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May sometimes be a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] in uniform.
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== Air Force (includes pilots from the other services) ==
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* {{spoiler|Colonel}} [[Temeraire]] turned into one of these, quickly, much to Laurence's dismay. It resulted in {{spoiler|a couple cases of treason and eventually being banished to Australia. Of course, if Temeraire wasn't such a maverick Laurence would probably be dead.}}
* [[Derek Robinson]]'s character of [[CH 3]], in ''A Piece of Cake''. An American pilot and soldier of fortune who for political reasons is posted to Hornet Squadron in time for the Battle of Britain, he becomes unpopular not just for having more combat experience than all the British pilots put together, he is highly critical of the British command an tactical philosophy. It doesn't help that experience proves him right, although not before several pilots are killed in action.
* Mackenzie "Mac" Calhoun, of [[Star Trek New Frontier]], was specifically picked to command the ''Excalibur'', the [[One Riot, One Ranger|only ship in the sector]], because he was basically the [[Cowboy Cop]] of Starfleet.
== Live Action TV ==
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In [[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Edward Elric's]] early years as a State Alchemist, Roy Mustang made good use of his sense of honor and knack for trouble-making by sending him in the general direction of cowboy-prone situations with rumors of the Philosopher's Stone surrounding them.
* Mr. Bushido (AKA {{spoiler|Graham Akre}} in a [[Paper
** And he's the [[Heterosexual Life Partner]] of the A-Laws commander's nephew. Billy apparently pulled some strings.
* In ''[[Maiden Rose]]'', both Klaus and Taki are mavericks at times. And it gets them both in trouble.
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* Sgt. William James of ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' is a deconstruction. Sure, he manages to defuse many bombs in his time at war, but he winds up alienating pretty much everyone in his unit due to his antics.
* The entire plot of ''[[Kellys Heroes]]''.
* Mel Gibson's character from ''[[Lethal Weapon (Film)|Lethal Weapon]]'' 1-4 (though most prominently in the first 2 installments) is an extremely reckless cop and ex-army special forces. He routinely [[Death Seeker|places himself in great danger as part of a suicidal deathwish]], yet his [[One
* The protagonists in ''Play Dirty'', although the only one of them who is officially in the military is the Michael Caine character, and his commission was ''supposed'' to be purely honorary. The rest are a bunch of [[Boxed Crook|Boxed Crooks]] turned into an experimental strike force by an eccentric colonel. Unsurprisingly, their tactics tend to be...nonstandard.
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== Marines ==
== Comic Books ==
* Not a lot of Marines on this list, but two that fit, both from DC Comics' ''[[Hitman (Comic Book)|Hitman]]'', are Tommy "Hitman" Monaghan and Natt "The Hat" Walls of the United States Marine Corps. Tommy ends up killing two fellow Marines with a sniper rifle (Don't worry, they [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|had it coming....]]) They ingeniously, if messily, [[Make It Look Like an Accident]] and get away with it. Later, during Operation Desert Storm, Tommy and Natt accidentally kill several British S.A.S. troops in a "friendly fire" incident. They get away with that too. Well, [[Laser
== Live Action TV ==
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* Most of the captains from [[Star Trek]] seem to fit this mold. Even Picard was credited with violating the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause|Prime Directive]] about eight or nine times, and that's in the middle of the series run.
** This would have some meaning if the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause|Prime Directive]] wasn't redefined nearly every episode.
** Often, the Federation seems to survive more on supreme acts of heroism than any actual organised strategy. Against technically superior forces like the Borg or the Dominion (early on, before the Federation learned to counter the latter's advantages), this approaches [[Conservation of Ninjitsu]]; elsewhere, it's more a case of [[One Riot, One Ranger]], with single ships scattered through the galaxy. Said ships usually prevail by some fantastically risky tactic, as often as not a brazen bluff or [[Indy Ploy|Making]] [[Applied Phlebotinum|Shit]] [[Indy Ploy|Up On The Spot]], many times [[It Only Works Once|never to be]] [[Forgotten Phlebotinum|done again]]. The lack of effective fleet-level planning may derive from Gene Roddenberry's reported dislike for making Starfleet "[[Mildly Military|too military]]"--feel free to insert any [[Interservice Rivalry|joke about his Air Force background]] you wish.
== Video Games ==
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== Special Forces (all branches) ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* Teana Lanster at the start of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]''. Unlike most examples, the series went for a far less positive potrayal of this type of character. Teana's Maverick nature almost caused a friendly fire incident during their second mission and her adamant refusal to listen to the advice and orders of her superiors [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|required several officers to beat the idea into her head]] that being reckless just for the sake of personal pride is a quick way to get you and your comrades crippled or killed. It was only when Teana toned down the Maverick nature of hers did she [[Took a Level In Badass|begin to be truly efficient in battle]].
== Comic Books ==
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