Tikhnaya
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Quote:Originally Posted by Durakken
It seems that that doesn't fit as that would seem to lean more towards infiltrating an enemy position in foreign territory and holding it... This team would be more about repelling an enemy and taking an enemy position that is on friendly territory...
So it seems more that the enemy forces would be more akin to what you're talking about while the team I'm trying to make is not.
That's probably a fair assessment.
I should also add the reason I bring up women in combat situations. In story settings there's plenty of room for combat oriented women (such as Black Widow) because PTSD is an oft-maligned condition subject to inappropriate jokes by chickenhawks who think Qatar actually looks like what's depicted in the Transformer movie. Generally speaking it's not very good story material unless the story is about the condition itself. With all that in mind I don't see any reason why a fictional if mostly real world couldn't include women in direct combat roles if they have the training to back it up. Alternatively you could always pull a woman in a refigerator scenario to have one or more of your characters deal with the consequences of seeing a woman die but that my drag the story in a direction you don't want to go in.
A lot of this is not so different from the story concocted about Jessica Lynch by the government and the reality of her situation at the time.
Ultimately a good story is more about the story than getting mired in the details. Anyone who sweats over such minor details for the sake of a "Well, acutally..." point deserves the contempt they inevitibly receive. -
With my bubble now burst I guess I should reveal that there's a soft "animosity" among the various forces where we give each other crap. Having worked in several joint force teams I've heard probably every Chair Force joke there is, discussed the oddity of Navy forces having their names stenciled on the back of their pants (and how this applies to the Marines they transport), and discussed the hilarity that Army Tech Manuals have cartoons in them. Literal comic strips to explain things.
But, hey, thanks for the heads up. Really. -
FWIW you may look into the Air Force Space Command (sorry Navy, but it's our job, go back to Star Trek). Specifically it's Combat Communications Wing. Now don't let the name fool you. Most of what we do involves building pallets and then tearing them down, but it's intended function is to go to dangerous/war-torn (or natural disaster) areas where no communications exist and provide that function to include defending it until more robust forces can arrive.
And yes, Officers primarily exist as training oppurtunities for NCOs to learn how to work around. The only difference between a Lt and an Airman is that you can't tell the Lt how dumb their ideas are. Though with only 18 years of experience with this take it with a grain of salt
Edit: Wanted to add that the problems with women in combat positions stems mostly from a theoretically increased liklihood of PTSD in their male counterparts as well as a concern of distraction. I can say from experience that, yes, in places where violence agaisnt woman was a real threat there was a much greater emphasis on protecting the women than most other things, even though in this place both men and women were being ***** with similar frequency. Having said that, if you make your team wear reflective belts everything should be just fine. -
Not to spoil anything, but the finale reminded me of a very specific Decepticon plot from the original cartoon series. So much so that I could almost piece together the entire scene from memory.
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Surprised 1984 hasn't been mentioned yet.
I think the Biblical Jacob may possibly be the most celebrated self-serving and nefarious character to somehow escape the "villain" label.
Henry VIII?
The Strangers?
Just about any character -except- Raziel in the Legacy of Kain series. I think Raziel may have been the only idiot in the entire game world/village. Between Kain, Mortainius, Nupraptor, The Elder God, Vorador and so on there was a fantastic collection of relatively successful villains, with Kain (and to a certain degree, Mortanius) coming out on top. Whether you consider those two to be villains per se depends on how you view 'ends justify the means' I guess.
The Pet Semetary definitely won that encounter.
All I can think of off the top of my head!