Right, all the characters have been added to the OP, and that's as many as I'm accepting for now. I've pretty much got the idea sorted for the first mission and what it'll lead us into. I won't be able to get the in-character up tonight, but I'll endeavor to get it up tomorrow evening UK time so we can begin. 
In terms of who's leader, I won't have Sabine be in charge this time, if someone else wants to step up to the plate? Put your suggestions forward, and whoever asks first can have the job. And if everyone else doesn't like it (in character or out, once we start), then it can always change.
There'll be an NPC you'll get your briefings and missions from, and who will support you in the field - a Colonel Campbell sort of figure for those of you who've played MGS, a senior military officer, who's a fatherly sort, but has a tough side if pushed, and is very knowledgeable. Someone you can count on, basically.