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connorhasaknife · 2 years

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THEY HIT THE FUCKING PENTAGON THEORY

i deeply, truly apologise for two theories in one night. i was not prepared. i posted the episode 3 evidence overview and i was thinking about how there wasn't really anything for door and i iii was talking with a friend. big fan of world of darkness he certainly knows more than me. showed him the previous theory he had an idea. and he. he came up with this. i helped. it's.. a behemoth of a theory that comes in two main parts. please, please stick with me on this one. all of this is completely, 100% serious, and i 100% believe that my final conclusion on this one will come through and be completely true as POSSIBLY the final conclusion to this story- which really goes to show how SKILLED the ogre poppenang is when it comes to writing and setup, especially when you can somewhat predict the endgame of your story when it hasn't even kicked off yet properly. without further ado; THEORY PART 1A; DOOR IS A US ARMY VETERAN door is very, very patriotic. it's a clear part of his personality, even to comical levels. this is consistent with someone who would fight and die for his country, SPECIFICALLY someone who fought in a recent war. obviously people can be patriotic without being vets, but specific other circumstances around door make it far more likely that this is a result of either trauma or conditioning- even more so with active military service. but that comes in the second part of the theory PLEASE bear with me door is very, very skilled with guns- and even more so with explosives, as seen by the minefield laid out in front of kitten's house. he's clearly taught boy how to use them well, too, considering how boy uses proper safety techniques whilst operating a pistol, as well as how boy is able to hit a moving target whilst hidden in bushes at quite a distance away. he's extremely skilled at getting a message across without much fuss. particularly, he tells kitten that he's getting his old mining equipment- previously, we've assumed that door is talking about actual mining operations. like in the ground, but i'm here to propose that he isn't talking about that. he's talking about bomb defusal- he wears a bomb defusal suit that says us army into a minefield to fight pyotr.

(for the uninformed, EoD refers to explosive ordinance defusal) all of this combined, particularly the last piece of evidence, leads me to believe that door is a us army veteran specialising in the defusal of explosive armaments. him referring to his old mining days is him covertly telling kitten to lure pyotr into the minefield, using the stilts to distract him from looking down. marckus isn't aware of this, because marckus wasn't told. door is a pragmatic man and marckus is also always just absolutely fucking up. this is important i assure you THEORY PART 1B; WHERE DID HE SERVE?

so, we've established that door is a us army vet. where did he serve? it's logical to assume that door served in the most recent war. this would be the iraq war, but this doesn't line up for a few reasons. firstly, the iraq war is going on as the series happens- importantly, it started in mid 2003, meaning door would still be on a tour of duty when the series happens. marckus also mentions that the family has been in england for a period of time, making this more unlikely. door would likely have moved with them for a couple of reasons, specifically the fact that they're all hunters and hunters tend to clump together canonically. this means that door would have had to have gotten out of the army in some capacity by 2002 at least, considering that the series begins in 2005. this means that it is more than likely that door served in the gulf war. this would make sense for other parts of the theory, too- the gulf war took place in the area surrounding jerusalem and ancient mesopotamia, something very very important for the next bits of the theory. explosive armaments were also heavily used during the gulf war period, which would make sense for door specifically. so we've established that door is a us army veteran who served in the gulf war, giving him ties to the american government and areas around jerusalem. this is very, very important, not just for character, but for the next parts of the theory. let me explain THEORY PART 2A; WHAT IS A BLANKBODY? in order to explain the next part of this theory properly, i'm going to need to explain a few things lore wise. the second inquisition is a massive globespanning organisation dedicated to hunting vampires. it started in the united states after the 9/11 attacks, when NSA and CIA agents stumbled across evidence of vampires in their ranks after surveillance in the US stepped up. before this, only the vatican knew of the existence of vampires, but was too weak to do anything to stop them- in the middle ages, however, the catholic church had a society called the uhh society of leopold that fought vampires within the catholic church and in wider society. it was recanonised in 2005.. the same year HTP takes place. the society of leopold and the second inquisition work very, very closely with the second inquisition and FIRSTLIGHT, the second inquisition's branch in the US government. the second inquisition uses very specific terminology to refer to vampires. specifically, they call them blankbodies. who else calls vampires blankbodies? door. who knows the most about vampires in the team? the easy answer is d and kitten, but kitten is guessing. kitten is learning fast, sure, but he's focusing on bloodlines and powers and all that. not the important stuff. door, on the other hand, has the good sense to create a basement able to contain vampires, knows of the inherent dehumanisation being a vampire brings, plants mines in the front yard, teaches his son how to fire a gun, keeps his old minefield gear handy JUST IN CASE.. he doesn't know specifics about vampires. or, rather, he's not repeating stuff he knows in case it isn't true. we the audience know that pyotr was telling the truth, but door doesn't. none of that matters, though- what matters is that door doesn't find the vampire threat fascinating, or cool, or interesting. he takes it seriously. door fought in the gulf war, and it's implied he lost a lot of people to it in the first episode. the interesting bit, though, is that he doesn't seem to blame the war for it- he blames VAMPIRES. it's possible that door actually lost his team to vampires whilst operating in the jerusalem region- the ancient homeland of vampires. the nsa also cracked the nosferatu internet in 2004, one year before the events of HTP. that's interesting- even more interesting is that door is in london, the supernatural hotspot of the world, directly after this happens. hmm.

