![]() When I load into the game fast enough to claim one of the limited specialty classes, I prefer machinegunner. Individual power is muted on the attack, where simply getting your body on the point is the most important task, but as a defender there’s more time to seek out a dominant position. The most exciting moments of Rising Storm 2 are when you wiggle your way into a blind spot, and I prefer playing defense for this reason. It’s a hunt for clarity amid chaos-knowing where to aim is the first step in aiming. I love the moments where I've gotten turned around, and accidentally found myself behind the enemy's advance. The angles are more erratic, and the frontline less fixed. Cover is scattered about in the form of concrete half-walls, crumbling buildings, crawl spaces, jungle foliage and the crispy remains of tanks. Rising Storm 2’s maps are more naturalistic than Battlefield maps. On an individual level, it’s about performing unlikely feats of marksmanship despite a hundred sounds and two million jungle pixels distracting you from the little clump of color that counts: a helmet in the distance, just peeking over a rock. Where the Battlefield games provide military playgrounds with activities for everyone, Rising Storm 2 generates military anarchy that must be coaxed toward victory by able commanders and squad leaders. I want to help them on their journey.”īurke will continue to serve his country and Marines for as long as he is able.The latest from Tripwire and Antimatter Games is a lateral move: the same 64-player, tactics heavy battles of the World War II-based Red Orchestra series, now in Vietnam, with assault rifles and helicopters and tunnels. What they are doing is defending the American way of life. “The idea that young men and women come out of high school or college and decide to join the Marines is admirable. “I know America has real enemies and being a Marine is extremely important,” said Burke. ![]() Through his 24 years of service, Burke has gained a tremendous amount of knowledge, which he hopes to share with those around him. Recently, he completed an 11-mile hike with several Marines, and even though he was the last person to finish, he was proud to train with them. As he matured, his focus turned to improving himself to become more of a well-rounded person.Ĭurrently, he wants to prove that he is still a Marine at heart. In his early years, Burke’s motivation was to prove he could excel in the Marine Corps. I try to be someone they can look up to.” “They can always take something from their leaders. “(A good role model) is very important for young Marines,” said Burke. He also knows the importance of mentorship and strives to be an estimable figure for others to emulate. They are very self-reliant and, as a result, they do not use the lessons-learned resources that they have to the degree that they could.”īy returning to the defense field as an MCCLL representative, Burke is able to reunite with the Marines and promote the use of information available through the MCCLL program. “Marines will always figure out a way to solve just about everything,” said Burke. Furthermore, instructors at various military schools are able to see the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures with respect to their specializations.īurke is dedicated to his job and feels it can be very beneficial to Marines all over the world, if only they would seek the information. MCCLL uses observations, insight, recommendations, and lessons learned from Marines on the battlefield or in contingency operations and presents them online or through reports so others can benefit from them. I’ve seen the type of people in our Corps, what they do, and how being in the Marine Corps brings out the best in them. “In the almost-five decades that I’ve been involved with the Marine Corps, I’ve seen young Americans excel. “I enjoy the opportunity to help Marines,” explained Burke. While working with MCCLL, Burke improved pre-deployment training programs by providing role players, mountain warfare facilities, first aid training, and battlefield props, such as explosives and AK-47 assault rifles. “Young men and women were going in harm’s way, and I couldn’t just sit there in silence.”Īfter a couple of defense jobs in the private sector, Burke took a job with the Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned, where he provided vital information to service members on various military topics. “I needed to get back,” said Jim Burke, a native of Manhattan, N.Y. Following the attack, this Vietnam veteran, who had served in the Marine Corps infantry for 24 years, dropped his day job and returned to military operations. When 9/11 struck, Jim Burke was 55 years old. While the tragedy enraged many, countless others were inspired to stand and fight, including one veteran who had already been to war and back.
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