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* ''[[Firefly]]'''s Malcolm Reynolds, in his time as an Independent sergeant, made something of a reputation for himself for unconventional tactics, a distinct willingness to defy the odds, and an absolute refusal to quit...even when, it might be said, he should have. He was an irregular in a nonprofessional insurgent army, so not unexpected.
* Hawkeye Pierce and, for that matter, about half the cast of ''[[MASH]]''. The only reason Hawkeye is rarely, if ever, [[Ultimate Job Security|charged for being such a loose cannon]] is because they need as many medical personnel as possible and [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|can't afford to lose him as Chief Surgeon]].
** There's also that as doctors directly commissioned (and apparently conscripted) from civilian practice, most of the cast of ''M*A*S*H'' can ''afford'' to be utterly indifferent about damage to their military careers—they don't have any careers to damage. As soon as the war is over, they're leaving the Army. So long as they can actually avoid being caught in a major felony or committing
** [[Truth in Television]] to a large degree, even today; the US armed services have enough of a need for medical personnel that they are given more leeway about their (lack of) military bearing than would be tolerated in combat soldiers/sailors/airmen. Crystallized in a saying going back to Korea if not earlier: "There is nobody as un-military as a military doctor."
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