THEORY PART 2B; WHATS YOUR POINT, CONNOR? MY POINT IS.

"The traffic in intelligence does not go only one way: the Entity now incorpo- rates the newly re-canonized Society of St. Leopold, which provides FIRSTLIGHT and others with records from the last Inquisition and important perspective on the “blankbody” threat."

this is a quote from the official hunter sourcebook. the entity and the society of leopold needs veterans with experience with vampires. why? in 2006, wod timeline, london is entirely purged of vampires. entirely. one year after the series happens. what i'm saying here is that door is the VETERAN THEY NEED. door is scouting out london so that the purge can happen flawlessly. door went to jerusalem, saw the resting place of malkav, got his team fucked over, and is now working with the second inquisition and the society of leopold to put them down permanently. i don't know why he's cooperating with a fae and a bastet. i don't know if he knows what the implications of boy being a feral child are. i don't think he knows, and i think it'll go very badly if he ever finds out. the series will end with the purge of london, and i dont think it'll be shot in a positive light. i guarantee it. mark my fucking words. let me know if anyone has anything to add

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lailuhhh · 1 year

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my experience is that you enlist for 4 years at a time (usually with a 4 year commitment to the reserves after that.) Occasionally, and this is happening more in recent years, I've seen and heard of 2 or 3 year enlistments. Between BCT, AIT and EOD it's about 50+ weeks of training. A deployment is anywhere from 6-15 months with time at home in between. Where does it say that Mac was on his third deployment when he met Jack?

In 1x06 Wrench no exact years are used, but Mac is at the EOD training grounds with Pena "6 years ago" which makes it 2010. (since the episode aired in 2016) Pena is killed "5 Years Ago" making it 2011. In 3x06 the date is given 6/27/2011. The day of 1000 IEDs was (according to 3x06) two weeks before Pena's death. In that episode Mac says he'd only been in country for 3 months prior to Pena's death. He meets Jack in 2011. Jack says Mac "got his training officer killed." Training officers aren't often deploying to Afghanistan since their roles are to teach and train. The implication that Mac was working in country with his training officer means he hasn't had multiple deployments at this point. (and he flat out wouldn't have had time if he was in EOD training in 2010)

In the pilot Mac says he spent "three years defusing bombs for the military" and while technically his time shouldn't "count" until he graduates BCT, AIT, and EOD I'm thinking for ease of explanation he is counting those years since his first mission with DXS in Jakarta (3x12 Mac + Fallout + Jack) takes place in 2012. Either way, the minimum enlisted age is 17 with parental consent, which gets fuzzy because who had custody over Mac? Someone needs to have guardianship. It's possible he's emancipated but that too gets complicated. But we avoid that issue by having Mac enlist around 2009-2010ish according to the years given to us in the show.

