PR players with real life military experience / training?

**asch** · 04-10-2007, 11:34 PM

I'm curious to see how many of our PR players have had real life military experience / training?

If you have, can you post what experience you've had and if it has helped you at all in PR?

**Portable.Cougar** · 04-11-2007, 04:06 AM

USAF here

A few other BLKOPS guys are prior Mil too. Helps in tanks / helos most.

**onit** · 04-11-2007, 08:00 AM

1978-1985 USMC
semper fi

Crombo · 04-11-2007, 10:17 AM

10th Mtn United States Army (2001 - 2003). Other than an understanding of tactics and how to follow orders it really doesnt help much in game. In some ways it hurts actually. There have been many cases where I have died simply because I keep forgetting the differences of in game and real life. Like for instance, in game a 203 does not need the arming distance as in real life. Simple things like that, though as we all know, in the heat of the game I have said many a curse words to myself and the others for the death.

stickyjeans69 · 04-11-2007, 12:14 PM

10th mountain division!? you get to ski into battle right?

**Tempus** · 04-11-2007, 03:44 PM

I am pruning this thread. Please only post here if you have military experience or training, and if so, share with us how this has helped your gaming, if at all.

E-Male · 04-11-2007, 04:08 PM

Eight weeks general military training in the Naval Reserves (HMCS DONNACONA in Montreal), Summer of 1979. About as short a time as one can spend in the military, but still part of the real thing.

Aside from learning how to strip, reassemble, load, and fire a rifle, and such, those eight weeks teach alot about command structure and discipline.

My family has military service reaching back generations, my father was life-time Canadian military, and also served with the UN.

Fallosophy · 04-11-2007, 05:14 PM

US Army Infantry just through basic though. honorable medical discharge - booted out because of a bad knee. Helps with general small force (company, platoon) operations and movement.

dys · 04-11-2007, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallosophy

US Army Infantry just through basic though. honorable medical discharge - booted out because of a bad knee. Helps with general small force (company, platoon) operations and movement.

i never saw the army before i deployed, but i have a much greater respect for them now than i could ever imagine having before. i saw a good deal of indirect fire, and took some close calls at points, but i remember some guy in the 172nd who'd taken over a dozen ied's on his stryker, and that figure was months before he'd redeploy. have a lot of pictures, but i can't share them all over some forum online, so here's your basic black market insurgent weaponry.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...d0/iraq019.jpg
you really can't put anything into this game that you brought out of the military besides basic squad actions, such as clearing and advancing, or fortifying a position. i suppose learning the sounds of different weaponry would work as well, but learning when it's time to take cover from a rocket or mortar nearby or when to keep along because it was car bomb a ways off is something you can't use here due to tech restrictions. also, ironsight aiming, i suppose, is helpful, but you can pick that up fast with some practice.

all in all, i've taken more information that would be helpful in real life from the game than i've taken away from the military and applied in game. a lot of the real stuff just does not apply to the game despite their hard work and execution. so much is just better learned outside.

-dy.21

**PanzerHans** · 04-11-2007, 06:03 PM

12 months(1993) basic military training in the Norwegian infantry.

Weapons training:
(A)G3
MG-3
RFC(Recoil free cannon - Carl Gustav 84mm) - makes a heck of a boom
M72

Bc2ID · 04-11-2007, 06:06 PM

Umm....yes look to the left. Second to none, queen of battle....three glorious years. And like Crombo stated it hurts more than helps. The only place it may help me is situational awareness and when Co'ing.

**Steiner** · 04-12-2007, 03:19 AM

Basic and specialist-training 1998-1999 at Swedish Royal Guards / Light Urban Infantry-batallion. Continued afterwards within the National Guard/Reserves.

Specialist-training: CQB
Specialist-training: AT-system "Bill" (guided by wire AT-robot)
Tactical officers-training

Weapons training:
AK5
AK4 (G3)
KSP-58 (MG-58)
AT-4
AT-system "Bill"
And various claymores, mines and C4.

If it has helped me? Well, knowledge of movement and tactics have, but I also find that much of RL-knowledge is negated (atleast for me) since it takes time to navigate and understand the surrounding situation.

Crombo · 04-12-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyjeans69

10th mountain division!? you get to ski into battle right?

Um, no.

stickyjeans69 · 04-12-2007, 06:30 PM

lol, harsh man, harsh. i heard back in world war 2 they had a mountain division based on ski's for the high mountains. i dont know that they're still around.

