<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Yes, a few..." she said, uncrossing and crossing her legs, and setting her hands in her lap as she contemplated "How many platoon medics are we talking about, and what size forces will I be associated with overall?  Likewise, what quantity and quality of supplies, medical and otherwise, can I expect to work with on a regular basis?  Likewise, how long is this contracted mission expected to last, and is this contract I'd be signing on with... is it just for the mission or something longer?"<br/><br/>She paused, but before the other woman could begin...<br/><br/>"Oh, and I have a few things I'd like to bring with me, including a number of Cat 3 armaments and supplies and a few Cat 4 military-grade equipments, all legal and up-to-date, and I'd like to be able to keep them on my person in my quarters, assuming I have sufficient quarters.  Do you think we could negotiate such an agreement between us, Colonel?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The Colonel nodded.  "Good questions.  Let's see.  We generally ship with 4 platoons, plus a rifle and heavy weapons squad in low berths as support if we need them, along with a "cold spare" lieutenant and senior NCO.  Overall, we're capable of berthing a reinforced company, but some of those slots will be held by more specialized individuals, both for data gathering and for analysis.  Medically, you can expect technologically average interstellar equipment and instruments, but ones of high quality.  We keep a fairly standard loadout of medical consumables, and we have one mobile field surgery center we can set up, if we need to, though, to be honest, I don't see us doing that kind of work, in this case.  But it's there if we need it."<br/><br/>She thought for a moment, then added:  "The mission is of a variable length, no less than three months, not to exceed a year.  Internally, we believe that we should come in right around eight months--that will allow us to complete our primary objectives, and also enough of the secondary ones to earn a good bonus from our customer.  Said objectives are, of course, off the table for you, right now, but if for some reason you find them objectionable, we can still toss you a contract elsewhere in our organization, if we offer you a position."<br/><br/>Another short pause to contemplate, then, the Colonel said, "Interesting.  Last medic we had was a bit squeamish around longarms.  Sidearms were okay, but she... Anyway, as you're an officer, I can clear you for one sidearm, one longarm or autoweapon, and a couple of clips of ammunition or an extra power pack for each.  Everything else should go in the Armory.  Oh, and if you have a blade of some sort, that's fine.  Armor the same.  We can autofac you a uniform on the way to our site."<br/><br/>The woman across the desk smiled slightly.  "You've not mentioned pay.  Following standard interview protocols, or are you independently wealthy, and you just want to donate your pay to the Gryphon Security Spouses and Orphan's fund?"<br/><br/>She scanned the tablet again, then said, "Anything else you want to ask?"