I would think ODST would enjoy the challenge of jumping with a stick.

Pepperm1nts said
They get issued a stick and a rock, and they have to share the rock.

Dat rock.

Edit: the one on the left.

Name:Sam Lasko

Rank: Captain

Specialization: Commando/Assault

Appearance:


Personal psych report: Captain Lasko was once described "As the most honest and decent officer in the core." By Gunnery Sergeant Buck. Sam has shown to stay cheerful even in bad situations however he has been known to get attached to the men under his command effecting his judgement. However because of this troops under his command often complete there with less causalities than those under other other officers. Off duty records show that many of the soldiers regard him highly however they never see him in the mess. Some speculate that the young captain is a virgin as he is career military and is almost never seen socializing, currently there is betting pool as to find out whether he is or not, standing at around 5000 credits winner take all.
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Career history: ( Not doing timeline because PC crashed right after I finished and I really don't feel like doing it... again. Sorry.)

Born on Harvest three years before the Covenant war began he escaped with others during the evacuation. However his parents did not survive the assault on Harvest. Having no family he was given to a orphanage on Luna growing up there he studied hard and shortly after his 18th birthday he was accepted in to the Luna OCS Academy. Training hard topping the class in Zero-G combat and ground missions, he received a invitation to join 82nd Airborne Pathfinders as a 1st Lieutenant. Four years later he joined the defense at New Llanelli he would survive bringing home not only his entire squad but two others as well after capturing a phantom class drop-ship and bringing it back to the escaping UNSC fleet. This incredible feat earned him not only a promotion but the Medal Of Honor. He would later transfer to the ODST's after that battle, he would go on to fight at Reach helping secure high ranking personal and evacuating them. His time as Pathfinder means he does have jet-pack training and can fly with the best of them, he would use this training as well as a new model jump pack to carry civilians safety to the evac platform above while his squad fought off the brutes raiding the city during the Fall Of Reach. He would then be stationed at Earth on board the UNSC cruiser "The Long Way Home" preparing to meet the troops he has just been reassigned to before the drop on Mars to re-take a ONI building and secure precious cargo. Has additionally requested that 30 extra pods be dropped containing weapons, supplies, and mongoose's for his squad to use to once they touch down and to take some of the flak as they drop.

Weapons:
MA5C Assault Rifle

M7S Submachine Gun

M6C/SOCOM "Automag"

Lasko does not wear standard ODST armor instead wearing Air Assault armor preferring it to standard kit as he can since sync it to satellites for live mapping and telemetry.

(Trading out grenades for a pistol giving him a extra weapon work with but a severe lack of explosives.)

Black ink: None.

82nd is an inferior Army Airborne division, and not an ODST-certified unit (Typ. Shock or Force Recon Battalion).

The other key difference is the Army Airborne uses Airfoil carpaces (jetpacks) and resupply-cans, and not SOEIVs. Although technically Pella should be ODST-qualified Force-Recon, I can likely think of a reason why he isn't.
-In short, Army-AA is in-planet rapid-deployment (from Pelicans and such), ODST is exo-planetary.

I figure 46th Shock Trooper Division is up for grabs.

Yes, that's why it's been six years plenty of time to complete HEV training. Also since his transfer back on Reach he was the former captain of the ODST Bullfrogs which is what he was doing there evacuating people on Reach, the Bullfrogs were disbanded and now he's being placed with you all. Also I specifically say he is a Pathfinder, mean they enter before ground combat team either by pelican or by drop as they are sister unit to the ODST's while not as advanced they are often a recruiting platform, skills are transferable.

Also a slight change in plan due to lore reading, all of you who are dropping will board one ship, as the UNSC would not have sent a battle group to Mar's at this time so we all meet up on board the UNSC cruiser The Long Way Home First post coming after new characters sheets.

Those of you who wish to deploy on the ground please be aware you will need specific a unit whether your part of Marines, Army, or whatever and tell us if about there gear as armors very between units.

I am pretty sure ODST is a UNSC Marine Corps unit only, and from a brief glance at the other CS it looks like everyone is ODST specific, and not on lone from other branches. So I think it is safe to say that everyone here is a marine.

Source: Arms Race

Sol Defense Group 3/A-5.

2 of 8 ships remaining.

Sitution: Critical

Likewise, S4 (4th planet from Sol, Mars) 1st Recon Battalion, 7th Marines. Sans Charlie-company, which was too busy winning the war elsewhere.

S4/BLCE-1/7 is a Logistics Combat Element AKA: Pelican-drivers.

I would prefer starting on the ground and would like to, if possible, be an ONI operative (but still an ODST). I realize the OP says no ONI operative was available, but my character doesn't have to be part of the main group. I would prefer if he was on Mars before the main group dropped and has lost contact with whichever group he had been assigned to.

I am writing the sheet right now.

Archer said he wanted to avoid ONI agents to avoid things like operational authority in the RP. Besides we've already got 2 characters with ONI pasts, one of which does have specific orders from them as sort of "take care of this secretly if you can" sort of thing.

