Post Nuclear War Survival

I look forward to it. 1. ) James Stanley James is a good choice because of his military experience and life as a farmer. He may be 43 years old but that is young enough to sire children. He is also in good health. Most of the use that would come from this individual would be after the radiation from the fallout clears and we can find land able to bear crops. 2. ) Janie Stanley Janie was chosen because she is young enough to be taught how to survive in a post-apocalyptic society. This is evidenced by her relatively high IQ. There is also the fact that at the age of 13 she is probably able to have children which helps to alleviate the population problem. Once the group is out of the shelter she will be the one of the most able people within 10 years. 3. ) Martha Gray From the information provided we do not see much that would make Martha useful but she is only 25 years old and a PhD. Being 25 there is no reason to suspect that she is unable to have children. Her degree also will be useful if this hypothetical group is prosperous enough to begin rebuilding society as music is one of the cornerstones of culture. She could also help the others with grunt work when doing nothing else, this point applies to all of my choices. 4. ) William Gray William is the future of this ragtag group. He will be taught everything about the fields of expertise known by the others and will likely absorb this information like a sponge. According to his IQ he should be able to learn easily. there is also the fact that he has the most opportunity to reproduce because of his youth. 5. ) Bill Waters Honestly, Bill is one of the best candidates for admittance to the shelter. He is fairly young, addressing the reproductive angle, he's in excellent health which means strength, and he knows a lot about construction and welding. If you couple this with his degree from a tech school he is arguably the most useful person on my list. 6. ) Marjorie Blaylock Marjorie is a doctor. This fact alone gets her a spot because she was the only one who has any extensive medical training. She's also only 39 and can quite possibly still bear children 7. ) Fred Frederick This is the man that could contend with Bill Waters for the Apocalyptic MVP. He is an expert in the field of electronics and has extensive experience with the military. He is in excellent health and it is not unheard of for a man in his 50s to be able to sire children. If I could only choose one: This person would be Janie Stanley. I consider myself fairly able in survival situations and the simple fact that the point of choosing members is to repopulate the earth makes her the best candidate. There is similar potential in a few other female choices, but this potential is greatest in her. The one who is least able: Ray Wilson mainly because of his age. A 69 year old man would likely be unable to produce children. There is also the fact that he lacks known skills that are essential for survival. All he has under his belt is a major in business and experience working at and running a bank. Both of these would eventually be useful skills, but that would most likely occur hundreds of years down the line.