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Captain, Infantry (Retired)

STATUS: Summer break begins today! 27 days ago
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27 days ago
Current Summer break begins today!
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3 mos ago
I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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5 mos ago
If you are a fan of Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar, let me know. Maybe we can put together an RP. I play Ironjawz & Kruleboyz in AOS and Salamanders & Drukhari in 40K.
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2 yrs ago
Happy holidays, everyone!
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2 yrs ago
Summer break is almost over. Back to work/school and all that non-fun stuff.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO, and the 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books since I was 10 years old. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge of the subject including personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.

I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.

When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.

There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.

I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.

Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]

Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.

Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.

--Gunther (AKA: Old School)



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In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
We never discussed Mechanized Infantry vehicles in the prep to this. You didn't tell me you were intending on using a desert terrain. If you had, I would have strongly urged Mech and armor. Light infantry, which is what we are now, are best deployed in wooded terrain, Mountainous terrain and Built up city areas (MOUT - Military Operations in Urban Terrain). The original iteration of this RP was set in a Serengeti; clear open grassy plains with copses of trees dotting the landscape. That terrain is best for Mech and Armor, just like a desert, but this is also good for a Light/Heavy mix. You can deploy light infantry in the wooded and built up terrain with armor and mech in the open country.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
I only wrote that because when I was with the 3rd Armor Division in the mid 1980s, we always had a pair of A10s loitering over head every time we went to the field. The mother of all storms is bearing down on New England today. We anticipate more than 3 feet of snow before this thing is over Wednesday morning.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
I always feel comfortable having a pair of A10s loitering in the rear waiting for a call from the FAC. That would be great. :D
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
We're going to get a world of hurt coming down on us soon, I hope, I hope.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
In desert terrain, I would expect tracked vehicles or hover craft, if that's your pleasure. But in either case, when attempting to establish contact with the enemy, an army would do so with the smallest element possible; a squad. More than likely, there are several squads several kilometers apart spread out over a very broad front. Behind them would be the rest of their platoon, probably two squads and some support weapons, plus their PL and PSG. Behind them would be their Company; another two platoons and the company level support weapons. Also, whatever indirect fire weapon systems are available to them, they would be available to make an impact on any known or suspected enemy (us) locations. This could get exponentially larger, but hopefully, Park's platoon leader and/or company commander were listening in on the call for fire and are preparing the rest of the company to move to some sort of a defensive position, ready to accept a Salvesh attack.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
Foster, your post is fine. It doesn't hinder any of what I had planned. I know a lot of folks hear Danger close and think, it is best you dont' fire a fire mission. But that is not true. I have read about people who have called indirect fire on their own position. That isn't necessary in this case, but a mortar fire mission 350 - 400 meters away from friendly infantry hugging the ground, is acceptable. It is still at sufficient distance to prevent damage from flying shrapnel. I have stood in forested terrain, 500 meters from exploding C4. The concussive blast wave is warm and quick. You feel a hot wind hit you in the face and then it is gone. It is startling when you first feel it and then you get used to it. But it won't injure you. The problem with dropping rounds at such a close distance is the mortar squads make mistakes. They could drop a round right on your head. That is why it is important to let them know it is danger close. Hopefully, they will pay extra close attention. The closest I have ever seen indirect fire land near me was a 155mm HE round roughly 200 - 250 meters away during a Capabilities Life Fire Exercise (CALFAX). I forgot about that when I was writing this post. Then remembered it while I was re-reading it.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
Brian listened to the updates from the point team, Gavi and the native, Inakel. As the former Israeli Defense Forces soldier spoke, Brian Park motioned for the two teams to advance to the edge of the ridgeline, keeping low to the ground. He wanted the soldiers to remain hidden and maintain about 30 - 50 meter interval between man. The terrain was too spread out to be all bunched up. Even 10 meter intervals were too close. Brian crawled up between Gavi and the German team lead by Neuer. He didn't care who had the larger penis and this was the worst place to get into a pissing contest over something as stupid as who's in charge. That is a guaranteed one way ticket to dead city and he didn't believe the German team leader was ready for that. Brian spoke in low tones, cupping his hand over his mouth with his head pressed into the sand. "Armadillo tree niner, this is Falcon zero one, over," Brian was calling the battalion's Fire Direction Center. "Falcon zero one, this is Armadillo tree niner, go ahead over," came the response. Although 350 meters is well within danger close for artillery, it was also danger close for mortars. But that doesn't mean you can't use them to help break up an enemy formation. You just simply communicate that fact to he FDC and let them know your position as well. "Armadillo tree niner, Falcon zero one, adjust fire grid November Victor fower zero fife wun two eight, danger close, troops in the open, Victor Tango in effect, Oscar Tango zero eight hundred mils, range tree fife zero, over." Brian gave the current location of the Salvesh squad with the grid coordinates (NV405128), narrowing their location down to a 100 meter grid square. The 120mm mortars used by battalion had a kill radius of 60 meters. To provide a smaller area would be pointless. 