Specifically someone assigned to 1/75, 2/75 or 3/75.
I happen to know someone who was assigned to 2/75... (cue name drop) Willard!
I mentioned to him, that in GURPS terms, his younger self was a pretty high point character.
At least 150 in 3e points and more than 200 in 4e.
The bulk of the 4e points are dumped into the stats, 140 of them in fact.
ST: 11
DX: 13
IQ: 13 <-- He disputes this one by saying that Ranger School is not an intelligence test, but a filtration system to find stubborn knot-heads who refuse to quit despite every signal in the universe demanding they give up. A high Will score would really be more appropriate.
HT: 11
I think these stat levels were more to keep the point totals under control than an actual assessment that the average Ragnar is a certified MENSA candidate. Making this call is not aided in the slightest by Willard actually being smart.
Then they get 68 points in skills that EVERY Ranger who goes to the battalions should have.
Armoury/TL8 (Small Arms)The guided missile could be a TOW or a Dragon and Willard indicated that there might be a couple of guys who knew the Dragon, but not everyone.
Artillery/TL8 (Guided Missile)
Artillery/TL8 (Mortar)
Brawling
Camouflage
Climbing
Driving/TL8 (Automobile)
Electronics Operation/TL8 (Comm)
Explosives/TL8 (Demolition)
First Aid/TL8
Forward Observer/TL8
Gunner/TL8 (MG)
Guns/TL8 – GL
Guns/TL8 – LAW
Guns/TL8 – LMG
Guns/TL8 – Pistol
Guns/TL8 – Rifle
Hiking
Jumping
Leadership
Melee Weapon (Knife)
Melee Weapon (Spear) -- This is for using a bayonet!
Navigation/TL8 (Land)
NBC-Suit/TL8
Parachuting/TL8
Savior-Faire (Military)
Soldier/TL8
Stealth
Survival (Jungle)
Survival (Mountain)
Survival (Woodland)
Swimming
Tactics
Throwing
Traps/TL8
Oafickers spend some more points on Military Rank, extra on Leadership and add Administration to the total.
Schools, like SERE, increase and add more skills as well.
I think I need to revisit the templates for 4e.
The Will vs IQ thing stands out. In 3e IQ IS your will roll (modified by Strong Will or Weak Will). 4e made it a separate stat based on IQ but made it simpler to modify it, allowed a stone stupid person with a very strong Will.
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