Who is paying for MIT? a 17 year old can't sign for a loan. There are very very few "full rides" unless James made some kind of fake endowment or scholarship program and awarded it to Mac. Perhaps he tasked an underling with that, but it seems unlikely he went through that much effort. I'm sorry, no school anywhere is letting a 6 year old into fifth grade. Schools are reluctant to let kids skip a single grade, and even though I can see James being an ass about it, I don't think he'd intervene. He'd want Mac to skip based on "merit" not because he went down to the school and threw a temper tantrum. Again, it would be too much effort on James part. the fifth grade teacher is not prepared for the lack of fine motor skills or emotional maturity of a six year old suddenly in their class. Even if Mac is smart enough to skip, there are a lot of social skills and motor skills that are developed in early grades. Even a "young" first grader need more help with things like holding a pencil or using scissors than a "older" first grader. (ie think a first grader who turned six in July prior to school starting versus a first grader who is going to turn 7 just a few weeks after school starts. Those nine months have an enormous difference)

So many he skips one grade. Maybe he graduates early after taking extra classes. Maybe he even starts taking college credits in high school. He's probably not much more than a year or depending on birthdays twoish younger than bozer. But still young enough to be a younger brother. still potentially the same age as Josh would have been.

The MacGyver canon timeline is pretty shit though. They can't keep anything straight. Mac says the KGB was disbanded before he was born so he should actually have a birthday in 1992!

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madmantechnologies · 7 months

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voidmutt · 2 years

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i was at a bar one time about 8 or so years ago talking to someone who was an EoD specialist (military bomb squad) and i asked how he dealt with the stress of that job in the moment and with the biggest shiteating grin ive ever seen, he point blank goes “either i defuse the bomb and i’m the hero, or suddenly it’s not my problem anymore.” and i think about this conversation a lot…

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wftc141 · 4 years

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Voltron: Global Military Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Unit-Chapter 9: Kingfish

1300 Hours

02/13/18

Goiânia, Brazil

While the analysts continued to go through intel on Sendak's location, the Voltron Lions spent the rest of the night at a local pub for some quality time together. Lance, Hunk and Keith competed against each other in pool while Pidge watched with her glass of Coke. Hunk however stopped the entire game with a story of his life when Lance asked him.

"So you're saying you set off a fire bomb during senior high?" Lance repeated.

"Yep," Hunk answered. "My stupid ass thought it was a good idea to light a firecracker with spray paint in the bathroom. I was a firework enthusiast back then. I ended up with a three day suspension but somebody from the Army was impressed about it and recommended me to the military. So I took that offer after graduation. Got into the EOD for a couple of years before I joined the Rangers."

"That's one way to get noticed."

"So, how many bombs did you defuse while you were in the army?" Keith asked.

Hunk paused for a moment while his eyes remained fixated. Lance lifted his beer to his mouth and took a swig.

"Well...I would say 50 and during my time with the Rangers...250."

Lance suddenly spewed his drink out, spilling it onto the pool table. Other bar goers glanced at them in confusion while Keith and Pidge were equally surprised.

"250 bombs?!" Lance blurted out.

"Holy shit, dude." Keith muttered.

Hunk chuckled, scratching the back of his neck. "Yeah. While we were on tour, there was this Taliban, don't remember his name. Had a record of planting and detonating IEDs on Afghan troops, including a Blackwater patrol. He planted one next to where me and my unit were while we were on overwatch. I managed to find that bomb and disarm it. And that was not all. When me and my team evacuated from the building we were in, the guy was stupid enough to check on his IED. Once he got there...let's just say he now knows what it feels like to get blown up by his own bomb."

The team already surprised and astonished than they usually were. Lance in particular was confounded and invested for more.

"Yo, that was pure badassery," Lance said, pointing at Hunk with his beer. "You gotta tell us more while we get some more drinks."

Lance and Hunk moved away from the pool table and headed for the bar, leaving Keith and Pidge by themselves. Keith watched as Lance slapped Hunk's back, laughing his head off.

"Wish we had him in our Battalion." Pidge commented, grabbing Keith's attention.

"Yeah but you forgot our C.O was an asshole and would probably be less welcome about Hunk." Keith replied.

"If he saw what Hunk did, he'll probably piss himself and would rather hand his leadership to him."

Keith nodded, silently agreeing before looking away.

"So, how's things with Lance?" Pidge's asked.

"Hm?" Keith glanced at her who was smirking in a teasing manner, in which Keith wasn't fond of.

"You two seem to be getting along really well."

He sighed and looked away once again. "Yeah...he's alright."

"Oh my goodness. It is true! Keith Yeun has admitted that he likes Lance!"

Keith was unable to control his smile before letting a chuckle slip out of his mouth. "Stop."