100-meter grid square was as small as you need to go with indirect fire. Park gave the FDC their Observer to Target Line (OT 0800 mils) and distance to target at 350 meters. All indirect fire units used a gradient of mils rather than degrees. 0800 miles equals 45 degrees on a lensatic compass. Brian Park used a laser range finder that told him declination in mils and in degrees as well as distance. The Variable Time (VT) fuze would allow the mortarmen to set the fuze on the High Explosive (HE) rounds to detonate roughly ten meters above the surface of the sand. This had the effect of scattering hot molten steel fragments in a multitude of directions. The Battalion Heavy Mortar platoon has six each 120mm guns. They would employ a three gun sectional sheath with an overlapping sheath away from the friendly observer. Three guns would create a 60x180 meter kill sheath. Two sheaths would create a 120x180 meter sheath with the grid coordinate NV405128 as the center of the impact. "Falcon zero on, Armadillo tree niner, adjust fire grid November Victor fower zero fife wun two eight, danger close, troops in the open, Victor Tango in effect, Oscar Tango zero eight hundred mils, range tree fife zero, out." The Fire Direction Computer informed the section leaders on the gun positions as the direction of fire and charge setting for the projectiles. The number two Gunner, laid in the direction of fire and then leveled the bubbles on his site. Meanwhile, the two ammunition bearers readied one 120mm HE round and handed it to the Assistant Gunner. The assistant gunner inserted the tail fins in the muzzle of the mortar ready to fire. The Gunner yelled, "gun two, up!" The squad leader then yelled, "Hang it!" and "Fire!" The Assistant gunner lowered his cupped hands down the outside of the mortar barrel as the HE round dropped to the firing pin at the base of the tube. A loud "Whump!" noise sounded as the propellant exploded, forcing the projectile out of the barrel. "Shot, over," The FDC communicated to squad leader Brian Park when the round left the barrel. Due to the distance to target, the round would remain airborne for approximately 35 seconds. "Shot out," Brian replied and observed the intended impact zone. When the round was five seconds from impact, the FDC spoke, "splash, over." This tells the observer the round will land soon. "Splash, out." Brian scanned the area where the Salvesh squad was located. The round impacted to far to the left. Brian immediately spoke to the FDC, "Right one fifty, fire for effect, over." "Right one fifty, fire for effect, out," the FDC let Brian know they would adjust their direction of fire so as to have the rounds impact an additional 150 meters to the right bringing the impact a distance of 400 meters from the observing squad. The mortar platoon went through the same drill the number two gun went through. The gunners had levels the bubbles at the same time as the number two guns. The squad leaders issued instructions to create the overlapping parallel sheaths. The Salvesh reacted by running away from the initial impact. Since they were roughly eighty meters from the initial impact, they were heading towards the spot, Brian Park anticipated they would move to. "Shot, over." "Shot, out." and "Splash, over." "Splash, out," Brian responded then yelled to his squad, "Keep your heads down! Hell is incoming!" Five seconds later, six each 120mm HE mortar rounds impacted in and around the ten-man Salvesh rifle squad. The impact of the rounds shook the soil around the human squad. Vibrations reverberated through the sand causing it to shift with each explosion. A heat wave from the blast cascaded up and across each person's face. It was like being slapped by a short duration heater. Three seconds after the initial impact, another six rounds impacted and then another three seconds later, a third volley impacted upon the Salvesh squad. The Salvesh physiology may be hardier than the human build, but even they weren't impervious to the hot shrapnel produced by High Explosive mortar rounds. At four hundred meters, none of the shrapnel would have reached the humans, only the heat from the concussive blasts. Since the initial mission was to prevent the enemy from detecting their location and to keep the Salvesh away, there really was not need to engage with small arms fire. The Battalion mortars wanted a Battle Damage Assessment on the fire mission, "Falcon zero one, this is Armadillo tree niner, Bravo, Delta, Alpha, over." Brian observed the target area and communicated the damage assessment, "tree niner, zero one, BDA stands at tree Kilo India Alpha and possibly seven Whiskey India Alphas, they are limping and bleeding, heading north east, over." "Roger out." The Salvesh continued to bug out of the impact area, never knowing where, if any Grathik Mercenaries were in the Area of Operations (AO). But the Salvesh would take away the effects of the Mercenary's indirect fire capabilities. "Anyone want to see what _they_ look like?" Brian asked the squad." It was his intention to leave two to four men in an overwatch position from where they were at the moment and take another team down to the impact area to observe the enemy up close. It would be hazardous to take everyone down in one move. There could be an additional squad of Salvesh moving into the area.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
I finally got my character posted. I still hate this forum, HeySeuss. :)
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
