Corporal Lance

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[*]A numbered list!
[*]...that keeps a count!

[*]A bulleted list!
[*]...that just has stuff in no order!

...did I break anything yet? ...Or was it broken to begin with? ...Or never there.

Operation: Red Hatchet

I suck at maps, but I'm good with unit structure/behavior. If you need some organizing or want any input on how units would interact or behave in certain situations, depending on military customs (the Army and Navy have very different attitudes, for example) and rank (a Private might be eager and anxious in a situation where a Sergeant who's been there before becomes more serious and official, even if both of them were light-hearted to begin with), I can give you a hand. But maps elude me.

Operation: Red Hatchet

Making a post here so I can find it later. Cool maps.

One question and one suggestion. Question: can I play the role of a forward-deployed comms team instead of a more straightforward combat-oriented role?

Suggestion, kind of a question: is CO accurate in its description? Normally, a CO would oversee an entire unit, not just a squad. A CO would normally have around 40 subordinates in his command at the lowest, and much more is more likely. At a small size of 4-10, the unit leader would be designated Team Leader for 4-6, Squad Leader at 6-10, or they might hold a more specific title based on why they are. For instance, if your highest rank in the squad is an NCO (E-5 and E-4), you would have an NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge), or a SNCOIC or OIC for E-6 and above or officer and warrant officer ranks respectively. Alternatively, if you hold a specialized role you would function under a different title. Such as the mentioned comms team above, the individual responsible for completing the task at hand (delivering comms support to forward-deployed units) would be known as a kind of Chief, in this case a Comms Chief.

Or is it that there are COs here, that these units have been decimated soooo much that mass brevetting is the norm and your highest unit officer may very well be a warrant officer or lieutenant? I'm trying to make sure, because I want to be authentic in what rank my CO is, which will affect how they govern the squad.

Well. This is awkward.

I hope so. I like the layout and format so far, and of course it's missing some key features like search or customization options, but it's looking to be going swell. The thing that nags me the most though is the manual input of code. Needs buttons. Shiny, shiny buttons.

Interest Check - Operation: Red Hatchet

That's cool too. The closer it is to current day, the more comfortable I feel about it. I like my sci-fi to be based in reality somewhat, y'know? Different enough to be interesting, but close enough to us to see the logic in it and fantasize that we could end up there one day.

Interest Check - Operation: Red Hatchet

You've certainly got my interest in your hands. I'm not much for interstellar sci-fi, but I do love me some near-future sci-fi. Less Kirk and Spock, more Minority Report and i-Robot, but if this one ends up akin to Halo or Ender's Game I'd want a slice of the action.

Well. This is awkward.

So the site's finally back up, eh? Sucks that we lost all our threads. Oh well. Time to fresh over new and learn how to function in this scary new layout.

Old user here, posting here is always the first step in joining (even if the new rules aren't really up yet other than the general expectations) so I'm just doing this out of habit. Nice to see everyone again. Let's get this party started.