They went at it for a moment before calming down. Keith then glanced at Pidge's who took a sip of her drink. There was something he wanted to ask. Tensions with NATO is potentially going to escalate if nothing's done to persuade them in withdrawing their decision to shut them down. But Keith felt like there were ulterior motives inside, besides their experiences.

"What's your opinion on NATO?" He asked.

Pidge lowered her glass, sighing. Her eyes gazed forward without a glimpse on Keith.

"We've made some mistakes but that doesn't mean Voltron should be to blame for," She answered, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "Either NATO's scared or they just don't trust us."

"Makes sense. Hopefully it won't come to this and they'll allow us to go after the real enemies before more casualties arise."

"Amen to that."

Suddenly, Keith felt his pocket buzz. It was another text message to report back. He got his phone out and read the message before looking at Pidge's who also received one too. They both finished their drinks and headed for the door, alongside Hunk and Lance who had just paid for their drinks. One part of Keith's mind thought that the meeting would be bad news but they'll have to see for themselves.

1320 Hours

The team arrived at the hideout where Shiro and Allura were both waiting for them with Colbert accompanying them. They took the seats allocated for them, facing the board full of intel and pinned photographs. Once they were seated, Allura began her briefing.

"We finally have confirmation on Sendak's whereabouts," Allura said. "The satellite pictures we were provided has found him at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro with his Galra forces where a local militia is assisting them."

"What is this, Modern Warfare? Are they taking it straight off the game or somethin'?" Lance asked.

"Dunno," Colbert shrugged. "That part of the slums is a haven for shady business and organizations as there's no chance you'll find a good place for cover. The locals who live there may join the fight too and eventually vanish off the surface. This militia isn't a bunch of thugs. They're trained killers. They were responsible for multiple murder counts and all that bad shit for the past ten years. It's been giving the military a headache in dealing with them, especially with the casualties they suffered."

"The BOPE were more than happy to lend support and they will be taking point to lead us to the militia's district. We'll need to be quiet on this because the militia does use locals as spotters."

"What about the situation with NATO?" Keith asked.

Everybody turned to Allura and Shiro who were silent. There was still nothing they could find or hear from as of yet.

"We're still working on that," Shiro said. "For now, our mission is bringing Sendak in."

The team began to file out of the room, leaving Shiro and Allura together.

"Hopefully Coran and his analysts know what they're doing." Shiro commented.

"I'm sure they're getting to the bottom of this," She replied. "We just need to bring in Sendak and then we'll focus on the rest."

"You're right."

Allura glanced at Shiro who looked as though he was concerned about something.

"Will you be alright?" Allura asked.

"I will," Shiro answered. "We just have to reach him before he does anything else."

1333 Hours

Coran hung up on the phone and let out a sigh. The damp, lukewarm air floated across the room with the ceiling lights barely bright. The others were already getting themselves ready for another operation that isn't NATO-approved yet a worthy risk. Coran can hear the keyboard tapping near him where Gold was.

"Sir," Gold suddenly called out. "I'm in the servers."

Turning around, he approached Gold who was fixated on the bright screen.

"You're in?" Coran asked.

"Yep, only got a short period of time before they find out who's snooping around."

"That's all the time we need."

Gold began to tap away. Coran watched the screen as he scrolled and changed tab by tab. His experience with the Intelligence Corps and Interpol did pay off after all. Gold was one of those focused and dedicated people Coran knew back in the day. Although he maintained an easy-going attitude outside of work, Gold was quite the magic when Coran first met him. Shortly, Gold stopped typing.

"Found it, sir." He said.

Coran leaned over for a closer view. The screen showed several files inside a folder involving Voltron. There was a lot of files which could contain something useful. Coran ordered him to get the files copied and Gold was already on it. He continued to tap on the keyboard, getting all the files in their drive.

"What is Codename Osiris?" Gold asked.

Coran leaned forward and looked at where the cursor was on. There was a file document titled 'Codename: Osiris'.

"That was the name of our mission in Prague…" Coran muttered before shaking his head. "I don't think it matters. Just get everything copied and we'll sort them out later."

Gold nodded while seemingly disappointed about the response. As he got on with his job, Coran couldn't help but wonder about the operation in Prague. Was there something off behind the reason for the operation?

