I'm Delta 015. I'm a Civil Air Patrol Cadet Airman First Class and the hardest of my squadron's two Drill Instructors, so I'll get the apology out of the way early if I sound a bit harsh with anything.
I haven't done a contest in forever. You've got a few options here, be really creative with everything. The winner will be the most creative and way-out-of-the-box scheme, the most borderline interrogation tactics, or the most realistic captivity.
No matter which option you choose, I want either a good introduction for your character or good characterization as you write.
If you need help with ranks, grades, or rates, message me or just use Wikipedia (or whatever other source). I will correct you in a comment but I will not "take off" for details.
Option 1 - Grand Theft Commander
Your main character has to go out and capture a Platoon Leader (Marine Corps), a Company Commander (Army), a Flight Commander (Air Force), or a Squadron Captain (Navy aviation). It can be wherever you want (on a carrier, in a field, in the woods, whatever), but not midair unless you're kidnapping a captain FROM his squadron (lots of trouble because then you have some ticked off pilots and blazing guns to deal with, but kudos if you pull it off). I want the solution to be creative and stealthy. The captive(s) MUST be brought back ALIVE and barely injured, if at all. Kudos if you manage to do it without drawing blood. I will be commenting ASAP with realistic details you may not have considered, so take everything, no matter how small, into account. This includes Charge of Quarters (CQ, barracks guards/sentries), tripwire alarms, and any weapons the officer may have on him at the time.
Option 2. - Twenty Questions
Interrogate a stubborn prisoner of war as an intelligence agent. The intel must ask at least ten good questions about confidential information (attack plans, flight plans, location of facilities, etc.) and get ten honest answers by any means possible WITHOUT drawing [too much] blood (cuts/scrapes/bruises/bloody noses are fine). The prisoner of war may talk back as much as he/she likes. The intel must be at least an officer.
Hint: I like smart-aleck intels.
Option 3. - MEDIC!!!
You're a medic. Congratulations. After the crew of your medical evacuation helicopter (like the Blackhawk) was picked off by snipers, you had been left to fly home alone. On the way, you found a crashed attack chopper (like the Apache Longbow) in the middle of the woodlands. There was one crewman able to carry out simple tasks like getting water, but the rest were wounded. While you were guarding the camp, you were captured. Now handle your captivity with the weight of the loss of your comrades, your homesickness, and the knowledge that the entire crew of attack airmen was depending on you. Have fun.
Hint: I like smart-aleck captors too.
RULES.
1. Any point of view.
2. Foul language is permitted to an extent. At certain stressful moments or during a climactic moment I will allow anything.
3. No tYpInG LiKe DiS
4. You can use made-up countries or real ones. I won't bash you if America's the enemy. War happens.
5. Like I said, I want GOOD characterization, no matter what form.
So...yeah. Thanks for entering, can't wait to see what you've got, and best of luck.
I haven't done a contest in forever. You've got a few options here, be really creative with everything. The winner will be the most creative and way-out-of-the-box scheme, the most borderline interrogation tactics, or the most realistic captivity.
No matter which option you choose, I want either a good introduction for your character or good characterization as you write.
If you need help with ranks, grades, or rates, message me or just use Wikipedia (or whatever other source). I will correct you in a comment but I will not "take off" for details.
Option 1 - Grand Theft Commander
Your main character has to go out and capture a Platoon Leader (Marine Corps), a Company Commander (Army), a Flight Commander (Air Force), or a Squadron Captain (Navy aviation). It can be wherever you want (on a carrier, in a field, in the woods, whatever), but not midair unless you're kidnapping a captain FROM his squadron (lots of trouble because then you have some ticked off pilots and blazing guns to deal with, but kudos if you pull it off). I want the solution to be creative and stealthy. The captive(s) MUST be brought back ALIVE and barely injured, if at all. Kudos if you manage to do it without drawing blood. I will be commenting ASAP with realistic details you may not have considered, so take everything, no matter how small, into account. This includes Charge of Quarters (CQ, barracks guards/sentries), tripwire alarms, and any weapons the officer may have on him at the time.
