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Subject: The Rookie? Not really.

"YOUR DESTRUCTION IS THE WILL OF THE GODS, AND WE ARE THEIR INSTRUMENT."

Enlistment date for the Rookie : 07/07/2547.
Huh. Pretty new compared to the other squad members.. Rightfully earns him the title, right? Wrong. Enlistment date for Mickey? 06/04/2548.
So, the Rookie isn't necessarily "the" rookie of the squad. Maybe to some of the older troopers, but still. I believe the character we play as deserves at least a first name, instead of "The Rookie".. Opinions?

  • 06.03.2009 5:49 PM PDT
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"You must be mistaken, Reclaimer. I've met your makers, and they don't even know your name..."

He's called the Rookie because he's the new one in his squad.

  • 06.03.2009 5:50 PM PDT

It's like if the Fanta girls and the the cast of Girls gone Wild participated in a remake of Labyrinth that takes place in a crackhouse version of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory where the sugar is cocaine, the candy is crystal meth, and the chocolate is LSD*takes a breath*and the goblin king became the gummy bear king.

buck has been in there sence he was 20

  • 06.03.2009 5:50 PM PDT

everyone else except mickey has been there longer..........

  • 06.03.2009 5:51 PM PDT

It's symbolism for you, the player. You are the rookie. We are each "the rookie"

  • 06.03.2009 5:51 PM PDT

"Anyone can give up it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's the true strength."

Yeah well, the characters we play in halo are meant to be us. So giving it some name won't be the same. I know In halo 1,2,3, MC has the name John. But that was in the book.

  • 06.03.2009 5:51 PM PDT

Being a leader comes with a reasonable price. You're expected to Lead those around you to victory, bring them home safely, or, as in most cases, a combination of the two. You must be fearless, yet cautious, and must always keep a level head even in the most dangerous of situations. Name's War. Welcome to the team.

You dont just Enlist in the ODSTs. you rise to it.

sure maybe Micky only has a year on the rookie, but maybe he rose the ranks faster to and ODST then the rookie.


The enlistment date is when they enlisted in the UNSC, not ODST

  • 06.03.2009 5:51 PM PDT

he is older but the others have been in a quad and the rookie is new to the squad. SO he is not a newbie overall but he is the rookie of the squad.

  • 06.03.2009 5:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: ZeroXFallen
I believe the character we play as deserves at least a first name, instead of "The Rookie".. Opinions?
Bob?

Posted by: Panzeereapa
He's called the Rookie because he's the new one in his squad.
Yep, he's been a Marine since 07/07/2547, but was transferred to the squad more recently than the others.

  • 06.03.2009 5:53 PM PDT
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It says in the Bio he was transferred recently from the 26th MEF Rapid Offensive Picket, meaning he was new to the squad.

  • 06.03.2009 6:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: Panzeereapa
He's called the Rookie because he's the new one in his squad.
I concur.

  • 06.03.2009 6:03 PM PDT
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He's just new to the squad.

  • 06.03.2009 6:03 PM PDT

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Yes, they call him "The Rookie" because he is new to the squad. Its like calling someone a "New Kid" at School, but really he just new to the school.

  • 06.03.2009 6:04 PM PDT
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he may have been recently assigned to the squad even though he has been enlisted for a while

  • 06.03.2009 6:06 PM PDT