0700 Hours

02/14/18

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Voltron team were immediately greeted with the bright, golden sunrise from the distance as soon as they got off. Dressed in full combat gear to match with their fellow BOPE soldiers, they followed the nine-man team taking point through the cramped streets. The BOPE seemed to know more about the favela more than Voltron does, taking them through areas that aren't usually open to attacks. But the team as always, was accompanied by their recon drone hovering above them with thermal lens.

The streets were eerily quieter than usual, as described by their team leader Cardozo. The shops and houses were barred shut and the windows were pitch black. Shiro glanced around the empty pathway they were on while still keeping his guard up. He couldn't help but feel as if they were being lured into a trap. No favela would be this quiet, even for a place that is infested with armed killers. But the locals at this time would still be fast asleep. Shiro briefly glanced at Keith who was beside him sharing that unsettling feeling.

As the team moved forward into the darker area, Shiro looked up to the rooftops where the buildings cut the sun off. He could feel his heart pacing but he had to keep calm, no matter what.

"You think they would be nice to offer some breakfast? Cos' I'm a little starving." Lance whispered, tugging his shirt collar.

"Santos, focus." Shiro replied.

The team continued to walk down the path in the midst of dead silence. They felt like prey walking into the den of the predators. Something was already off. But they couldn't tell what it was. Once they reached another street, everybody's comm buzzed.

"Lions and Apex 5, you got contacts above you from both sides!" Allura warned.

By the time they heard the news, gunfire erupted from above like a supercell. Everybody was dashing for cover, even though there was not much to hide from. The team lost two BOPE soldiers to the militia. Shiro dived behind an old truck with Cardozo as bullets hailed against it while the others are scattered around the street.

"Seriously? No breakfast?" Lance joked through the gunfire.

"Not now, Lance!" Keith replied.

Shiro risked a peek through the windows to count about a handful of militants with Soviet weapons on each roof before firing back. He managed to shoot one of them trying to load an RPG, causing it to discharge and blow up the entire roof he was on alongside the militants near him. Debris began to scatter around the street and the team began to fight back. Shiro quickly changed mags as Cardozo approached him.

"My men will stay here and hold these Filhos da putas off! You go find the target!"

"Got it," Shiro nodded. "Lions, fall out on me! Apex 1 will stay and hold these guys off!"

The team began to cross the intersection and headed down the alley as the gunfire behind them continued to rumble throughout the favela. They advanced down the narrow hill while reloading their weapons.

"Zero to Black Lion, Kingfish is at the red building near the soccer field southeast."

Shiro said into his comm. "Copy, Zero. Out."

As they reached the alleyway, a loud crack from a distance erupted and Keith fell backwards. Sniper fire. Shiro and the group quickly took cover as another shot went for them, hitting a car windshield nearby.

"Keith!" Pidge's called out.

He was still clinging to his chest where he was hit, gritting his teeth to the pain. Keith was not to move so the sniper wouldn't focus on him. He could still feel the 7.62 round to his plate carrier. All he could do was cough out short, detached breaths. Shiro noticed Keith reach for his comm.

"Sn-sniper...400 yards front...sc-scope flash from the center window of the blue house."

Shiro glanced at Lance who was immediately on it. He positioned his HK416 with the sniper scope on the car he was hiding behind and scoped out for the sniper. He calculated his shot for 3 seconds before pulling the trigger. The flash from the window disappeared and he noticed the rifle fall off the window.

"He's down!" Lance called out.

The team got out of cover and quickly set up a perimeter around Keith. Shiro and Hunk kept watch while Lance and Pidge checked on Keith.

"Keith you good?" Lance asked, lending him a hand.

He didn't hesitate to grab it, although his chest still hurts. "Yep, thanks for that."

Shiro approached Keith and checked his plate carrier for the bullet wound.

"How bad is it?" He asked.

"Its okay," Keith assured, tapping the bullet area. "Only hit the plate. Nothing fatal."

Shiro nodded, relieved of his safety. Without wasting anymore time, the team continued their way to Sendak's location.

Allura tapped into Shiro's group after watching the feed of them taking cover from gunfire.

"Zero to Black Lion, status report, over."

"Black Lion to Zero, Red Lion was hit by a sniper round but the shot wasn't fatal. Heading towards the location, over." Shiro replied on comms.

