#operator bio

Farah & Hadir Karim : 30 & 32 [2022]

Both Farah and Hadir's ages have been confirmed by Taylor Kurosaki who is one of the writers from Modern Warfare 2019. This was confirmed when a fan ask him via twitter/X about how old Farah was during the Barkov invasion.

This means in 1999 when Barkov invaded Farah was 7 and Hadir was 9. In 2009 when they escaped they are 17 and 19 respectively and in 2019 they are 27 and 29. Hadir dies in December of 2022 as discovered in the Atomgrad raids at the age of 32.

John Price : 37 [2022]

Using the information provided from his original operator bio we find that "John Price joined the infantry at the age of sixteen and has served the British Army for 18 years." and that "he was ‘Badged’ a member of SAS in 2005, spending the next ten years in the Middle East, the horn of Africa.".

With this Price's age works out to be about 34 years old, but since it only mentions serving the British army. I added 4 years for him to be able to complete basic training which is roughly 18 weeks basic training.* Followed by Special Air Service (SAS) training with is roughly a couple months, but you must serve at least 18 months in the military to be selected**, and finally his training at the Royal Military Academy to become a Lieutenant and then Captain which is 44 weeks with 2-3 weeks of leave.***

So Price would join the British army at 16 in 2001, be badged a member of SAS at 20 in 2005, become Captain at 25 in 2010. In 2019 he would be 34 and finally 37 in 2022, which to me makes the most sense based on other character's ages.

*[army.mod.uk solider training] **[eliteukforces.info SAS] [eliteukforces.info SBS&SAS] ***[army.mod.uk officer training]

Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick : 32 [2022]

We can do the same process as we did with Price for Gaz, his operator bio says "Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick, enlisted in the British Army in 2008. Within four years, he passed selection for Her Majesty’s elite Special Air Service where he is currently rounding out a decade of service."

Since his bio never mentions what age he joins like with Price and Soap I'm going to assume he finished school and joined the military at 18. So Gaz is 18 in 2008, 29 in 2019 when he meets Price for the first time and 32 in 2022. I am not taking into consideration the archived Activision blog posts, which say he joined in 2014 because of them being archived. I do use it for some other characters but for Gaz it changed the date he joined not just giving extra information.

Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish : 26 [2022]

You can blame Activision for why Soap is so young compared to the others. So according to his updated operator bio, "Soap has spent the last seven years carrying out both covert and overt operations around the world." this with the contents of his old operator bio before MW3 "At 16, too young to sign up, but lying about his age, MacTavish enrolled in the Special Air Service…"

Means that Soap would be 23 in 2022, which doesn't make the most sense especially considering he is a Sergeant in 2019 meaning he would be 20 in the MW3 flashback. So I gave him the same treatment as Price and added 3 years, to make up for basic and SAS training. So he would be 16 in 2012 joining the British Army have to wait 18 months to apply for SAS, be roughly 18 when he starts SAS training and finish it at 19 in 2015.*

So making him now 23 in 2019, 26 in 2022 but since he lied about his age TF 141 would think he's 28 during MW2 or 25 during 2019.

*[jobs.army.mod.uk SAS reserve]

Alex Keller : 35 [2022]

Alex is one of the last characters who have dates or years of service in their information. From his Campaign Biography it says he was a part of, "CIA's Special Activities Division," and also has surrendered "his former rank and history of special ops military service with Army Delta, Alex sacrificed traditional contact and association with family to join the SAD. He has spent the last six years living a series of assumed identities to achieve “sensitive” objectives wherever he is needed."

There's also, "Through 2017, Alex’s units played a key role in ensuring definitive victories against emerging terrorist networks." So we know Alex has been working in the military before 2017, now most SAD members are former Delta operators. There's also some reports of SAD members having Master's and law degrees.* So with that we can add roughly 6 years to his age to complete a master's degree in law.**

Now Delta force has some requirements like being over 21 to join and having two and a half years of service remaining, so if Alex joined the US military at 18 after finishing High School and getting his diploma.*** In a couple years he could join Delta Force, so by 26 he would be able to be apart of CIA's SAD. (If studying part time while in Delta Force) Then adding the another six years which is when he is apart of SAD, which is mention in his biography as the last six years. The bio is published late 2019 so Alex would be 32 years old.

