
After working for Cobra for many months, you may wonder what's in it for me? Besides the prestige of being on the winning side, along with the fringe benefits of wearing our uniform, is there something else to being in Cobra?
Once ytou complete your basic training and usually one mission as a Viper, there may be a time when you are approached by someone who is part of a specialized troop command. Most of the time, they will know all about your background and your abilites. However, you cannot apply to join a speciifc group. They must come to you.
However, you can prepare yourself for this time by looking through the information below. These graphics give you a listing of each specialized type of trooper, as well as standard requirements for joining them. Some of them also give you some sort of bonus, either through training, or rank increase. These are also listed in the charts below.
The pinnacle of our organization, the Crimson Gaurd will be watching for all of those who might make the toughest requirements yet. These requirements are secret and will not be revealed. Those who ask us to join, will never see what it is to be a Crimson Guard.

| Name of Troop | Ninja Viper | Night Creeper |
| Short Description | Martial Artists under the command of Storm Shadow | Hi-Tech Ninjas who work for Cobra |
| Requirements | Cor: 12, Mst: 14, Martial Arts: 15 | Cor: 10, Mst: 14, Int: 12, Martial Arts: 12, Computers: 12 |
| Bonus | Free Pick per mission in Martial Arts, can go beyond 8 in Martial Arts | Free pick in Computers or Martial Arts per mission, can go beyond 8 picks in either skill |

| Name of Troop | Alley Vipers | Night Vipers |
| Short Description | Urban Assault | Urban Patrol Men |
| Requirements | Cor: 12, Rifles: 15, Heavy Automatics: 14, Vehicular Weapons: 12 | Cor: 12, Handguns: 12, Rifles: 15, Stealth: 12 |
| Bonus | One free pick in Rifles per mission | Free pick in Stealth, Handguns, ability to see in the dark. -5 to all actions during daylight hours. |

| Name of Troop | Air Viper | Strato-Viper | AVAC | Aero-Viper |
| Short Description | General Air Troop | Night Raven Pilot | Firebat Pilot | CAT Helicopter Pilot |
| Requirements | Pilot Helicopter OR Pilot Fighter Jet: 12 | Pilot Fighter Jet: 12, Weapon Systems: 12 | Mst: 14, Cor: 12, Pilot Fighter Jet: 12 | Cor: 12, Weapon Systems: 12, Vehicular Weapons: 12, Pilot Helicopter: 12 |
| Bonus | Free pick in either Pilot skill | Free pick in Fighter Jet per mission | Free pick in Fighter Jet, +2 to Int. -5 to all piloting actions outside of AVAC | Free pick in one of four requirement skills per mission |

| Name of Troop | Lamprey | Stinger Viper | Track Viper | Motor Viper |
| Short Description | Naval Craft Pilots | Stinger Driver | HISS Driver | STUN Driver |
| Requirements | Boating: 12, Swimming: 12, must be Eel for one mission | Drive Automobile: 12, Vehicular Weapons: 12 | Drive Automobile: 9, Drive Track Vehicle: 12, Weapon Systems: 12 | Drive Automobile: 15, Weapon Systesms: 12 |
| Bonus | Free pick in Boating per mission | Free pick in Drive Automobile | Free pick in Drive Tracked Vehicle | Free pick in Drive Automobile per mission |

| Name of Troop | Techno-Vipers | Tele-Vipers | Cyber-Vipers | Medi-Vipers |
| Short Descirption | Battlefield Technicians | Radio Communications Spec. | Computer Spec. | Medical Specialists |
| Requirements | Mechanics: 9, Weapon Systems: 9, Electronics: 9 | Lingustics: 9, Electonics: 12 | Computers: 15, Electronics: 12 | Medicine: 12 |
| Bonus | Free pick in one of 3 requirement skills | Free pick in Electronics | Free pick in Computers | Free pick in Medicine |

| Name of Troop | Rock Vipers | Range Vipers | Desert Scorpion | Snow Serpents | Eels |
| Short Description | Mountain Operations | All-Terrain Operatives | Desert Operatives | Arctic Operations | Underwater Specialists |
| Requirements | Climbing: 12, Survival(Mountains: 12) | Acrobatics, Climbing, Skiing, Survival(any 2): 12 | None | Must be Eel, Skiing: 12 | Swimming: 15, Mst: 14, Demolitions: 14, Survival: Ocean: 12, Tactics(Unconventional): 12 |
| Bonus | Free pick in Climbing and Mountain Survival | Bonus pick in any Movement skill | Free pick in Desert Survival | Free pick in Skiing and Survival: Arctic | Free pick in each of requirement skills, increase in rank +1 |

| Name of Troop | Flak-Viper | HEAT - Viper | SAW VIper | Frag-Vipers | Incinerators |
| Short Description | Anti-Aircraft Specialists | Anti-Tank Specialists | Heavy Machine Gun Specialists | Grenade Specialists | Flamethrower Specialists |
| Requirements | Shoulder-Launched Weapons: 12, Heavy Automatics: 12, Vehicular Weapons: 12, Weapon Systems: 12 | Shoulder-Launched Weapons: 12, Vehicular Weapons: 12 | Rifles: 15, Light Automatics: 12, Heavy Automatics: 15 | Grenade Launchers: 12, Cor: 12 | Incinerators: 12, Heavy Automatics: 12, Str: 12 |
| Bonus | One bonus pick in Firearms field of expertise | One free pick in either SLW or VW | Free pick in Rifles OR Heavy Automatics | Free pick in Grenade Launchers | Free pick in Flamethrowers |