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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wraith: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Harry: [qb] What kind of organisation is MACO anyway? Is it part of Starfleet? Does it normally do things in space? And who came up with such a ridiculous name? [/qb][/QUOTE]Good questions, which I will deal with in random order. Why? Beacause I want to. The name is silly, but giving ridiculous names to military organisations and equipment is a noted American trait, often refered to as Pentagonspeak. I wouldn't have said it's part of Starfleet; using two differing rank structures withing the same oraganisation doesn't seem to make much sense. It isn't usually done in modern militaries either; eg. the RAF regiment uses RAF ranks rather than army ones, despite being basically an army unit. As to whether the MACO's usually do stuff in space I would think so. Was there any mention of special training given to them for space ops? It's possible ther're some kind of planetary/system security organisation, sort of a cross between the Marines and Customs and Excise. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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