Johnny soon discovered that the military was more than fun and games. Starship Troopers (1997 film)Ĭarmen eventually decided to make Fleet a career and sent Johnny a "Dear John" video-letter, stating: "I wanna command a ship of my own, and you know, I don't think that's gonna leave a lot of room for you and me." She then asked Johnny to continue to write to her so she would know they would "always be friends," alluding to an earlier promise they had made to always be friends, "no matter what." Starship Troopers (1997 film) Johnny impressed his drill sergeant, Zim, who promoted Johnny to Squad Leader over Ace. During boot camp, Johnny became friends with Ace Levy, with whom he competed for the position of Squad Leader. Paralleling his own following of Carmen, Dizzy reveals that she has also joined the infantry and requested transfer to Johnny's training unit. In spite of his father's threats to "cut off," Johnny attended boot camp, and excelled in the training environment. However, Johnny's results consigned him to Mobile Infantry. Carl enlisted hoping to join R&D so he could conduct scientific research, but scored so highly for telepathic potential that, to his delight, he was assigned to Military Intelligence Games&Theories division, a fast track to high command. Carmen had aced her assessments and was admitted into the Fleet for pilot training. Denying his parents' offer to send him on a post-graduation dream-vacation, Johnny went to the enlistment office with Carmen and Carl. Starship Troopers (1997 film) Boot camp Īgainst his parents' wishes, Johnny decided to join the Federal Service in hopes of following Carmen. Both of them set their sights on Federal Service. However, Carmen dreamed of becoming a starship pilot and Carl hoped to be scientist. Johnny's parents had already mapped out his future for him: attending Harvard and eventually taking over the family business. Johnny did not reciprocate these feelings, instead only expressing romantic interest towards Carmen. It was well known that Dizzy Flores, the jumpball team's quarterback, had a crush on him. His best friends were his girlfriend Carmen Ibanez and schoolmate Carl Jenkins. He did very well, however, in a History and Moral Philosophy class taught by Jean Rasczak that ultimately inspired Rico to later explore entering the Federal Service. However, he lacked academic talent, scoring only 35% on his senior-year math final. He was a gifted athlete during high school, which he displayed as captain of his jumpball team. Johnny Rico was the only son of a well-to-do New Buenos Aires family.
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