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Basic Character Creation Part 2: Skill Set Table 1: Real-World Skills To gain the advantages of these skills, you the player MUST have them in the real-world, they are NOT pretend qualifications, but a reflection of your genuine ability translated in to game-world advantage. The idea is to encourage players to acquire skills that are useful to the CONTACT campaign. For example the "MEDICAL" skill brings in more certified First Aiders. Plus as mentioned before, you are not only more likely to remember what they are, but know how to put them to good use. These skills will be expressed in the form of qualification badges and ribbons, see the Decorations, Medals & Awards page. To simply answer the host of questions, just copy and paste the whole list in to an email, and cut out the skills you DO NOT have. No need to individually delete all the many "YES" or "NO" tags, as it will be obvious what you do and don't have. But don't forget to provide longer answers where required, and if you have any problems use the "Contact Us" link at the top of this page. And again, you are reminded that you do not have to answer any of these questions if you don't want to. Simply skip down to Table 2, and if again, you want to bypass that, go ahead, but you will need to read Table 3 before moving on. ARCTIC WARFARE 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a skier? YES/NO 2. Are you now, or have you ever been, a skiing instructor? YES/NO ARMOURER Are you now, or have you ever been a full-time professional employed within the airsoft industry repairing or modifying airsoft weapons? YES/NO DEGREES, MASTERS, & DOCTORATES 1. Do you have one or more University Degrees? YES/NO 2. If YES, what types and subjects (BA, BSc etc.)? 3. If YES, do you feel that the subjects fit your character? YES/NO * 4. Do you have one or more Masters Degrees? YES/NO 5. If YES, what types and subjects (MA, MSc etc.)? 6. If YES, do you feel that the subjects fit your character? YES/NO * 7. Do you have one or more Doctorates? YES/NO 8. If YES, what types and subjects (PhD, MD etc.)? 9. If YES, do you feel that the subjects fit your character? YES/NO * *NB: If you feel the subject fits, then it can be entered as is. If you do not feel it works, then the subject can be recorded as CLASSIFIED. DIVER 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified diver? YES/NO 2. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified diving instructor? YES/NO DRIVER Do you currently, or have you ever in the past, held a recognised qualification for any of the following: Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV): YES/NO Public Service Vehicle (PSV): YES/NO Wheelled AFV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle): YES/NO Tracked AFV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle): YES/NO EOD/SAPPER 1. Do you now, or have you ever held, a recognised pyrotechnics operators qualification, for example that offered by the Institute of Explosive Engineers? YES/NO 2. Do you now, or have you ever held, a recognised pyrotechnics instructors qualification, for example that offered by the Institute of Explosive Engineers? YES/NO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Are you now, or have you ever been employed within the computer software or hardware industry as a full-time professional, repairing/modifying, programming, or providing technical support? YES/NO MECHANIC Are you now, or have you ever been a full-time professional vehicle, vessel or aircraft mechanic? YES/NO MEDICAL In CONTACT there are three medically related roles that you can take on. The first is to role-play when in-base as a Doctor, for which no real-world qualifications are required. To reward this you would be asigned to the Medical branch, and gain the extra 100 points earned each year for performing the role, which involves working between missions. Alternatively you may choose to play a Field Medic for which you must be either a current or lapsed First Aider or higher. Field Medics are not required to serve as in-base Doctors unless they want to. The final role is not really a role at all, its a label, and is used for those players who are either currently or previously qualified medically, but who do not wish to play any kind of medical role. Such players are labelled as "First Aiders" and are only asked to help in a real-world emergency. Note also that Field Medics and First Aiders are catogorised