**Name:** Brian Park **Age:** 34 **Gender:** Male **Ethnicity/Nationality:** Korean American **Former Unit:** Served 16 years in the US Army. Started as an 11B Infantryman, attended Ranger, Airborne and Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ) at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center (JFK-SWC). Last held MOS was 18B40 - Senior Light Weapons Specialist (Primary) and (Secondary) 11B40 - Infantry Platoon Sergeant. He held the following positions as members of the following units: - Squad Automatic Weapon gunner, B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (1-27), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii - Grenadier, C Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers (1-75), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia - After being promoted to Sergeant, Brian attended the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ) at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg, NC (JFK - SWC) - Special Operations Weapons Sergeant, A Detachment, A Co. 1st Bn, 1st Special Forces Group (SFG), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Tacoma, WA -Brian left he military with the rank of Sergeant First Class (E7). **Role:** Squad Leader **Physical Description:** **_"The Riddler"_** stands 5'11", and weighs 195 Lbs. He is of Korean American descent. Brian Park is in excellent physical condition with very short hair; maintaining a standard High and Tight haircut. He has a scar on his left shoulder that is 7.62mm in diameter. A larger exit scar on his back is roughly 3 centimeters in diameter. Brian wears jeans and a T-shirt when not working and a pair of running shoes or hiking boots. He also wears a Boston Red Sox baseball cap and sunglasses. **Skillset:** Served as a Squad Automatic Rifleman, Grenadier, and member of a Special Operations Alpha Detachment. - Airborne School - Ranger School - Special Forces Qualification Course, John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg, NC - HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) qualified - Jumpmaster qualified - US Army Physical Fitness Score: 300 of 300. - Expert with his primary weapon, hitting 40 of 40 targets at his last Range Qualification - Proficient with all available small arms weapons on the planet. - Leadership - Land Navigation - Small Unit Tactics - Battalion/Brigade Operations (Heavy/Light Mix) **History:** Raised in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts. His father works as an Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Brian's grandfather served as an officer in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps in the 1950s and 1960s rising to the rank of Colonel. Brian entered the Army right out of High school. Brian served as Squad Automatic Weapon gunner, B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (1-27), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and Grenadier, C Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers (1-75), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia before attending JFK-SWC. After being promoted to Sergeant, Brian attended the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ) at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg, NC (JFK - SWC) and has been assigned as Special Operations Light Weapons Sergeant, A Detachment, A Co. 1st Bn, 1st Special Forces Group (SFG), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Tacoma, WA ever since. **Psychological Profile:** Brian Park is serious about his work. He knows that survival is dependent upon his ability to pay close attention to detail and to insure those personnel he is charged with preparing for combat take their training seriously as well as the preparation requirements for combat. When in combat, Brian Park is "Serious as a Mother Fuckin' Heart Attack" and that is what he will tell you. When he is not on an operation, not training, or not on duty, Brian Park is a fun-loving soldier with a great sense of humor. His sense of humor earned him the sobriquet of "The Riddler". **Equipment:** **_Items carried on person:_** Current Army Combat Uniform (ACU), tan combat boots, black weight lifting gloves, a NCStar CBG2911 tactical back pack, color green, Night vision device (attaches to helmet), and Dragonscale Armor. Olive Green Combat Assault vest, two olive green canteens at the rear left and right along the waist, four pouches containing two each magazines for the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK416]HK416 Carbine[/url], a tactical holster on the right outer thigh for the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M1911_pistol&redirect=no]M1911A1[/url], a first aid kit, a butt pack attached to the rear and a camel back hydration system. Brian has a Kevlar construction helmet shaped like the German Falschirmjager helmet of WWII. In his pockets he carries a lensatic compass, a green whistle, grease pencils, black ink pens, a small notebook, protractor, binoculars (7x50mm) and three rolls of black electrical tape. In his butt pack; one MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) broken down, cleaning rag, weapons cleaning kit, Cleaner, Lubricant & Preservative (CLP) bottle. He has nine spare magazines that are all full, four magazines for the pistol. He wears a current state of the art communication system hardened to withstand EMP. When he is not wearing his helmet, he wears his US Army Special Operations Beret, Green in color. Attached to his helmet is a set of Goggles (Sun, Wind and Dust). Brian has a Gerber Mark II Survival knife attached to his assault vest, a Gerber boot knife at the top of his right boot & a Leatherman tool on his belt. **_Items carried in his pack:_** Three MREs, one extra set of combat fatigues, foot powder, sunscreen, four empty magazines, five Black T-shirts in zip lock bags, seven pairs of wool socks in zip lock bags, wet weather poncho, poncho liner, four bungee cords with hooks, three rolls of OD green duct tape, two hundred feet of 550 foot-Lb parachute cord, one brown towel, a two-quart bladder canteen attached to pack, Entrenching tool (E-Tool) /with carrier, a climbing harness, locking D-ring, figure eight descender, various military snap links, four small spools of trip wire with four small nails inside each spool, Nomex hood.
In Foreign Legion - First Contact Through Bad Faith Contracting [Military Sci-Fi] → 11 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
These soldiers would not require Basic Combat Training. But they would require a train up session just to familiarize themselves with each other. Also, there are an infinite number of techniques a squad or platoon can execute any number of movement formations/techniques. The difficulty in any unit is getting everyone on the same sheet of music. For our purposes, none of that is relevant and the train up session can be notional. "The thing about TTPs is they are like Assholes. Everyone has one." --famous infantry quote. TTP: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures.
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