So Alex would join the Military at 18 in 2005, would be 32 in 2019 when he loses the lower half of one of his legs and 35 in 2022.

*[CIA SAD] **[coursera.org law school] ***[Delta Force] [US Military Requirements]

Now for the Characters with little infomation

Alejandro & Rodolfo : both 37

We find out they've known each other for 20 years and signed up together. So they are both younger than 38 but older than 30 since Alejandro is a Colonel. Looking at Wikipedia you can/have to join 18 the Mexican military for at least 3 years, this gives them about maybe two years to get to know each other before joining together.

Ghost : 35 [2022]

Honestly just pick an age between Price and Gaz, I personally like the idea of him being the same age as Alex and having them know each other previously. Maybe even before Ghost starts wearing the skull mask.

Laswell & Nikolai : 52 & 45 [2022]

No older that 52 and 45 if we go based on their actors ages, which personally makes the most sense to me. Laswell's Campaign biography mentions her supervising a SAD program in 2008, and her having studied a Master's degree in strategic intelligence analysis and having a BA in International Affairs. This doesn't help much though with figuring out her age.

AN: Hopefully this very long post is some what helpful or at least has some good resources that people can check out, especially fanfic writers or people making their own OCs.

I'm also going to repeat what I put at the top the end here. But what I've written down is not a definitive answer for their ages (minus Farah & Hadir) it's just what I personally think makes the most sense.

//Operator Bio:

Name: Gaz Citizenship: United Kingdom | Language: English Faction Affiliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick, enlisted in the British Army in 2008. Within four years, he passed selection for Her Majesty’s elite Special Air Service where he is currently rounding out a decade of service.

An expert in prime target elimination, demolitions, weapons tactics, covert surveillance and VIP protection, Gaz was conscripted into Price’s Tier One SAS Bravo detachment after the 2019 terror attack in Piccadilly Circus.

After successful covert missions alongside Captain Price and Farah Karim’s Liberation Force against Russia’s General Roman Barkov in Urzikstan and Georgia, Garrick was recruited into Price’s newly formed unit, Task Force 141.

//Operator Bio:

Name: Soap Citizenship: United Kingdom/Scotland | Language: English Faction Affiliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

The Scottish born, Johnny ‘Soap’ MacTavish, is a fearless, self assured and instinctive hard-charger. He remains the youngest candidate to pass SAS selection in Royal Army history. He earned the nickname ‘Soap’ for cleaning house with remarkable speed and accuracy in room clearance techniques and urban warfare tactics. He is competitive, daring and always looking for a win.

Soap is a trained sniper and demolitions expert, often operating in isolation and under pressure, performing critically timed activities in support of clandestine missions. He is a risk taker, a fierce competitor and a fighter in every sense of the word.

Soap has spent the last seven years carrying out both covert and overt operations around the world. In 2019, he was chosen to be part of Captain Price's newly formed elite special operations unit known as Task Force 141.

// Operator Bio

Name: Alejandro Vargas Citizenship: Mexico | Language: Spanish Faction Affiliation: Specgru | Status: Active

For over a decade, Colonel Alejandro Vargas has been a high-ranking member in The Fuerzas Especiales (Mexican Special Forces), a Tier 1 Mexican Army Special Mission counter-terror unit. Alejandro has played a major role in the Drug War, undertaking reconnaissance operations and kill or capture missions. Alejandro’s unit, called Los Vaqueros, is the only unit in Mexico certified to operate alongside Western Special Operations Forces.

