Snow Job is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real
American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series of
the 1980s. He is the G.I. Joe team's original arctic trooper and debuted in 1983. His real name is, and his rank is that of staff sergeant E-6. Snow Job was born in West Rutland, Vermont.
Snow Job was a major Olympic Biathlon contender who enlisted for
the special training and support privileges that the army gives to Olympic champions. It's been suggested that he got his nickname more from being a con artist than from his primary military specialty on the arctic ski patrol. He is competent with a rifle, and his secondary specialty is as a rifle instructor.
Snow Job was
featured in one of the series' famous "And Knowing Is Half the Battle"
Public Service Announcements warning kids of
the dangers of venturing out onto "frozen" ponds or lakes which may not be entirely frozen.