as either Class C, or Class L, meaning "current or "lapsed". To encourage players to maintain or gain first aid qualifications, Field Medics Class C can do more in the field than Class L's to help their team mates, and of course they get more points. So now bearing the above in mind, please answer the following questions: 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, medically qualified as any of the following, and is your qualification current or lapsed? (a) First Aider: CURRENT/LAPSED (b) Paramedic: CURRENT/LAPSED (c) Nurse: CURRENT/LAPSED (d) Doctor: CURRENT/LAPSED 2. As a currently qualified or lapsed First Aider or higher, do you wish to play a Field Medic? YES/NO 3. Do you wish to take on the role of a Doctor when in base? YES/NO MOUNTAIN WARFARE 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a climber or pot holer? YES/NO 2. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified climbing or pot holing instructor? YES/NO PARATROOPER Have you qualified as a Parachutist (5 solo static line jumps, or better)? YES/NO PILOT 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified Pilot of a fixed wing aircraft? YES/NO 2. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified Pilot of a rotary wing aircraft? YES/NO 3. Do you have in excess of 1,000 flying hours? YES/NO 4. Do you have in excess of 5,000 flying hours? YES/NO RANGE OFFICER Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified Firearms Range Officer? YES/NO RIVERINE/SEA WARFARE 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a canoeist or sailor? YES/NO 2. Are you now, or have you ever been, a qualified canoe or sailing instructor? YES/NO SERVICE 1. Are you now, or have you ever, served in the regular or reserve armed forces, Police Service, or merchant navy? YES/NO 2. If YES, which service and for how long? 3. Did you achieve NCO rank? YES/NO 4. Did you earn a commission? YES/NO SIGNALS 1. Do you currently own a licence free PMR radio? YES/NO 2. Are you qualified to hold a Radio Amateur's Foundation (Basic) licence? YES/NO 3. Are you qualified to hold a Radio Amateur's Intermediate licence? YES/NO 4. Are you qualified to hold a Radio Amateur's Full (Advanced) licence? YES/NO 5. Are you fluent in Morse Code (radio & signal lamps)? YES/NO SNIPER 1. Have you at any point, participated more than once, in a long range (600m) shooting competition? YES/NO 2. Have you at any point, participated more than once, in a long range (1,000m) shooting competition? YES/NO 3. Have you at any point, participated more than once, in a long range (1,600m) shooting competition? YES/NO TRANSLATOR 1. Are you fluent in a language other than English? YES/NO 2. If YES, which one(s)? UAV PILOT If you own and operate an aerial drone, are you prepared to deploy it at our events for the purposes of reconnaissance? YES/NO Table 2: Weapon Specialisations As before you do not need to answer any of these questions if you do not want to, it is purely optional. And as there are no points on offer, you will not be missing out by ignoring them. The following table lists various classes of airsoft weapons, and we would like to know which ones of these you plan to deploy at CONTACT, this is to enable mission planners to do their job. 36mm & 40mm GRENADE LAUNCHERS Will you be bringing a 40mm single shot pistol grenade launcher: YES/NO Will you be bringing a 40mm single shot stocked stand alone grenade launcher: YES/NO Will you be bringing a 40mm single shot underbarrel grenade launcher (UGL): YES/NO Will you be bringing a 40mm Multishot Grenade Launcher: YES/NO Do you have 40mm TAG type Shells for your 40mm grenade launcher: YES/NO Will you be bringing a 36mm single shot TAG Grenade Launcher: YES/NO BOLT ACTION SNIPING RIFLE Once permitted, will you be bringing a sniping rifle: YES/NO e.g. M24, SSG24, M40, VSR10, L96, or an AI AW338 or similar. NB: For your first 3 events you will not be allowed to use weapons that exceed 1.14 Joules or 350 fps. AMR Will you be bringing a Anti-Material Rifle: YES/NO e.g a Barret Light Fifty. ASSAULT RIFLE Will you be bringing an assault rifle: YES/NO e.g an M16, M4, HK416, FN SCAR-L, AK74 or AK47 type weapon. DMR Will you be bringing a Designated Marksman Rifle: YES/NO e.g. an SLR, M14, G3, HK417, FN SCAR-H type weapon. GPMG Will you be bringing a General Purpose Machine Gun: YES/NO e.g. an M60, L7, FN M240 or PKM. HAND GRENADES Do you like to use pyrotechnic grenades? YES/NO FYI we approve grenades made by Enola