Thread: Stand By Me [rskde & Stachura]

The world was on the edge of war.. years ago, Russia had launched an invasion into Ukraine that had caused turmoil in the EU, but nothing had come of it. With express permission to continue their journey towards rebuilding the Soviet Union, Russia set its sights towards Latvia and Estonia, which were quickly ceded to them to prevent any conflict from occurring. Unlike the Nazis in WWII, Russia decided to halt their territorial gains while they still could do so peacefully, but kept their armies on alert in case of any attack from any other country. Russia was quickly removed from the crosshair of Democracy when North Korea launched a missile that landed fifty miles off of the coast of Guam, causing a final warning to be issued to the regime to cease their nuclear program or there would be war. China stepped between the United States and North Korea once again, assuring their ally of old that the United States would be met with the full force of the Chinese military if they decided to invade Korea, causing the United States to temporarily back down. All of this conflict had made the news.. The United States was preparing for war. It was time for the giant to return to the world stage, now truly united, men and women from all around the States began enlisting in the military to serve their country, those who were unable to do so managed to take jobs in factories that were being converted to create more weapons for the first superpower arms race to ever occur in the 21st century. China saw this as a threat and began to build their own stockpile of weapons. The EU forced the two countries into an accord, warning the two that if a nuclear weapon was fired from either side, there would be consequences. The U.S. would be alone in its war if it decided to declare it, unless China or North Korea elected to use their nuclear arsenal. Fired up by the idea of serving his country, a civilian by the name of Ryan Hoffs decided to join the Marine Corps, making his way through bootcamp in the thirteen weeks that was required before attending Marine Combat Training and then receiving his job that he would be training for Scout Sniper. He was a truly talented shooter, having shot the highest score in his platoon during his time in boot camp and having years of experience with hunting and other recreational shooting sports that had allowed his accuracy to grow to near perfection. With the new rank of Lance Corporal, he was shipped to Hawaii to begin his training as a Scout Sniper. Ryan stands at 6'1 with the build of the stereotypical Marine, while built with some muscle mass he also sported a slim athletic frame that allowed him to be able to be strong while also endure long runs that he had performed in boot camp. His black hair is cut to the 'high and tight' style that the Marines used often, and his eyes were a hazel-brown, which completed his very handsome, clean shaven face. While handsome, he was very focused on his new career, he hadn't made time for any women and hadn't planned on making any for dating especially. He was in Hawaii to become a scout sniper, there was no other reason involved. Walking off of the plane on the island of O'ahu to begin his training, he was greeted with a bus to take him to the school itself, which was connected to the center of the island where Scout Sniper candidates had access to the wilds of O'ahu. He was excited, but also nervous as scout sniper school had a very high percentage of failures and drop-outs, but he was determined to not let that stop him. He arrived on base and walked to the barrack that he had been assigned, a small room with two beds in it.. He knew that he would be assigned a spotter the moment his instructors assigned them to his barrack, as they would have to learn to live with one another. He began to unpack his things, placing his clothing in the drawer on his side of the room and laying out his own blanket and pillow that he had brought from home. With the remainder of his personal effects, he stowed them in the locker at the foot of his bed. He was dressed in Woodland MARPAT camo leggings with tan boots and a green t-shirt that simply read USMC across his large chest, his dog tags hang around his neck.