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Osaka27175 Posts
Is the military infiltrating pro gaming?
A little bird whispered this in my ear recently, and now it seems like the trickle of information will soon be a flood. As we all know, many progamers leave their teams to serve their mandatory military service. Several of these progamers have entered the air force division, and it looks like their absence from the pro scene will be shorter than expected.
Clon, Chrh, and HOT are all rumoured to be part of an air force pro-team that will participate in various live events. The structure of the team, as well their schedule of games has not been released, but already it is confirmed that Chrh will be taking part in the OSL qualifications for the next season. The proleague is the obvious next step.
Of course, one of the biggest questions of this development would be the status of Boxer. Any team the air force puts together would be immediately enhanced with his participation. However, unlike his military companions, he is still a member of a proteam; SKTelecom. How would that work out? Would a possible rematch between Boxer and Iloveoov be possible in the proleague? The possibilities are titilating.
For now this is mostly speculation, as the English world is often slow to get facts on the latest developments. If any of our Korean sources have more information, it would be greatly appreciated.
Mani.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina1381 Posts
I want to see a AirForce vs Army showmatch.
HOT vs BoxeR!
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Awesome!
Thanks mani, great inside info  <3
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Wow! This does sound interesting .
But won't they suck since they would not be able to practice as much as the other teams?
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On November 14 2006 19:23 to miss the mark wrote:
I want to see a AirForce vs Army showmatch.
HOT vs BoxeR!
I thought Boxer was going into the airforce?
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heh, do they play w/ live ammunition on a practice field? b/c i think boxer's air has an imbalance vs the ground troops.
p.s, this would be really cool to see boxer playing again.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
=o
didnt boxer say he was going to specialise in "gaming" while he was in the airforce??
interesting... this could be true
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Their strength would be the steel mentality of armymen
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This would kind of be like the Navy and Army have American football teams here... except wouldn't this encourage gaming in the military?
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is awesome32280 Posts
Well, they dont have to think of progaming uniforms, do they? 
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i think it is a good move from the airforce. instead of making it seem like 2years of mandatory grudge bitch work. young'sters can see that there is still hope in doing what do still love to do even if you are in the military services.
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This is great news Mani..........it'd be great if we can see players such as Boxer and HOT back again in the proleague.....I'm so excited!(especially about the fact that Boxer could be coming back sooner than expected)
Boxer vs iloveOOv rematch would be awesome...haha
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This is awesome, the airforce team would prolly make really cool uniforms.
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
man.. let me find an old news of mine..
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
I doubt this will ever come to be. A nice fantasy though. Those guys cannot play THAT much. Nowhere it is on par with the regular pros.. it would be a slaughter.
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
They are not rumors.
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Jung Sung-ki, Staff Reporter at The Korean Times just posted a short news post that on an initial glance gives all the impression of being an April fools joke, with one caveat though, the article's date is 3-21-06.
Apparently the South Korean Air force will be recruiting e-Sports athletes, specifically, ProGamers as support personnel for the development of war-simulation programs starting next month. This all comes from an official press release by the South Korean Air force. They will limit the quote and only five such positions will be available.
What exact function will they be carrying out? Well even though they have given them interesting titles it all boils down to beta-testing. "The gamers will take part in the development of the Air Force's aviation simulation programs and war-game simulations as program testers. They can join domestic e-sports festivals but are not allowed to receive prize money."
South Korean Air force wants StarCraft ProGamers!
First Lieutenant Park Seung-yup of the Defense Ministry's public affairs office told The Korea Times that, "generally, professional gamers are very skilled in dealing with computer-related things. We're sure their capabilities will produce a substantial synergy effect for the military's online programs.''
They will of course have to do a four-week basic military training course but the first five such positions will be starting their duties June this year at the South Korean Air Force's headquarters in South Chungchong Province. It is not surprise that Andrew Seong, a spokesman for the Korea e-Sports Association, hailed the decision as "a great opportunity for pro-gamers to contribute their special abilities to the country.''
So it seems that the US Air force trend has caught on in other parts of the world. Who knows, maybe next time it will be the German Luftwaffe.
Links to more information & sources
Article by Entropy @ http://sc.gosugamers.net/news.php?id=4074
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"A little bird whispered this in my ear recently"
Maybe little bird read same news paper. » Times.Hankooki.coml - The Korean Times.
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Wow that would be a sight to see...
On an off note I've always wondered what it would be like if AMD/Intel/MS or other bigname companies decided all the sudden to sponsor pro SC teams... Team Exxon LOL 
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Man, that would be so awesome.
We can only hope heh
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Boxer playing again, that would be awesome.
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I mean this in seriousness: how would Starcraft progamers help design war simulations?
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