**Jeepo_SAS** · 04-13-2007, 08:38 PM

The British Royal Marine Commandos are the Mountain warfare guys in the uk....and arctic!

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server?show=nav.2566#

Open that and click on featured vid....

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04-11-2007, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Crombo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 58	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? 10th Mtn United States Army (2001 - 2003). Other than an understanding of tactics and how to follow orders it really doesnt help much in game. In some ways it hurts actually. There have been many cases where I have died simply because I keep forgetting the differences of in game and real life. Like for instance, in game a 203 does not need the arming distance as in real life. Simple things like that, though as we all know, in the heat of the game I have said many a curse words to myself and the others for the death.

04-11-2007, 12:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
stickyjeans69 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 734	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? 10th mountain division!? you get to ski into battle right?

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Tempus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 8,272	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? I am pruning this thread. Please only post here if you have military experience or training, and if so, share with us how this has helped your gaming, if at all. __________________ Battlefield 2/2142 Game Officer Contact me with server/player/admin issues. -- Suits are what you wear when doing things you shouldn’t want to do anyway. FROM THE TACTICAL GAMER PRIMER. 3) Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine.

04-11-2007, 04:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
E-Male Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa Age: 46 Posts: 926	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? Eight weeks general military training in the Naval Reserves (HMCS DONNACONA in Montreal), Summer of 1979. About as short a time as one can spend in the military, but still part of the real thing. Aside from learning how to strip, reassemble, load, and fire a rifle, and such, those eight weeks teach alot about command structure and discipline. My family has military service reaching back generations, my father was life-time Canadian military, and also served with the UN. __________________ E-Male

04-11-2007, 05:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fallosophy Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 27 Posts: 124	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? US Army Infantry just through basic though. honorable medical discharge - booted out because of a bad knee. Helps with general small force (company, platoon) operations and movement.

04-11-2007, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
PanzerHans Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: By the PC Age: 35 Posts: 2,264	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? 12 months(1993) basic military training in the Norwegian infantry. Weapons training: (A)G3 MG-3 RFC(Recoil free cannon - Carl Gustav 84mm) - makes a heck of a boom M72 __________________ -- VI VI VI - the number of the beast

04-11-2007, 06:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bc2ID Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the shed fixing my snowblower! Posts: 1,931	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? Umm....yes look to the left. Second to none, queen of battle....three glorious years. And like Crombo stated it hurts more than helps. The only place it may help me is situational awareness and when Co'ing. __________________ "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results." Gen. George Patton

04-12-2007, 03:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
Steiner Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 29 Posts: 687	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? Basic and specialist-training 1998-1999 at Swedish Royal Guards / Light Urban Infantry-batallion. Continued afterwards within the National Guard/Reserves. Specialist-training: CQB Specialist-training: AT-system "Bill" (guided by wire AT-robot) Tactical officers-training Weapons training: AK5 AK4 (G3) KSP-58 (MG-58) AT-4 AT-system "Bill" And various claymores, mines and C4. If it has helped me? Well, knowledge of movement and tactics have, but I also find that much of RL-knowledge is negated (atleast for me) since it takes time to navigate and understand the surrounding situation. __________________ \|TG-6th\|Steiner Can't work out how to have several different images [such as banners and ribbons] in the signature, so I will drop that project for now... Caesar counted on his veteran Gaul legions. Napoleon had his Old Guard. Queen Victoria was well served by the Cold Stream Guards. Tactical Gamer can always rely on the 6th Devil's Brigade. "-He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she's called? 'Incontinentia'... Incontinentia Buttocks."

04-12-2007, 06:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
stickyjeans69 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 734	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? lol, harsh man, harsh. i heard back in world war 2 they had a mountain division based on ski's for the high mountains. i dont know that they're still around.

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Jeepo_SAS Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Age: 23 Posts: 1,548	Re: PR players with real life military experience / training? The British Royal Marine Commandos are the Mountain warfare guys in the uk....and arctic! http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server?show=nav.2566# Open that and click on featured vid.... __________________ \|TG-22nd\|Jeepo The Triple R's We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further; it may be Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow Across that angry or that glimmering sea... Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Server Rules and SOP's \| Contact an Admin \|TG-X\| d1sp0sabl3 - "This is why I shoot Zombies, they never complain about teamstacking, and they're smarter than half the people on the server....."

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