Option 2. - Twenty Questions
Interrogate a stubborn prisoner of war as an intelligence agent. The intel must ask at least ten good questions about confidential information (attack plans, flight plans, location of facilities, etc.) and get ten honest answers by any means possible WITHOUT drawing [too much] blood (cuts/scrapes/bruises/bloody noses are fine). The prisoner of war may talk back as much as he/she likes. The intel must be at least an officer.
Hint: I like smart-aleck intels.
Option 3. - MEDIC!!!
You're a medic. Congratulations. After the crew of your medical evacuation helicopter (like the Blackhawk) was picked off by snipers, you had been left to fly home alone. On the way, you found a crashed attack chopper (like the Apache Longbow) in the middle of the woodlands. There was one crewman able to carry out simple tasks like getting water, but the rest were wounded. While you were guarding the camp, you were captured. Now handle your captivity with the weight of the loss of your comrades, your homesickness, and the knowledge that the entire crew of attack airmen was depending on you. Have fun.
Hint: I like smart-aleck captors too.
RULES.
1. Any point of view.
2. Foul language is permitted to an extent. At certain stressful moments or during a climactic moment I will allow anything.
3. No tYpInG LiKe DiS
4. You can use made-up countries or real ones. I won't bash you if America's the enemy. War happens.
5. Like I said, I want GOOD characterization, no matter what form.
So...yeah. Thanks for entering, can't wait to see what you've got, and best of luck.
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- Closes in 11 days, or after 14 more entries
- Up to 2 entries are allowed per person.
- Rewards - Gold: 100, Silver: 50, Bronze: 25, Honorable mention: 1 people
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A daring S.A.S raid for a contest, to capture a hostile officer.by AntarticFox 1600 words, 18 comments, on Jul 14 4:14 AM. In Action, Adventure, Contest, Fiction, Short story, Third person, War• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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"We have the target in sight." I whispered into a walkie talkie, "Get his leg, we need him for questioning." The voice on the other end commanded. My target was James Nitron, the only information we had about him was he knewby Sunkist 8D 600 words, 5 comments, on Sep 7 12:03 AM• Commented on by judge.
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by water warrior 2600 words, 2 comments, on Oct 17 4:50 PM. In Action, Fantasy, Fiction, Hope, Inspirational, Life, Novel• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The Civil Air Patrol's hiring 14 year olds now, is it?
Ah, God bless Google. You can join at the age of 12. Good to know.
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From twelve to eighteen actually.
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Cadet program FTW. I read about it for a few minutes, and it looks awesome. My cousin flies for the Navy.
Uhh, you're not getting us to help you with some long term stragetic assignment here, are ya?
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Um...no?
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Finally, a contest RELEVANT to my interests. Methink's I'll take option 1...
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Sweet contest man! While I could never write anything for it I will certainly have to see some of the entries you get.
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Oh, I'll keep pushing the deadline back until I get five entries.
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...I'm a little disappointed no one took Option 3.
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No drawing blood in an interrogation? Wheres the fun in that? -sigh- guess ill have to just find my old water boarding kit... -
If Writer's block doesn't plague me, I'll add something to this
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You know what, you're right. Good interrogations end with a pretty good beat-up don't they...rules = fixed.
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BOOKMARKED!! I WILL RETURN!! I 'd do it now but I gotta sleep sometime. *Yawns* It's 3 in the morning here.
Sammi
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I never noticed this contest. Oh well, too late now. Hope you got some good entries.
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I was in the C.A.P. in the early 60's. We had to know all the stats on the Saturn V5 like 363 feet high and 7.8 Million pounds of thrust and I 'think' it could lift a 128 ton payload to space. But was long ago and I joined the Army instead.
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