Gaye, TLSFx, and TAG Innovations. HANDGUN Will you be bringing a pistol or a revolver: YES/NO KNIFE/BAYONET Will you be bringing a Cold Steel Knife or Bayonet: YES/NO NB: Only those who have passed the School's free knife fighting course are permitted to actually fight with these knives. LMG or SAW Will you be bringing a Squad Automatic Weapon or Light Machine Gun: YES/NO e.g. the FN M249 SAW aka the "Minimi". SHOTGUN Will you be bringing a shotgun: YES/NO SMG or PDW Will you be bringing a Sub Machine Gun or Personal Defence Weapon: YES/NO e.g. Vz61 Scorpion, HK MP5, HK MP7, FN P90, MAC10 or Uzi. Guess what, you can pause here and send in your data, and upon my reply, you should go and sign up for our Yahoo Groups via the CONTACT Mailing Lists page, by which time our moderators will be aware of your impending arrival. Alternatively, charge on, you are nearly finished... Table 3 READ ME Before Choosing Your Branch Of Service Now that you have completed this section, you will want to go to the In-Character (IC) page to choose your Branch Of Service (BOS), but wait... To save you a lot of time and possible heart break, you need to know that the page you are about to open is an IC page, which means it is written as though you really were in the military, and So it is not as clear as to which of the 15 BOS are actually available to you as a new player. However, most players select Infantry as it is the simplest to start with. But here's the list and a few words of advice to help you on your way. When you have made your choice, note it in the email and send it in, and your character will appear on-line shortly, or at the same time or just after your first game. PP = Promotional Points. See this page for an explanation and a Chart. Infantry INF 0 PP The easiest and most popular Armour ARM 0 PP Intended for players who own and wish to deploy a military vehicle. Aviation AV 0 PP Intended for players who own and wish to deploy an aerial reconnaissance drone, or have a helicopter. Engineers ENG 100 PP Intended for those who are happy to be in constant demand to build or repair bits of kit for other players or the plot team. Intelligence INT 100 PP This BOS is aimed at those who are keen to get to grips with the main story arc. It involves a lot of reading and writing of reports, as well as briefing the other Marines about what is known. Often taken up by players, who for whatever reason are less excited or able to go in to the field. Computer skills are a must. Judge Advocate General JAG 100 PP For the rules lawyers and budding NCIS fans out there. We've never had a Courts Martial, but we came close some years ago. You'll need to fight your way through the UCMJ. Meanwhile you can hit the field with the rest of the grunts if you wish. Medical MED 100 PP For those who are happier to role play a Doctor, treating the grunts when they return battered from an off-world mission, and only occaisionlly risking it all on the battlefield. FYI for anyone with a First Aid qualification who wants to play a Field Medic, this is normally done as part of a combat arm such as the Infantry or Special Forces. Staff Specialist SS 500 PP Intended for those players who can no longer, or who never could, go in to the field, but are happy to stay warm and dry back at the bunker to crew the Combat Information Centre. Operate computers, and once we have got them sorted out, operate the long range radios, so as to support the troops in the field. Often take a a dual BOS, typically Intelligence. As Staff Specialists are Marines who serve as on-base personnel ONLY, and as they will never have Flight-Status to go off-world, they are exempted from the EICU requirements (in game training) for promotion beyond Private. Okay we are at that possible pause point again. If you wish to, send in your data, and upon my reply, you should go and sign up for our Yahoo Groups via the CONTACT Mailing Lists  page, by which time our moderators will be aware of your impending arrival. Alternatively, press on... The next page is where you can choose your Branch Of Service. The default is the Infantry, but there are other options. Note some are only available to established players with some experience of the game. We look forward to meeting you, shooting you, and making you run away... well, maybe not, but at least we can guarantee you good company and good fun. Part 1. UNMC Enlistment Part 3: UNMC Branch Of Service

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