When talking about the Call of Duty series we tend to only think about the developer, publisher, release date, and recent controversies involving Infinity Ward and Activision, but what about the person who gives the series it’s behind the scenes story to ensure that gamers are having an aunthentic experience for what the game is based on?  In a recent interview with AOL News, the real life Persian Gulf veteran and military history teacher at West Point, retired Lt. Col Hank Keirsey talks about his video game consultant job with the Call of Duty series.

Most interestly in the interview, Keirsey notes the only people (soldiers and veterans) who have a right to complain about the game really do not care, while fans of the series seem to get outraged out of little things like the airport massacre in Modern Warfare 2.

“There are people that argue that we trivialize war with these games, but those that could be most offended by what we are doing are definitely fans…”

To read the full interview with Keirsey, follow the link below.

AOL News Interview with retired Lt. Col Hank Keirsey

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Good read. Glad to see it put to words what we all assumed.