Important: What is a Force Recon soldier?

[COL Dobkins]

6th Force Recon Battalion
6th Force Recon Headquarters

What is Force Recon?

Force Recon is the Marine Corps special operations capable infantry. They are an elite trained soldier capable of versatile battlefield roles. The unit is completely capable of operating solely behind enemy lines to achieve certain objectives. Much like the Army's Green Berets or the Navy's SEAL's, the Force Recon battalions focus on heliborne and waterborne combat. With the motto, Celer, Silens, Mortalis, or Swift, Silent, Deadly, the unit lives up to its name in modern combat. The Force Recon units have participated in many operations and can play a decisive factor in any mission they are to participate in.



Who Are We?

The 6th Force Recon Marines is a unit that focuses on military realism and tactics employed by the real life Force Recon. We are attempting to deliver an atmosphere very similar to that of the real Force Recon. We will try to provide a military minded community for players searching for a war realism never before created. While this game will provide a unique realism, it is still a game. This unit will never sacrifice fun for realism, or realism for fun. We will keep a good balance between both. We will provide a unique military experience for a player actively seeking such a thing.

In order to effectively establish this mindset, we are looking for active, mature players. We are a unique community and military unit looking to participate in multiplayer battles with the proper tactics and discipline. If you feel that this interests you, please keep reading.




What to Expect

First and foremost, we are a military realism unit. We will have drills, training, and tests, much like the actual military. We feel that this approach to the game allows you to get into the mind of the type of soldier required to be a Force Recon. Obviously some units develop control issues between infantry and officers. While we expect discipline and a focused attitude during a match, we never expect you to call us sir or do ridiculous things.

This is a game, after all, and you are not signing up for the real military. We simply wish to give all of our members a ground level understanding that the run and gun tactics of most games will never work. A successful battle plan will NEVER succeed without a structured chain of command.

The style that is developing for Operation Flashpoint 2 allows a soldier to command a team of NPCs. At first, this was interesting for us to develop a structure to support it, but we believe that we have a flawless structure. Our recruits will not join up to be placed in someone else's squad. They will train and grow along with the rest of us and should they pass basic training, they will be advanced (with their participation of course) to the level of Sergeant before they can participate in matches. Each sergeant will command a squad and will be trained effectively in how to command them and what tactics to use.

You will not find the hazing that is typically found in movies by drill sergeants. We will be working closely with you to make sure you succeed and grow within our unit, but laps around the barracks are few and far between and will not typically happen.



What We Expect

Our unit is actively looking for members that share the same love of military games that we have. We are looking to have fun with others that are much like us and even participate in matches. A unit, however, will never work without active members. We are excited for the upcoming game, and understand that there is a wait period, however we are officially beginning recruitment.

We are looking for soldiers that share the same passion about video games that we have, and who are also mature and intelligent thinkers. We need people who are prepared to follow orders when given and allow them to develop their own leadership abilities in the process. We are looking for fun individuals that can draw the line between seriousness and goofiness.

We are not looking for elite soldiers that are a one man army. The battlefield is changing and you are no longer going to be thinking about your own life. We will help you become a good leader of your men and develop a larger understanding of the battlefield. Run and Gun tactics or spray and pray warfare will never work. We will help you break away from this and begin learning to think from a team perspective.

Once again, we never expect our players to sacrifice fun for realism, or realism for fun.



Our Requirements

We are not looking for the elite soldier. We do not look at stats. We will train you to do well. Everyone has room to grow, so do not think that you will be unaffected by training. This game will revolve around working as a large cohesive unit, not god-like soldiers that dominate the front lines. A soldier is a soldier, and he can be killed. No matter what level of skill they are at and we believe that skill can be acquired through practice and a reinforced environment. While we do hope that you are a skilled player and are capable of holding your own against foes, we do not demand it. If you aren't, that's fine. We can help you and we will have the training you will need to grow as a gamer. However, If you are one of these elite players, I would advise you to look elsewhere if you cannot have the patience for cohesive team play.

We have NO age limit. We were there, we were young and intelligent kids once as well. We understand that some people do have a mature understanding of things. HOWEVER, this does not mean that we will become a unit accepting of childishness. All members that apply are closely reviewed before acceptance and will not make it into the unit without having several interviews with our officers to determine their personality. Things that 'look good on paper' will not fly by that alone with us. We will get to know the soldier we are taking on.

If the process at first looks daunting or arduous, we understand if you wish to back out. Our unit does have some initial hurdles to remind you of what you are getting into and what we seek from you. However, this is just to weed out those that don't wish to do a little work on their own part to become a better player and to develop a leadership mindset in a team based unit.

So, if you are interested, please place an application at this location in accordance with the rules posted there.




Rank System

We have a realistic military rank system as well as awards. Each player will have several tags denoting their rank, achievements, etc. Each player will also have their own section to keep track of progress and rewards. Our rank system is as follows:

Officers
Colonel
Lt.Colonel
Major
Captain
1st Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant

Non-Commissioned Officers
First Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Lance Corporal
Private (Recruit)




Where We Stand
Obviously, the game has not been released yet. Currently we are playing two major games and are capable of playing with you at any time. These include, but are not limited to: Call of Duty 4 or Battlefield: Bad Company. We won't be doing many tests on these games as it is a different system and has different physics. We do hope to begin a community and get to know our players.

We speak predominantly English and live in Central/Eastern (GMT-6) time.

Comments, suggestions, etc. are widely appreciated! Thanks for your time!


Regards,

Col. Josh Dobkins
6th Force Recon Battalion
US Marine Corps

PS. Don't mind the dust, we are in the process of getting our website and everything else together.

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Command Staff Officers to Contact
Col. Dobkins - Raptor3222
Col. Lynn - Eassy E1
Col. Laramie