<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=124663.msg6844404#msg6844404">Quote from: NinjaWeazel on 31-08-2012, 18:13:54</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Alright, after a few days to turn things over in my head, I will stay for now.  But speaking as someone who actually wore the uniform and earned the ribbons, Paige is 100% 'doin it rong' when it comes to motivating the troops.  I could write a solid essay on the whys and hows of it, but at the end of the day it's not my place to do so.  So for now I'll hang, and see what happens.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>If it will help make things clearer, this is very different situation from real life. In a modern western army there are no conscripts, casualties are expected to be low, and everyone has a clear idea of what they are fighting for. None of these things are true in the universe of the game. While the characters may be fighting against an evil force trying to kill all of humanity, they're also fighting for an evil force--albeit one the vast majority honestly feel there is no alternative to. Thus intimidating the troops into fighting is an approach many officers and NCOs might use, though not every soldier will react well to it.<br/><br/>Also keep in mind that life is cheap here--if someone is perceived as being a severe liability, either by the Propagada Department or the leaders of his or her unit, murder is not out of the question as a way to deal with it. Thus being disrespectful can actually being dangerous to David'd life.<br/><br/>Now, its entirely possible that in-character David has a severe problem with all of this--Sarah would certainly agree with him although she probably would not admit it openly out of fear. But he would need to know how to tell people like Paige and Warren want they need to hear for his own safety. The thing about Paige and Warren is that while they may genuinely care about their troops on some level, they are also cogs in the Imperial machine and this will cause them to act in a brutal fashion in certain circumstances.