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    Official IOC Rank Guide

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    3 hours ago, DarthFunk83 said:

     

    I think the picture on the CRL was supposed to be a ANH Commander before they realized that the red was supposed to be amber. In the end, it doesnt matter for basic approval, but will matter for L2 and L3

    Kool beans man.  I am not going to be able to move past basic approval as I can't wear a regular calf boot.  My boots will always have to have a zipper as my left ankle \ lower leg cannot bend out properly.  But I would have paid a high price for freedom if needed.  And thank you for the info.  I'll have to try to get another rank bar some day.  But it will have to wait until I can afford one.   

     

    And thanks darthfunk, I appreciate the clarification.

    Official IOC Rank Guide

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    Guys, this might be an oversight. But, on our CRL we show four blue and two red tiles. I copied this myself. And looking at the image of the ranks. I do not see it on there.   It was my belief that it was a storm trooper majors rank. Is that correct?  Or am I mistaken?

    Being a combat veteran on the fourth of July and the week that follows.

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    Afnav, I totally agree. I believe that being up close and personal with the infantry is definitely a totally different experience. Being hundreds to possibly thousands of feet above the fray.  I know a a-10 pilot. He's super cool,  Level headed and still in charge. He explained his experience in combat. And I explained mine. Then compared notes per say.  He never saw the first hand devastation he caused. But we on the ground did.  That 2000lbs. Jdam could wreak havoc. In a way its like the tankers screen. They shoot like its a video game. But its not. Someone is on the other end of that shot.  This might sound out of place a little but I looked at the enemy as a guy who had the door of his nation kicked in. And now he wants us out of that door. So to speak.

    Being a combat veteran on the fourth of July and the week that follows.

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    1 hour ago, lantern2745 said:

    Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your service.  I complain about fireworks every June through July because I like to sleep. :)

    I've always heard of veterans who have bad experiences around this time of year, but never saw somebody share like you have.

    I wish more people could see this to help them understand.

    Thank you.

    The best part for me is that everywhere I go. I run into fellow vets. Its like talking like gibberish to civilians, then that vet in the crowd tosses out an phrase we used in service. Then its like watching two doctors talk about medical terms. But we end up grunting and laughing. :)

     

     

    And as far as sleep goes. I'm an anywhere any time guy. I fell asleep at a concert before. Lmao.

    Being a combat veteran on the fourth of July and the week that follows.

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    The truth is most national cemeteries work with an all volunteer honour guard too. That's another thing that is overlooked quite often.  And the kicker is that you don't ever have had served to join the guard. They train you and give you your uniforms.  The saddest statistic I heard was the number of military funerals that go without an honour guard. On average the Dayton national cemetery has over 3000 funerals without a honour guard.  It breaks my heart to hear it. But I can't jump into it.  I'm working, cub mastering, den leading, and coaching constantly. Plus the one vet based thing I get to do is work with vets who have bad PTSD.  Heck Toby won't leave his house without me. So its a busy schedule. But one day I'll retire. Then its on like donky Kong.

    Being a combat veteran on the fourth of July and the week that follows.

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    Hi my fellow officers.   As a young man growing up in a military family. I got to see my dad react to fireworks.  Not knowing then what I do now. I could see even after 30+ years of my dad in Viet nam, he would be bothered. He would never say it. But as his son, I knew something was off.  My dad served for over 22 years in the us military.  His plane was the most patched aircraft flying in Viet nam that it was called patches.  A C-123 with a rugged crew.  

     

    Then, my brother.  A former ranger who was involved in the black hawk down incident and the first gulf war.  At this point. Mom and dad were divorced. My brother was kicked out of the army early. So he moved in with me (high school age at this point.)  and dad. He would hide under his bed at night sometimes.  I remembered my dad and I had to drag him out for work the next day. He never did sleep well.

     

    Then I decided to join up.  I enlisted in the us army.  I was an 11 bravo.  For non military types, that's infantry. Late ninetys at this point in time.  My first time out of the country was Egypt. A operation called bright star. (Traded for a British household cav shirt.) NATO excersie with several countries involved.   Then 2001 rolls around.  War it is.  War it was.  I knew what could happen.  My family has served this nation since before it was a nation.  The cost is high, but its ours to fight for.  For we know the one thing the next generation never inherits is freedom. It has to be earned.

     

    I fought during the invasion and several tours that followed.  I grew up a lot. I was a young man once. The one thing noons tells you is innocence if the first thing you lose the day training starts. Then its down hill from there. You fight hard, not for people at home. But that guy sitting next to you eating the same dehydrated bag of food you are.  You make bonds. Strong ones at that.  To this day, I consider those b*****D's closer that my own family.

