]

Gentlemen....last time. Monroe's character is fine.

Monroe, for the sake of simplicity, let's just call him a Ranger and move on. My earlier point is for a skill set Airborne and Air Assault are thing all Rangers are trained in.

What I'm reading is he's a collage graduate and a green Ranger officer. That fine. Now, come up with a backstory to explain why a US Army Airborne Ranger is assigned to an Air Force op. Something a little better than "because he's so good". Its hard on character development if there are no explinations.

Also, please list your primary "job". I'm seeing a guy who can function as a sniper or operate independantly behind enemy lines if needed. Or parachute out of a puddle jumper

[Monroe]

Alright cool, I'll have something up this afternoon.

[Aaron]

Don't you guys let troops grow beards? Maybe he shaved with toothpaste to get a med exemption for shaving.

[Monroe]

Don't you guys let troops grow beards? Maybe he shaved with toothpaste to get a med exemption for shaving.

Nope, its really too bad. Actually a girl in my basic got in huge trouble because the hair on her upper lip exceeded regulation length.

[Mark]

Don't you guys let troops grow beards? Maybe he shaved with toothpaste to get a med exemption for shaving.

Nope, its really too bad. Actually a girl in my basic got in huge trouble because the hair on her upper lip exceeded regulation length.

Monroe.....ROFL. I love it. One word answers indeed. I once tried to assist our XO with a minor investigation and had to interview a sergeant that had served as a Ranger before he hit the DS trail. Every other friggin' word was "Hoah!".

[Monroe]

It was a difficult habit to break

[Mark]

I can see him and my guy already

"Hoah!"

"I speak five languages lieutenant, and in none of this is that a proper response."

[Deepcrush]

Actually, the term Air Assault means you can come down in a rope from a helicopter. The term airborne means you can parachute. Army Rangers are often both. Army Rangers are not SF they are Elite Infantry. There's a big difference. Considering Davis' age there's no reason why he shouldn't be green.

Notice I didn't have air assault listed... Dumb fuck wannabes.

But, whatever... On topic, sorry about not getting my post up last night.

[Aaron]

So is my dude the only untermensch in the crowd?