There are exceptions to policy that allow small amounts of ammo (a few thousand rounds) to be stored at an armory in preparation for range operations. I have know of instances where that "short-term" has been an entire fiscal year in order to avoid drawing and returning ammo to an ASP. In reality, units often have a small stash of ammo that violates regulations.
It would be interesting to learn what MOS Saul had planned on reclassing to.
Good background on the NTC patch, but I wonder why the commander is not a general...I assume the original commander died in the initial event. The Colonel might be the commander of the 11th ACR or a member of the staff.
NTC is a training center; it should have a large planning and operational staff with strategic and operational training capabilities...an addition of an E-5 35F shouldn't be such a big deal except for SGT Cross's experience...there should be plenty of senior NCOs and Field/Company grade officers in the S2/S3 shop that would have taken him in. This can be explained away as the majority of the staff being on leave during a long break between NTC rotations.
If this story-line were edited from the beginning, I would recommend making Michael an E7 or an E6(P) as opposed to an E5. As a "hard charger" it is not implausible that a 35F could be a SFC in 9 or 10 years (assuming he enlisted at 17 or 18). This would make it much easier to see him as the dominant leader in the group over Angel--he would have experience, age, and rank and would probably have the contact with field grade officers that would support his relationship with the Colonel. The first chapter says that Saul, if he kept his mouth shut, would likely outrank Michael--this would have to be changed to support Michael's new rank.
Angel is described as a "spoiled kid", but his family ties seem that he might be a gypsy or a member of a non-privileged group.
Bell, CA reserve center does not seem to have a unit that supports all of the character's military specialties. Could be from the MP BN with SGT Cross filling the 35F E4 position and Saul reclassing to MP with Angel slotted as a non-MTOE detachment executive officer to get him "command time" outside of his public affairs detachment.
General feedback: Season 1 was good story-wise but was very weak production-wise. Season two was decent in both respects with season 3 being excellent in both respects (voice acting improves a lot over the 3 seasons, use of sound effects, story editing, and the plot).
I have not begun Season 4, but if you intend to continue to work on the series post-production, I recommend doing some heavy editing to season 1 as it does not meet the season 2 or the season 3 standard.
Keep up the good work!
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