Character notes
If you want to write up a character sheet, please do, but I am not requiring anyone to wrote up a CS prior to your first IC post. Please post a character in the characters tab to include Rank, Name and duty position before posting in the In-Character thread. As you write details about the character, add them to the character sheet. If you would like to write background information about your character, by all means do so. I will write some.
1. This is a realistic RP, so obviously there are no werewolves, demons or vampires in the company.
2. 90% of all soldiers in 1942 were draftees. 10% were either volunteers or members of the US Army before war was declared in 1941. Draftees can be any age between 17 and 32. A very small percentage of soldiers were successful at pretending to be older and enlisted at age 15. We’ve all heard the stories of people who have done that, but they are extremely rare.
3. The unit we are discussing was formed in April 1942 and performed their basic training at Camp Pine, New York. Today, this post is known as Fort Drum, near Watertown, NY. Your character may have an attachment in Watertown, NY.
4. In 1943, the unit moved to Camp Myles Standish, near Plymouth, Massachusetts.
5. In November 1943, the unit boarded a ship in Boston harbor and sailed to England.
6. Soldiers who go through Basic Training hold the rank of Private (Recruit) no stripe. After about six months’ time in service, the soldier was promoted to Private First Class (one stripe). After two years, the soldier was promoted to Technician 5th grade (two stripes with a letter “T” under the stripes). This is not a leadership rank and considered the senior lower enlisted rank before the NCO grades (Non-Commissioned Officers).
7. If there are NCO positions available like Tank Commander, Section Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Squad Leader, Assistant Squad Leader, Operations Sergeant and Company First Sergeant, a soldier can be promoted. It is possible for soldiers of lower rank to hold higher ranked positions awaiting promotion.
8. A soldier working in an NCO position, can be promoted to Corporal (Assistant Squad Leader or Tank Commander) two stripes. A Tank Commander or Section Leader was authorized the rank of Sergeant (three stripes). The platoon sergeant is authorized the rank of Staff Sergeant (three stripes and one rocker). The company operations sergeant is authorized the rank of Technical Sergeant 2nd Grade (three stripes and two rockers). The senior enlisted soldier in the company is the company first sergeant (three stripes and three rockers with a diamond in the middle). This is the highest rank in the company.
9. Each of the three Tank Platoons is authorized one officer who is either a 2nd or a 1st lieutenant. The Executive Officer is the second in command and is the senior 1st Lieutenant in the company. The Company Commander is authorized to hold the rank of Captain.
10. Ages of your character should be commensurate with time spent in the Army and the rank they hold. As an example, you will not find any 18 year old first sergeants or even 20 year old staff sergeants. Since officers must attend a commissioning source, very few of them will be younger than 20 or 21. A 20-year old 2nd Lieutenant is rare. I graduated Officer Candidate School at age 23 and one of my classmates was 19. That is extremely rare since most officers are college graduates.
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