"Copy Black Lion. Out."

Allura then changed channels to the BOPE team. They were still covering fire for the Voltron team.

"Zero to Apex team. Status."

"This is Apex 5-1, we're still holding position and covering for Lion team!" Cardozo said over the firefight. "We're still going to hold as much as we can, over!"

"Copy, Apex. If you're taking any casualties pull out immediately, over."

"Copy. Apex 5-1 out!"

Once the feed was cut off, Allura stepped back and sighed deeply before glancing at Colbert who was still controlling the drone.

"I hope your team completes this mission, Major." The BOPE captain said.

"I hope so too, Captain." Allura replied.

There was silence in the room other than distorted gunfire. Then, Shiro's comm buzzed.

"Zero, this is Black Lion. We have finally reached the building."

Shiro breached the door into the house. After a quick sweep with a group of militants down, Shiro advanced up the stairs with the rest following him. They stacked up behind a closed door and after a countdown, Lance stepped forward and kicked the door down and the team stormed in with weapons raised. As predicted, Sendak was inside but surprisingly, he was sitting at a table with a tea set unfazed by their intrusion.

"DON'T MOVE!" Lance yelled.

"Now, now, boys. No need for the hostility." Sendak said and stood up with both of his hands raised. "I surrender."

Shiro approached Sendak up close. He was already feeling that urge to act up and do something horrible to his face after all those years Sendak put him in. Those scenes were vivid. Shiro could immediately picture his fallen comrades' bodies and Sven… he deserved something worse. But he knew better than to let his anger take control, especially after what happened back in Al-Khor.

"Nice to see you again, Commander Shirogane." Sendak said, giving him that smirk. It was enough to drive someone mad.

"Keep your mouth shut and maybe you'll see the sunrise again." Shiro hissed.

He pulled him away from the table and cuffed his hands. Once he was fully secure, Shiro tapped into his comm.

"Black Lion to Zero," he said. "We have Kingfish. I repeat, we have Kingfish, over."

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bienready2122 · 4 years

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Williams finished, "I'd prefer to watch 'The Hurt Locker' with a battle veteran, yet my layman's eyes saw route as an excessive amount to squabble with."

Luckily for Williams, battle veterans have just observed the film. Sadly for chief Kathryn Bigelow, their analysis of the film is much more scorching than Williams'.

Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and Executive Director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, presented an ongoing article for Newsweek reasoning that "Hollywood's most recent endeavor to characterize the Iraq War and the American soldiers who have battled in it is similarly as baffling as all the others created up until now."

Rieckhoff's evaluate, while bringing up extra and more nuanced mistakes than Williams', contends that the snowballing amassing of blunders in the film isn't unimportant, yet rather mirrors a messy, reprehensible rendering of the military that uncovers significant numbness and sums to incredible irreverence on the movie producers' part.

For instance, Rieckhoff censures the portrayal of the profoundly particular Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) bunch at the focal point of the film as calmly putting on other military caps in their extra time, expertly doing sharpshooter missions and kicking in entryways and checking structures for extremists, employments for which they could never have been prepared.

Rieckhoff states, "The scene with Jeremy Renner's character sneaking misguided to pursue a kid he is stressed over is as anecdotal as Jason Bourne... The men in my company adhered to rules and requests, and they stayed with their individual officers... They don't go around on their own except if they need to be court-martialed-or executed."

The L.A. Times' Julian Barnes refers to EOD colleagues in Iraq who damn "The Hurt Locker" with black out acclaim: they call it "a decent activity film on the off chance that you know nothing about defusing side of the road bombs or the military." (How about that sound altering!)

Barnes cites EOD professional Sgt. Eric Gordon saying, "I would watch it with other EOD individuals, and we would giggle." (Then once more, numerous individuals I know have had a similar response to individual Oscar chosen one "Symbol.") Gordon analyzed one officer defusing a bomb utilizing wire cutters to "a fireman go into a structure with a spurt bottle."

A considerably all the more calming analysis of the film includes its depiction of the fundamental character, Sergeant William James, as a peril adoring, adrenaline-dependent, convention destroying commando who wantonly upsets unit attachment and imperils unit individuals with unreliable, intense person playacting.

