sentences:  He is selected not because of any particular loyalty to Clark but because of his belief that soldiers should not take up arms against their own government no matter the cause.Sheridan was also a pupil of his at the EarthForce academy and it was thought that he would know his tactics best.Taking command of the EAS "Apollo" he dismissed the ground attacks by the Mars resistance and a single White Star commanded by Marcus Cole as a diversion and refused to allow his fleet to turn back to take them on.