Actually.... there is a great way Tony can smash G-TACkrisreinkeSeptember 6 2013, 04:53:04 UTC
Actually.... there is a great way Tony can smash G-TAC. Not the only one, of course, but a good one that would suit his 'Captain of Industry' mega-capitalist background and thinking.
G-TAC is a monopoly. Competition - as anyone who has studied econ has heard - is the death of monopoly.
I set up Ross the way I did as an opening for Stark ( and really - Sandburg - because they need the university chops) to cut out G-TAC from the military training business. And once they lose that? *shrug* They lose their hold on Sentinels and Guides and... oh yes... money and politicians.
Way I figure it - Ross does his thing. Mostly to salvage his own arse after losing the SuperSoldier project (because he does NOT have Steve and isn't getting Banner so...) Somewhat to get a chunk of budget.
His bosses go along because... well... any doctor would tell you that experimental projects don't count against one's results. Experimental Sentinels don't count against the Army total.
After a few years they run it out to some college with an ROTC program. (I'd suggest Culver - because Ross *owes* them for the distraction and they must be likewise short of cash after losing the Banner project.) Sentinel and Guide co-training. And of course they need to get volunteers that have not been though G-TAC Guide training ( or whatever is the equal Sentinel training) because... well... every good researcher knows that you need to test with uncontaminated ( in this case by G-TAC) sample populations. [Otherwise how will you know that it was the Army techniques that were responsible for the superior performance of the alternatively-trained Guides?)
I'd suggest that the get Madden to be one of the trainers - or at least build on her work.
Eventually you start holding Seminar and Professinal Training Conferences. (Money pot of Universities everywhere.)
Some of the topics/trainings I would suggest? (Made to sound very G-TACky)
For Sentinels: **Guide Management via Physical Manipulation (How to give your guide a really fabulous massage. Really. Afterwards the guide will be MUCH more compliant.)
**Guide Management via Nutritional Input (How to cook really yummy meals for your Guide. BBQ an grilling will prove your status as a primal warrior bringing home the meat. It's a heritage thing - not at all like housework.) Also baking cookies... I mean... Guide Treats.
Now some for Guides: ** Sentinel Awareness via Aquatic Sensation Process. (Half an hour in the jacuzzi. It will help you appreciate your Sentinal's tender skin. Really - it's all done for SCIENCE.)
And finally: The Practicum - Guide Perception Exercise.
A silent exercise. Sentinels are wrapped in warm aroma-therapy sheets and encourage to rest by the pool reliant entirely on their assigned Guides to bring them snacks and cool beverages. SOLD to the Army (and G-TAC) as a lesson to Guides to be aware of and responsive to the needs of the Sentinel. REALLY an object lesson on how frustrating it can be to have your own life controlled by even the best intentioned person.
There would also be some of the usual 'fun' exercises. Things like a Sentinel and Guide - blindfolded - trying to accomplish some task. Or one of those things - I remember this from one of those girl scout camps - where you tape up your elbows so you can't actually feed yourself (arms don't bend) but you can feed someone else. It's a cooperation thing.
Not the only thing Stark can or will try - but it would be a great way of both undercutting the G-TAC business model AND creating a lot of research on the reality of Sentinels and Guides. (Because most doctoral candidates would research the social habits of slime mold if it came with guaranteed publication and a livable grant.)
G-TAC is a monopoly. Competition - as anyone who has studied econ has heard - is the death of monopoly.
I set up Ross the way I did as an opening for Stark ( and really - Sandburg - because they need the university chops) to cut out G-TAC from the military training business. And once they lose that? *shrug* They lose their hold on Sentinels and Guides and... oh yes... money and politicians.
Way I figure it - Ross does his thing. Mostly to salvage his own arse after losing the SuperSoldier project (because he does NOT have Steve and isn't getting Banner so...) Somewhat to get a chunk of budget.
His bosses go along because... well... any doctor would tell you that experimental projects don't count against one's results. Experimental Sentinels don't count against the Army total.
After a few years they run it out to some college with an ROTC program. (I'd suggest Culver - because Ross *owes* them for the distraction and they must be likewise short of cash after losing the Banner project.) Sentinel and Guide co-training. And of course they need to get volunteers that have not been though G-TAC Guide training ( or whatever is the equal Sentinel training) because... well... every good researcher knows that you need to test with uncontaminated ( in this case by G-TAC) sample populations. [Otherwise how will you know that it was the Army techniques that were responsible for the superior performance of the alternatively-trained Guides?)
I'd suggest that the get Madden to be one of the trainers - or at least build on her work.
Eventually you start holding Seminar and Professinal Training Conferences. (Money pot of Universities everywhere.)
Some of the topics/trainings I would suggest? (Made to sound very G-TACky)
For Sentinels:
**Guide Management via Physical Manipulation
(How to give your guide a really fabulous massage. Really. Afterwards the guide will be MUCH more compliant.)
**Guide Management via Nutritional Input
(How to cook really yummy meals for your Guide. BBQ an grilling will prove your status as a primal warrior bringing home the meat. It's a heritage thing - not at all like housework.) Also baking cookies... I mean... Guide Treats.
Now some for Guides:
** Sentinel Awareness via Aquatic Sensation Process.
(Half an hour in the jacuzzi. It will help you appreciate your Sentinal's tender skin. Really - it's all done for SCIENCE.)
And finally: The Practicum - Guide Perception Exercise.
A silent exercise. Sentinels are wrapped in warm aroma-therapy sheets and encourage to rest by the pool reliant entirely on their assigned Guides to bring them snacks and cool beverages. SOLD to the Army (and G-TAC) as a lesson to Guides to be aware of and responsive to the needs of the Sentinel. REALLY an object lesson on how frustrating it can be to have your own life controlled by even the best intentioned person.
There would also be some of the usual 'fun' exercises. Things like a Sentinel and Guide - blindfolded - trying to accomplish some task. Or one of those things - I remember this from one of those girl scout camps - where you tape up your elbows so you can't actually feed yourself (arms don't bend) but you can feed someone else. It's a cooperation thing.
Not the only thing Stark can or will try - but it would be a great way of both undercutting the G-TAC business model AND creating a lot of research on the reality of Sentinels and Guides. (Because most doctoral candidates would research the social habits of slime mold if it came with guaranteed publication and a livable grant.)
Just IMHO - of course.
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