The Washington Post cites Iraq veteran Ryan Gallucci expressing that he needed to continue killing the film "or, more than likely I would have tossed my remote through the TV"; Gallucci concedes that he continued needing to see James "exploded... I needed to see his helpless colleagues get another group chief, who was really worried about their wellbeing."

In an exposition for The New York Times unpretentiously named "How Not to Depict a War," EOD group videographer Michael Kamber includes that the film's numerous verifiable blunders "are simple subtleties contrasted with the manner in which Sergeant James over and over struts up to bombs... [T]he odds of carelessly drawing nearer even a solitary order exploded bomb and enduring are very little. However we are made to accept that Sergeant James has debilitated more than 800 bombs in this foolish, rancher like design." (Yes, yet will the film win the sculpture for Best Sound Mixing?)

The most accursing arraignment of the film, in any case, originates from American-Israeli columnist Caroline Glick. She notes of the film, "There is no plot. We know nothing about these officers. We don't have the foggiest idea why they joined the US Army. We don't have the foggiest idea how they feel about Iraq... All we are given are GI Joes who defuse bombs. Probably by watching them, we should accomplish some more profound comprehension of the war. However all we see is sans setting savagery which shows us nothing war. Evidently James is a legend. Be that as it may, we don't have any thought what he's battling for. So for what reason would it be a good idea for us to think about him?"

So for what reason is "The Hurt Locker" selected for a gazillion Academy Awards? My hypothesis is that the film was made for, and appreciated by, individuals who either (1) think nothing about war, and are interested about what it resembles to be installed in the Army and ready to watch a cut of life in a specific unit, or (2) care nothing about war, and are enchanted to see it portrayed as a pointless, agnostic exercise that outlines the purposelessness of getting arms to battle for one's nation's security advantages.

The previous gathering are not getting a precise portrayal of life in the Army, in any event for this gathering in this contention.

With respect to the last gathering, Glick states, "The Hurt Locker works for them since its post-present day, setting free rendering of the war is a picture-flawless far-left depiction of war. No, the Americans aren't horrendous, they are nothings... War is pointless. There is no reason to war with the exception of remaining alive."

Glick counters this view: "[S]oldiers aren't two-dimensional and war isn't tied in with nothing. Furthermore, the war in Iraq is neither purposeless nor aimless. The Hurt Locker was a two-dimensional film about a good for nothing war and nothing officers."

As such: not all bad for Hollywood war films nowadays.

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

ABOUT Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians have expertise in the most conventional and unconventional explosives to ensure the secure disposal of explosive weaponry.

They are on call to respond to any type of ordnance, and they receive specialized training to handle chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

They investigate and demolish natural and man-made underwater obstructions, prepare coastal regions for amphibious landings, and warn about potential threats at home and abroad.

Whether getting the job done in a bomb suit or by utilizing state-of-the-art robotic technology, Navy EODs are trained to use the most advanced tools of their kind in a role that’s vital to the safety of servicemembers and civilians.

RESPONSIBILITIES As a Navy EOD Technician, you will have many far-ranging duties that can cast you on missions across the world.

Your duties may require you to: Detonate and demolish hazardous munitions, pyrotechnics and outdated explosivesWork with cutting-edge technology to remotely disable unsafe ordnancePerform parachute or helicopter insertion operationsSupport law enforcement agenciesClear waterways of mines in support of the Fleet Your unique skills and knowledge will add to the strengths of other Special Operations units, as well as your own.

As an EOD Technician, you may also: Locate, identify, neutralize, recover and dispose of various ordnances, such as sea mines, torpedoes and depth charges Support other Special Operations/Special Warfare units, such as Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces and Marine Expeditionary Units Help the U.S.

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Department of State to protect the President, Vice President and other officials and dignitaries Assist with security at large international events, such as sporting events or world summits WORK ENVIRONMENT Your missions will take you to every corner of the world.

One assignment may have you parachuting from 17,000 feet, while the next may deliver you via an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

It all depends on which unit you’re supporting and the type of mission to be completed, as well as the required equipment weight of each team member, weather conditions and other parameters.

TRAINING & ADVANCEMENT Becoming an EOD Technician is no easy process.

While the rigorous 51 weeks of training are both physically and mentally grueling, you will be rewarded with unrivaled leadership opportunities, first-rate compensation and respect.

After two months of recruit training in Great Lakes, Ill., your EOD training will begin.