I was thinking a lowly Corporal and honestly have no desire at all to impose any sort of authority on anyone.

even a lowly corporal who is in fact an ONI agent can outrank good ol' Captain Lasko. understandably I think he just really wants to keep it ODST, without the spooks. Thats not to say there can't be any spook like activity in the RP. After all my Kensi Mathers character will be having to do some of that, along with making a very big BOOM! :P, but its main point is to create some IC tension between her and the rest of the squad.

Anyways its all up to Archer. So if you have an idea I suggest talking with him about it. Lets just not take to long. Some of us are dying to start this RP. :)

I intended to do my own thing, only contacting the main group to provide information. I honestly don't think I would have ever joined the main group for any extended period, much less try to take control of it through rank. The ONI bits are pretty important to the backstory I had in mind, but if it's not allowed, then that's fine. I honestly just want an outlet with which to tell a story of some guy hopelessly trying to stop the inevitable with little to no resources. The ONI thing would be little more than a plot device.

EDIT: I'll see if I can make it work without him being an ONI operative.

Foster said
Source: Arms Race

Sol Defense Group 3/A-5.

2 of 8 ships remaining.

Sitution: Critical

Likewise, S4 (4th planet from Sol, Mars) 1st Recon Battalion, 7th Marines. Sans Charlie-company, which was too busy winning the war elsewhere.

S4/BLCE-1/7 is a Logistics Combat Element AKA: Pelican-drivers.

I think I did pretty good determining the marine-contingent on Mars. And BLCE-1/7 is probably based on this unit

Name: Matthias Makinen
Rank: Corporal
Specialization: Reconnaissance, Sabotage, has some medical experience
Appearance: Standard-issue ODST Ballistic Battle Armor. Heavily damaged; stripped of non-essentials in favor of mobility and a lower profile. Little more than a lightly-armored battle-dress uniform.

Personal psych report: Focused, disciplined. If he speaks a word, be sure to ride your luck to the bank. A rough life may have given him the strong qualities of a soldier, but it's stripped him of everything else. He's cold, but efficient and resourceful. Deep down there's a cheerful man with the wit to brighten your day - I just haven't found him. Extreme dislike and distrust of ONI personnel.

Career history:

(Pretend the strikethrough is black ink and that the timeline was written by an officer, hence the personal comments)

Timeline:
2530: Born on Eridanus II, amidst the chaos of the Covenant attack.
2531: After a period in refugee camps, relocated to Mars with surviving parent (father).
2538: ONI intelligence suggested father maintained link to Eridanus Rebels, believing father may have a role in recently uncovered plans against UNSC facilities. Threat of impending attack leaves no time for further investigation. Target is eliminated. ONI admits judgement error. Father was innocent.
2538: Adopted by uncle.
2546: ONI intelligence uncovers uncle recently established link with Eridanus Rebels.
2546: ONI operatives make contact with Makinen, encourage him to become involved in uncle rebel activity and force him to provide intelligence on group under threat of dire consequences should he not comply.
2547: ONI carries out an attack on a rebel outpost using intelligence provided by Makinen. Uncle killed in blast.
2547: I adopt Makinen. Has suffered enough. Under my protection now.
2548: Enlisted in UNSC Marine Corps.
2549: Training finalized, transferred to Force Reconnaissance with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force.
2549 - 2550: Assisted in the evacuation of civilians and military forces on Paris IV. Later participated in several counter-insurrectionist operations. Distinguished himself.
2550: Transferred to NAVSPECWAR upon finalizing ODST training.
2550: They've got their claws on him again.
2550-2552: Infiltrated Eridanus Rebels as an ONI operative. Intel provided proved useful against the rebels soon after. They tossed him aside afterwards.
2552: Participated in the reinforcing of Reach during its fall.
2552: Assisted with the evacuation of civilians and military forces on New Jerusalem.
2552: Transferred to 1st Recon, 7th Marines on Mars.

Weapons: M6C/SOCOM pistol, standard-issue combat knife.

(Note: I made up the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. If there is an established canon unit that is suitable for him, let me know. And for the record, he is not ONI and has never technically been an ONI operative. He was basically used by ONI for about a year to gather intel on the Eridanus Rebels because they know he is familiar with them and may have met some of the rebels in his teenage years. The intel he gathered may have helped in the operation that toppled the rebel leader that same year (or a year later, I forget), when a group of Spartans attacked their stronghold under the supervision of ONI.)

eyesonlyhacker said
I am pretty sure ODST is a UNSC Marine Corps unit only, and from a brief glance at the other CS it looks like everyone is ODST specific, and not on lone from other branches. So I think it is safe to say that everyone here is a marine.

From Halo Nation: The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) are a special operations capable organization of the UNSC Marine Corps that specialize in orbital-dropped shock infantry and special warfare tactics.

Matthias Makinen approved

Does that mean we will start soon!!!
:D

Yes, I'm just waiting a little longer to see if the other who show interest put CS's however I will start on the first post. It will be long and won't go up until later.

Apollosarcher said
Yes, I'm just waiting a little longer to see if the other who show interest put CS's however I will start on the first post. It will be long and won't go up until later.

Alright

Revans Exile said
From Halo Nation: The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) are a special operations capable organization of the UNSC Marine Corps that specialize in orbital-dropped shock infantry and special warfare tactics.

wait...thats what I said.