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Seven Navy SEALS Reprimanded for Actions Linked to Videogame

22 points by 001sky 14y ago

rdl 14y ago
That's great marketing for Medal of Honor: Warfighter right there. I wonder if EA gave that to the NY Times.
csallen 14y ago
>> The seven each received a punitive letter of reprimand and were docked half pay for two months... I wonder how this dock in pay compares to the amount they were paid as consultants by EA.
- rdl 14y ago
  Less than they paid in taxes (with allowances, etc., they make $3-8k/mo). The letter of reprimand is the bigger deal, if it prevents promotion or assignments in the future, and potentially makes it so they can't get to 20 years and retirement.
  - tdfx 14y ago
    One military analyst I was listening to on the news said that this would effectively end their careers.
- hudibras 14y ago
  I doubt they were paid anything by EA. The article doesn't mention that they were and it would be a much more serious charge if they divulged classified material for money. It's more likely that they just wanted to show off their gear and get it into a video game. The dock in pay would be around $3000 total; half-pay for two months. This is a pretty typical punishment for enlisted personnel who divulge or mishandle non-critical classified material and probably won't end their careers. It won't help but probably won't hurt much, either.
  - Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
    "CBS said the seven worked for two days this spring and summer as paid consultants on the videogame."
dfc 14y ago
MoH had some issues earlier with a MoH branded SOG tomahawk: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-the-medal-of-honor-tomahawk http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-the-medal-of-ho... http://soldiersystems.net/2012/08/20/an-american-perspective-on-the-european-perspective-of-eas-medal-of-honor-warfighter/ http://soldiersystems.net/2012/08/20/an-american-perspective... On a side note I think there were a lot of neat ideas in MoH but sadly it seems the game had to be rushed out in order to beat Halo and CoD:BO.
- mercurial 14y ago
  Jesus H. Christ. My impression was that Medal of Honor/Call of Duty had turned into soulless, corridor shooters with no open gameplay at all, all the while painting a picture of a black and white world where you get to kill people for the crime of having a beard. This was bad enough, but that was just nauseating.
  - dfc 14y ago
    An odd way to begin a moral rant. Anyway nobody plays the campaign mode and all the high-speed low-drag cool guys have beards now.
    - CrankyPants 14y ago
      Odd, perhaps, but mocking things which some consider sacred is how one gains credibility on the 'net!
      - mercurial 14y ago
        This wasn't the idea. Not living in a particular religious country, I did not think for a second something this mild could give offense. Religion, as demonstrated by current events, is a very poor way of trolling people.
        CrankyPants 14y ago
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22 points by 001sky 14y ago

rdl 14y ago

That's great marketing for Medal of Honor: Warfighter right there. I wonder if EA gave that to the NY Times.

>> The seven each received a punitive letter of reprimand and were docked half pay for two months... I wonder how this dock in pay compares to the amount they were paid as consultants by EA.

rdl 14y ago
Less than they paid in taxes (with allowances, etc., they make $3-8k/mo). The letter of reprimand is the bigger deal, if it prevents promotion or assignments in the future, and potentially makes it so they can't get to 20 years and retirement.
- tdfx 14y ago
  One military analyst I was listening to on the news said that this would effectively end their careers.
hudibras 14y ago
I doubt they were paid anything by EA. The article doesn't mention that they were and it would be a much more serious charge if they divulged classified material for money. It's more likely that they just wanted to show off their gear and get it into a video game. The dock in pay would be around $3000 total; half-pay for two months. This is a pretty typical punishment for enlisted personnel who divulge or mishandle non-critical classified material and probably won't end their careers. It won't help but probably won't hurt much, either.
- Im_Mr_Manager 14y ago
  "CBS said the seven worked for two days this spring and summer as paid consultants on the videogame."

dfc 14y ago

MoH had some issues earlier with a MoH branded SOG tomahawk: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-the-medal-of-honor-tomahawk http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-the-medal-of-ho... http://soldiersystems.net/2012/08/20/an-american-perspective-on-the-european-perspective-of-eas-medal-of-honor-warfighter/ http://soldiersystems.net/2012/08/20/an-american-perspective... On a side note I think there were a lot of neat ideas in MoH but sadly it seems the game had to be rushed out in order to beat Halo and CoD:BO.

mercurial 14y ago
Jesus H. Christ. My impression was that Medal of Honor/Call of Duty had turned into soulless, corridor shooters with no open gameplay at all, all the while painting a picture of a black and white world where you get to kill people for the crime of having a beard. This was bad enough, but that was just nauseating.
- dfc 14y ago
  An odd way to begin a moral rant. Anyway nobody plays the campaign mode and all the high-speed low-drag cool guys have beards now.
  - CrankyPants 14y ago
    Odd, perhaps, but mocking things which some consider sacred is how one gains credibility on the 'net!
    - mercurial 14y ago
      This wasn't the idea. Not living in a particular religious country, I did not think for a second something this mild could give offense. Religion, as demonstrated by current events, is a very poor way of trolling people.
      - CrankyPants 14y ago

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