EOD Prep Course of Instruction (3 weeks) – The EOD training pipeline starts with preparatory training in Great Lakes, Ill.

Candidates work on swim stroke development, long-range swims and physical conditioning.

Diver Training (9 weeks) – Next comes dive school at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) in Panama City, Florida.

Training covers basic concepts of scuba diving as well as dive physics, physiology and basic dive medicine.

Candidates also learn about equipment such as the MK16 underwater rebreather.

EOD School (42 weeks) – After successfully completing dive school, candidates transfer to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

This training is comes in four sections, each teaching how to render safe or defuse specific types of ordnance.

Air Ordnance Division – Focuses on bombs and missiles Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) – Includes ��homemade bombs” Nuclear Ordnance Division – Covers basic nuclear physics and radiation monitoring and decontamination procedures Underwater Ordnance Division – Emphasizes torpedoes and other underwater explosives as well as underwater search techniques Basic Parachute Training (3 weeks) – After completing basic EOD school, graduates attend Basic Airborne Training (“jump school”) at Fort Benning, Ga., where they qualify as a basic parachutist.

EOD Tactical Training (3 weeks) – The final phase of training is in San Diego, Calif.

It teaches helicopter insertion (fast-rope, rappel, cast and special patrol insertion, and extraction rigging), small arms/weapons training, small unit tactics (weapons, self-defense, land navigation and patrolling) and tactical communications (satellite and high frequency).

Upon successful completion the EOD training pipeline, graduates are assigned to EOD Mobile Units where they gain advanced on-the-job training and experience as members of Mobile Teams, Carrier Strike Group/Expeditionary Strike Group Companies, Naval Special Warfare Companies and Marine Mammal Companies.

Advanced Training – EOD technicians may pursue a number of advanced training options to hone and specialize their skills Helicopter insertion training Basic parachute training and parachute water insertion training Advanced Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (AIEDD) Jumpmaster training Small unit tactics Small Arms Instructor Language school (Defense Language Institute) EOD Communications (tactical radio communications) For those with further leadership aspirations and a college degree, Officer roles are available – providing the opportunity to lead and train others.

Promotion opportunities are regularly available but competitive and based on performance.

It’s also important to note that specialized training received and work experience gained in the course of service can lead to valuable credentialing and occupational opportunities in related fields.

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Members of the Naval Special Warfare/Naval Special Operations (NSW/NSO) community have any number of unique opportunities to advance their education.

Navy training provides skills and knowledge in everything from the fundamentals of explosive ordnance disposal to chemical and biological warfare, military tactics, deep-sea diving or a number of other tactical military procedures.

Beyond offering access to professional credentials and certifications, Navy training in the EOD community can translate to credit hours toward a bachelor’s or associate degree through the American Council on Education.

You may also continue your education through opportunities like: Navy College Program and Tuition Assistance Post-9/11 GI Bill QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS Males and females are eligible to apply to become enlisted Navy EOD Technicians.

No college degree is required, but a high degree of difficulty and satisfaction is standard.

Training is tough and ongoing.

You can apply for the Navy Challenge contract for EOD Technicians at any time during your first enlistment.

Entry Requirements Eyesight 20/200 bilateral correctable to 20/25 with no color blindness Minimum Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score ARVE109, MC51 or GSMCEI169 Be 30 years of age or younger Pass a physical and separate medical examination required for divers (approved by Diving Medical Officer) Must be a U.S.

citizen and eligible for security clearance The chart below highlights the current minimum Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) requirements for Navy Challenge Programs.

Additional requirements specific to Active Duty EOD Technician candidates include: 36 months of obligated service upon completion of training No non-judicial punishments or court martial convictions during the 12 months prior to application Meet medical standards as specified in the NAVMED P-117 Meet minimum performance standards Pass a hyperbaric pressure tolerance test Be on board present command for 2 years Be screened by an EOD Officer or E-6 or above Master EOD Technician Be recommended by your current Commanding Officer NOTE: You should consult your physician or other health-care professional before starting any exercise regime or other fitness program to determine if it is right for your needs.

This is particularly true if you (or your family) have a history of medical illnesses or ailments that could be made worse by a change in physical activity.

Do not start a fitness program if your physician or health-care provider advises against it.

General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you’re currently serving, whether you’ve served before or whether you’ve never served before.

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