Despite being surrounded by violence, criminality and a ruthless well-funded enemy, Alejandro is an incorruptible, highly dedicated, and disciplined leader who is fiercely committed to the rule of law. Proud of his country, every day he pushes headlong into the fight for what’s right. By not compromising his ideals, resisting, and foiling the cartels, Alejandro believes he keeps the hope for a better world alive.

//Operator Bio

Name Soap Citizenship: United Kingdom | Language: English Faction Affliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

Background : Johnny ‘Soap’ MacTavish is a fearless, self assured and instinctive hard-charger. Perpetually known as the FNG, a moniker born of hazing and ribbing that has become a badge of honour as he remains the youngest candidate to pass SAS selection in Royal Army History. He earned the nickname ‘Soap’ for cleaning house with remarkable speed and accuracy in room clearance techniques and urban warfare tactics. He is competitive, daring and always looking for a win.

MacTavish was born in Scotland. His exact date and place of birth are undisclosed. A lifelong football fan and an extraordinary athlete in his own right, Johnny was a goalkeeper, tending the defensive position with a pronounced rapport with his teammates and an unyielding appetite for winning.

Johnny's cousin was a member of the 23 SAS Reserve Regiment and invited him to come up and see what it's like to be in the army. After his first visit, Johnny was hooked, visiting nearly every weekend. At 16, too young to sign up, but lying about his age, MacTavish enrolled in the Special Air Service…

//Operator Bio:

Name: Price Citizenship: United Kingdom | Language: English Faction Affiliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

John Price has spent most of his career with the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment fighting in the shadows. He is a veteran of military operations in nearly every conflict-prone corner of the world. He is a man of few words, but his words always count. He knows the rules, reads from the back of the book and is willing to break ranks and violate orders to get the job done.

Sometimes unpredictable and unrestrained, John Price has a golden rule all his own: "Cut heads off snakes. No matter who, no matter where…" Specializing in unconventional warfare, the Captain is a target focused war fighter who deploys a cut to the chase lethality.

In 2019, with the help of CIA Station Chief Laswell and the oversight of General Shepherd- under the Five Eyes Alliance, Captain Price stood up a new unit he called Task Force 141. This covert Joint Operations squadron is on call to mobilize anywhere in the world with immediate readiness.

//Operator Bio

Name Ghost Citizenship: United Kingdom | Language: English Faction Affliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

Background : Lieutenant Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley is a British special forces operator and a commanding officer in Captain Price’s Task force 141 – A select cadre of unconventional warriors specialising in tactics that exceed routine military capability. Ghost has spent much of his career serving on numerous short-term deployments, executing covert assignments in classified locations. He is an expect in clandestine fieldcraft focused on sabotage, ambushes and infiltration's into denied areas and hazardous environments.

Ghost is a quiet man who rarely wastes or minces words. He is adept and highly successful in executing missions alone. He seeks the “solitude” of inserting into high-threat scenarios with little or no support often thriving and seeking operations with these criteria. Ghost has spent more time behind enemy lines than most. Ghost’s exploits with Captain Price’s Bravo-6 unit are both renowned and yet classified, creating an almost mythological persona despite his reticence. Ghost lives with a redacted past and an undercover present, marked by his…

//Operator Bio:

Name: Ghost Citizenship: United Kingdom | Language: English Faction Affiliation: SpecGru | Status: Active

Lieutenant Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley is a British special forces operator and a commanding officer in Captain Price’s Task force 141. Ghost has spent much of his career serving on numerous short-term deployments, executing covert assignments in classified locations. He is and expert in clandestine fieldcraft, focused on sabotage, ambushed and inflitrations into denied areas and hazardous enviroments.

Ghost is a quiet man who rarely wastes or minces words. He is adept and highly successful in executing missions alone. Ghost has spent more time behind enemy lines than most. His exploits with Captain Price’s Bravo-6 unit are both renowned and yet classified, creating an almost mythological persona despite his reticence.

Ghost lives with a redacted past and an undercover present, marked by his concealed apppearance hidden under a hallmark skull figured mask to hide his personal identity and maintain anonymity in the field.