Broadly speaking, what kind of decorations would a US Army officer who's served in the first Gulf War in 1991, and in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993 have?
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Originally posted by BruTak View PostBroadly speaking, what kind of decorations would a US Army officer who's served in the first Gulf War in 1991, and in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993 have?Unmade Plans (WIP: 11/20):
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I'm guessing he means the specific ribbons for those campaigns...Sum, ergo scribo...
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I'm with SF_and_Coffee.
The officer would have whatever campaign ribbons the US issued for those campaigns/operations."What do you mean by 'Oopps'?"
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Originally posted by fems View PostHis age, rank and TIS might help.
He started as a buck private, was a Staff Sgt. during much of Desert Storm, recieved a field promotion to 2nd Lt. for an act of outstanding bravery.sigpic
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The modern US military does not do field promotions from enlisted to officer rank. The only way to go from enlisted to officer is through completing a BA/BS degree and either ROTC or OCS for your service branch, or to complete a degree in certain specialized areas of study (such as becoming a medical doctor) and being directly commissioned in that specialty, such as a military doctor.
The US military has not done field promotions at all since, I believe, the Vietnam War -- and those were only temporary promotions, not permanent ones. The last permanent ones occurred during WWII.Last edited by SF_and_Coffee; 04 March 2012, 11:04 AM.Sum, ergo scribo...
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Originally posted by BruTak View PostEarly 40s. Major. Joined the army at 17.
He started as a buck private, was a Staff Sgt. during much of Desert Storm, recieved a field promotion to 2nd Lt. for an act of outstanding bravery.And now it's time for one last bow, like all your other selves. Eleven's hour is over now... the clock is striking Twelve's.
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Originally posted by Sealurk View PostIt should be noted that, at least in our reality, there haven't been any battlefield commissions in the US military since the Vietnam War but that battlefield commissions are - as far as my five minutes of research can tell - still possible.
ETA: More details and discussion here, here and here. Note that most of the participants in the discussions are current or recent members of the US military, and it's safe to assume that they have a clue what they're talking about.Last edited by SF_and_Coffee; 04 March 2012, 11:21 AM.Sum, ergo scribo...
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Well, like I said - five minutes research. Only so much that can be done.And now it's time for one last bow, like all your other selves. Eleven's hour is over now... the clock is striking Twelve's.
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Originally posted by Sealurk View PostWell, like I said - five minutes research. Only so much that can be done.Sum, ergo scribo...
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Guys, he's a fictional character. Kind of a modern day Richard Sharpe if you like.
It's part of his backstory that it was his team of Rangers that pulled Col. O'Neill out of the Iraqi P.O.W. camp during Desert Storm.
If it makes you feel any better, forget the part about the field commission, and just concentrate on whan decorations and qualifications he'd have.sigpic
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To the night and its stars, to the here and now with who we are.
Another sunrise with my sad captains, with who I choose to lose my mind,
And if it's all we only pass this way but once, what a perfect waste of time.
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Originally posted by BruTak View PostGuys, he's a fictional character. Kind of a modern day Richard Sharpe if you like.
It's part of his backstory that it was his team of Rangers that pulled Col. O'Neill out of the Iraqi P.O.W. camp during Desert Storm.
If it makes you feel any better, forget the part about the field commission, and just concentrate on whan decorations and qualifications he'd have.
And there are other ways you could get your character commissioned -- permanently, no less -- without resorting to the nonexistent possibility of a field promotion from enlisted to officer. Perhaps he gets a major decoration for the act of bravery, and he was already only a few credit hours shy of his Bachelor's degree (or he'd already completed it) so someone high up the chain of command pulls strings to get him into OCS ahead of others and therefore he's pretty much fast-tracked to a commission, the tacit understanding being that this is as a direct result of what he did in the war.Sum, ergo scribo...
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Hi all.
Does anyone know of any other forms of time travel that a SG team could use other than the solar flare technique used in '1969' and 'Continuum'?
Or should I use a theory of my own ?
I am aware of Janus' time-jumper. But I don't want to step on any toes."What do you mean by 'Oopps'?"
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