News Liste ARMA 2

1stSgt Patrick Miles

EIGHTBALL

"Razor" team leader

Rank/Pay Grade:
First Sergeant (E-8)

Date of Birth:
April 12th 1974

Life and career:
The son of a Californian politician and lawyer, it is notable that MSgt Miles chose enlistment rather than seeking a commission (although he has completed OCS). Gained excellent grades in the Ranger Course and later in Recon School. Successful tours in Iraq as a Recon squad commander, followed by a tour in A-stan (already with Force Recon), earned him a place in the 5th Force Recon Btn. He became Razor‘s team leader in 2008. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS, SMTC, MCMAP, OCS, BRC, SERE

Special skills:
Brilliant leadership and expertise in special warfare, language skills.

Cpt Shaftoe:
"Pat is an outstanding leader inspiring great loyalty in his team. There‘s not a marine in the Corps I‘d rather have to my right."

MSgt Matt Cooper

COOPS

„Razor" scout/grenadier

Rank/Pay Grade:
Master Sergeant (E-8)

Date of Birth:
December 9th 1976

Life and career:
A native New Yorker, Sergeant Cooper dropped out of college to pursue a career in the Corps. He has a particularly robust and unflappable personality as indicated by the outstandingly high scores seen in his mental health evaluation (Recon School report, 2006). Sergeant Cooper is a charismatic and well-liked Marine. Calm, friendly, a highly motivating NCO. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS, SMTC, BRC, SERE

Special skills:
Reconnaissance expert, proficiency in Slavic languages.

Cpt Shaftoe:
"Cooper is quick to befriend new recruits and is well-liked among his peers. Should MSgt Miles seek a commission I would have no hesitation in recommending Sergeant Cooper for Team Leader."

SSgt Randy Sykes

ICE COLD

„Razor" marksman

Rank/Pay Grade:
Staff Sergeant (E-6)

Date of Birth:
October 14th 1975

Life and career:
Texan born ‚Randy‘ Sykes has a number of blackside ops to his name and is famous among his fellows for remaining ‚Ice Cold‘ in a crisis. A natural marksman, Sgt Sykes is Razor Team‘s designated Scout/Sniper. The truth behind his reported 2300m light .50 ‚confirmed kill‘, often cited among new 27th MEU recruits, remains classified. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS, SMTC, BRC, SERE, SST, MCMAP

Special skills:
Exceptionally good shooting and camouflaging abilities, expertise in deep reconnaissance.

Cpt Shaftoe:
"Randy is a hard man to get to know. I think it‘s fair to say he keeps his distance in the company but despite that he‘s become something of a talisman to be honest. It‘s something I‘ve tried to discourage."

SSgt Brian O‘Hara

SCARLET

"Razor" corpsman

Rank/Pay Grade:
Staff Sergeant (E-6)

Date of Birth:
January 10th 1977

Life and career:
San Franciscan-born O‘Hara followed a number of his brothers into the Navy. Trained as Medic before transferring to the Marine Corps as a field corpsman and finally joined Force Recon in 2007. Currently Razor Team‘s medic. Despite the usual ‚Navy Pukes‘ jibes (typical of this common inter-force transfer), Brian is fitting in well as Razor Team‘s newest and youngest member. Low aggression levels and a tendency toward caution belie his roots however. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS, SMTC, BRC, SERE, SST, MCMAP, HM(Navy)

Special skills:
Medical expertise including traumatölogy and basics of military surgery, training in special warfare.

Cpt Shaftoe:
"Brian‘s a top class Marine, I think he‘s fitting right in. The rest of the team are still giving him a hard time but that‘s natural. If only ‚cause of his damn hair. I expect to see him promoted to a medical SNCO rank after this tour."

Sgt Chad Rodriguez

ROBO

"Razor" heavy gunner

Rank/Pay Grade:
Sergeant (E-5)

Date of Birth:
March 6th 1975

Life and career:
Orphaned at a young age, Rodriguez is the classic example of the Corps straightening out a delinquent youth. Managed to stay on the right side of the law despite patchy high school attendance. Regarded as a ‚high maintenance‘ Marine by his peers Rodriguez has a reputation for carelessness. Battle-hardened by tours in Iraq and A-stan, the Sergeant has earned real respect as a fighter in the 27th MEU corpus. Completed training modules include: SOI, TBS, SMTC, BRC, SERE, SST, MCMAP

Special skills:
Remarkable shooting proficiency, physical constitution and deep knowledge of various weapons platforms.

Cpt Shaftoe:
"It‘s hard not to like Rodriguez but Lord knows that Marine can be a pain in the ass. Despite prodigious combat skills I think his chances of promotion are limited at this time."