Sai Thorgrimm had mentioned I try and explain how the laser brand works, and so I say to him, 'thankee sai'.
First up, props to sai Christopher Shields and his wonderful Terminator site... All hail Shields!!!!
NOTES:
The laser branding became a mandatory measure for keeping track of captured humans. After the incident at Camp 30 where over 200 hundred humans were freed by Connor's Resistance fighters, SKYNET decided it had to mark the 'cattle'. Now, a laser brand basically will explain most of the characters background and most persons who have gotten laser brands have proved to be one of the hardest braves in the Resistance.
Why, you ask? Easy. Vengeance. Revenge keeps a man alive and is makes him willing to do whatever it takes to bring pain to the belligerent toasters. Of course this has a down side. There is a sixty five percent chance or higher that you will be noticed by SKYNET. Humans with laser brands are registered in ELINT data links. Meaning that SKYNET has your entire genetic history, history which it can transmit to any available unit in a matter of nano seconds. Also SKYNET may also have the means of creating endos disguised as you!!!!
Of course there are humans who didn't get laser brands... so they more or less will be on and off the radar. But remember, SKYNET doesn't forget. Ever.
ELINT will have it's eye out for you and they always mark humans that are terminated off the list.
A laser brand is basically a bar code.
Two lines.
Both lines are fourteen digits.
I will break it down...
The first set begins like
#U4MREE05162005
BREAK DOWN
Undesireable Category
U0=Healthy
U1=Very Young
U2=Very Old
U3=Physically Crippled
U4=Diseased
U5=Physically Weak
PROJECT LOCATION
MR=MEDICAL RESEARCH
RD=RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PO=PSYCHE OP
FL=FORCED LABOR
EXPLORARTORY EXAMINATION
EE=EXPLORATORY EXAM
MONTH DATE YEAR
MAY 16 2005= 05162005
SECOND LINE
#39006901922006
00 = Two digit number ASCFF identification number, from 00-39
0069 = Four digit batch number 0000-9999 (use your imagination)
019 = Three digit lot number, any number (make up your own)
22006 = Five digit, individual subject identification number, sequential by year.... It is a unique and random five digit number... make your own up.