     

    Then you fight.  The whizzing sound bullets make as they fly past is unsettling.  It sounds like a bee in a tin can.  But you know its someone who wants you dead on the other end.  The horrible part was Afghanistan reminded me of Colorado. Especially in the mountains.  Its a beautiful place to be. But we were not always welcome.

     

    The first friend I lost was hard. We were all close. It leaves a void in a squad.  One the whole platoon feels.  But the firefights were rough. It was so hard to find the enemy sometimes.  So you did your best. Even calling in airstrikes and arty on tree lines.  I love a good A-10 strafing run though. Every time you would hear the ground erupt with shells landing. Then you heard the gun go off.  Nothing like super sonic bullets.  

     

    Then close combat.  You have enemies danger close all the time. They would get right up on us. I think they thought we would not call in close strikes like we did.  But it happened. You catch a round.  Burns then hurts.  I don't think I would have made it without some help from above. Namely A couple of air force f-16s with a usmc cobra gunship. 

     

    Then more battles, more pain. More friends not going home. It was the nervousness of it all. It was unending. Day zero to the moment you got on the plane to go home. To me when the fireworks start, I'm that young soldier right in the middle of it again.  Making an agreement with god. That if he saw me through this. I would find a quiet place and live my days out in peace. It might sound dumb to some people. But I honestly feel that same firefight effect. Jittery, with a side of "damn I got this!" With a little remorse. Not every combat vet will tell you this. But there are days when looking back I wish I could have done something different to have gotten men home alive.  As part of the triple duce. I lost a great friend. Sgt Mike Esposito. 2004 was a bad year.  The same year I left the army. 

     

    But as the fourth of July goes.  It brings up bad stuff for me.  Explosions from fireworks start a memory process for me.  Bad stuff all around.  I can't tell you I'm a good man. Just trying to make up for the crap I've done. Trying to earn still being here.  But for a whole week plus. I'm back to square one.  Reaching for a rifle that's not there. Smelling burnt flesh from nowhere. And being so edgy I can't sleep in bed with my wife. Good thing the couch is comfy.  

     

    So in conclusion, if you see a vet on the fourth of July or a week or so later. And they look like they are jumpy.  Think of this. And be there for them.  Its a long road to being OK.  Maybe one day I'll talk about swerving to miss anything in the road in front of me. Especially pot holes.  That's a whole nother  story. But this is more than enough for today.  

     

    God speed, and enjoy freedom.  Its worth the sacrifice.

     

    "Balls of the eagle!"

     

    Ssgt. M. Trepanier

     

     

     

     

     

    Officer coat/cape

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    On 4/7/2017 at 1:46 PM, DarthFunk83 said:

    I know it wouldn't be canon, but a white coat in the same style to go with my Grand Admiral costume would look sharp :-P

    I think it would be exceptional as an accessory.  But in the rebels cartoon series, he just got the line officers armour. That would be a great accessory for you too.

    Officer Poses

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    I like the at attention or parade rest pose. But if you have weapons you can certainly look awesome in a firing stance. Or or a rifle have it resting with the right hand up by the shoulder or in the right hand at waist level and barrel down held by the left.   As far as the command rod goes, I don't think I have seen one in the movies or shows. But I can recheck the clone wars series. I think someone used one. But I might be wrong. Although they do look quite dapper. :)

    Today is the day!

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    On 11/18/2016 at 9:34 PM, skelitor120 said:

    Quite a bit, yes! I just ordered it with all the custom measurements mentioned in the sticky'd "CosplaySky" thread on the Questions forum -- I hope I did everything right! Me and my mother had to go at it with a yard stick and some tape-measures, and THEN we had to convert the inches to m/cm. I do hope it comes ready-to-wear.

     

    I'll be getting my rank bar and belt from Tiggwolf; my boots from Hessen Antique, my gloves from eBay or Amazon, my hat from SewingJenny, my code cylinders from ID6187, my belt boxes and MSP-5 kit (when the next run starts) from Imperialist, and when all of that is done in the next month or so I'll officially be ready to join the Legion and the IOC!

    I hope you'll love it. I ordered mine from cosplaysky in august and it came it perfect. It needs ironed out on the package. But its exactly fit to me. :).  

    Star wars battlefront/force awakens

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    On 11/21/2016 at 7:27 PM, nocternus said:

    Strange i got around 10k bonus on that with average of 50/60 kills

    I was rackikng in the bonus score from walker assault.  I was averaging about 20k+ exp each match.

     

     

    I should have specified. But I meant total exp earned. Score plus bonus for the match.  But if it was 20k bonus only. That would be awesome!.  But my average kills were in the 30-40 range. But I find I focus on objectives. I believe it was where I get most of my points.

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