Chuck Vs. The Australian Army - Reloaded
Team Bartowski are sent on a mission to Afghanistan and beyond. Content warning: This fiction contains mild coarse language (by Australian standards).
(Original 2010) Author's Note:
Loosely based on my experiences with the Australian Army Reserve during the military exercise Kangaroo 89 (and some of the build-up exercises). My nickname was Doc (still is to some).
As I have written the initial scenes based on personal experience, there is little plot. There will be some sort of plot later. I hope.
Originally, I began this story twenty years ago as a Forever War homage. I couldn't get it to work. Then Chuck came along, and you guys. I apologize in advance for my ego keeping my character in the story, but it was the only way I could get some of the quotes and references to fly. That is my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.
I have no idea if this is even any good. I hope you like bits of it.
This story is set early half season 2.
I don't own Chuck et al.
Sep 2016 Author's note:
This is a retooling of Chuck vs The Australian Army.
When I wrote this fiction, it was my second fiction and ambitiously for me, my first multi chapter story. September 2010 was a heady time. We were just about to begin season 4 of Chuck, and surely things could only get better. There was no more Shaw, our spies were together, Hopefully that would be the end of stupid plot lines and it was only a matter of time before there was a wedding.
Sigh.
Anyhoo, Nomadic Nerd recently reviewed this, and as a consequence, I re-read it for probably the first time in three or four years. I knew it would be a bit cringe worthy as, to begin with, I had written a 'Mary-Sue,' an OC based on myself, one that then goes on to save the day, has improbable skills (i.e. is a spy, and/or knows Kung Fu) and has lots of sex. So I decided to edit the story and rename my namesake to something less obviously a Mary-Sue.
The other reason for a re-tooling of this is; since I wrote this my writing style has, I'd like to think, improved. Or I have simply started using more words.
Also, I mentioned The Forever War, earlier. It is a now old book written by Joe Haldeman. I do suggest you read it.
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Army notes, Abbreviations
And
Dramatis personae
Military abbreviations:
BN – Battalion
COY – Company
PL – Platoon
SEC – Section
Each battalion is usually made up of three companies, numbered A to C
Each company is usually made up of three platoons, numbered 1 to 9. Thus, 7 platoon is the first platoon in Charlie company.
Each platoon is usually made up of three sections, each usually made up of ten men.
CP – Command post
OP – Observation post
O-Group – Orders group
CO – Commanding Officer
2IC – Second in command
Ranking and symbols
Commissioned Officers:
COL – Colonel – Indicated by a crown and two 'pips' worn on the shoulder.
LCOL – Lieutenant colonel (sometimes called half colonel), addressed as Colonel – Indicated by a crown and a single pip.
MAJ – Major – Indicated by a crown.
CAP – Captain – Indicated by three pips.
LT – Lieutenant (Note – Australia uses the British pronunciation, lef-ten-ant) – Indicated by two pips.
Other Ranks:
CSM – Company Sergeant Major – Usually WO2 – Warrant Officer class 2 – Indicated by a crown patch on the upper arm.
SGT – Sergeant – Indicated by three stripes.
CPL – Corporal – Indicated by two stripes.
LCPL – Lance Corporal, spoken as Corporal – Indicated by a single stripe.
SIG – Signaller - Indicated by having a meter of battle-whip antenna sticking out of his pack.
PVT – Private
8 Brigade Command and Structure:
BN CO LCOL A. Birch
BN 2IC MAJ L. Wiley
C COY CO MAJ N. Chang
C 2IC CAP G. Cook
CSM WO2 M. 'John Boy' Walton
7 PL CO LT David Moore
PL 2IC SGT Brian Newman
SIG PTE Frank Wang
Structure Sec1:
Commander CPL Carl 'Neil' Armstrong
2IC LCPL Nick Fraser
1st Scout PTE Steve Callahan
2nd Scout
Gun PTE Gabe 'Beardy' Beard
2Gun Luke 'Wong Nut' Wu
1st Rifle Tim 'Wog boy' Gomez
2nd Rifle Lindsay 'Lauren' Bacall
3rd Rifle Tony 'Robin Hood' Sherwood
4th Rifle
Structure Sec2:
Commander CPL Sam '2' Morrow
2IC LCPL Nazibor 'Wrath' Khan
1st Scout PTE Gordon 'Harrison' Ford
2nd Scout PTE Luke 'Julia' Roberts
Gun PTE Todd 'Bud Boy' Jacobson
2Gun Alan 'Stretch' Teller
1st Rifle Alex 'Reedy' Reed
2nd Rifle Tom 'Smokey' Dawson
3rd Rifle Norman 'Norm' Nolan
4th Rifle
Structure Sec3:
Commander CPL John 'Dizzy' Goodsir
2IC CPL Kevin 'Kev' Freeman
1st Scout PTE Joseph 'Jamie Lee' Curtis
2nd Scout
Gun PTE Heath 'Cookie' Cook
2Gun Barry 'Baz' Dillon
1st Rifle Jarred 'Nick' Nichols
2nd Rifle Pat 'Lynchie' Lynch
3rd Rifle Justin 'Davie' Warner
4th Rifle