Military Democracy

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Lieutenant Anthony "Doorstop" Capley
08/09/830 AS

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Lieutenant Anthony Capley would be among the last group of personnel to enter the mess hall. Baggy eyes, unshaved stubble, a messy head of hair and a flight suit that he would still be in the middle of fixing as he entered the room would suggest that the Lieutenant had been in bunk when the order to report to the mess hall had gone out, the interruption to his sleep however, would seem to be of little hindrance to his awareness as he stood near the back of the crowd and paid keen attention to the Captains speech.

There would be a curl of disgust in the corner of the Lieutenant's mouth at the mention of the offer of asylum from the Corsairs, a reaction that would easily be predicted and of little to surprise due to his reputation among members of the crew who had known him for a decent time, and when the time came to vote, Capley's hand would be among the first to be raised, his vote decided before Captain Howe had even finished speaking, and when the time came for him to say his piece, his demeanour would remain calm and composed whilst there wouldn't even be a hint of a waiver behind his words.

It is my belief that there is not any option but than to decline the offer of the 'Deterrence' organization. The Corsairs are known murderers, thieves and smugglers. Should we throw our lot in aside them simply for the prospect of dangled payment, material or otherwise; I am of the opinion that we would be no more or no less than common mercenaries. We already lack a home, we need not also sacrifice our beliefs.

There would be a pause to breathe and during that moment, Capley would realise he'd yet to address the tactical issues regarding the proposed offer.

Furthermore, tactically speaking the chosen RV point and exfil' route of Nu is strategically speaking a nightmare. Naval and Sec-For assets wouldn't be the only dangers we'd face. It's no secret that the Edge Worlds are littered with the hostile alien lifeforms, not to mention Core mercenaries and Order terrorists. It is my opinion that exfiltration through the Edge Worlds is liable to be prone to disaster and is likely result in significant avoidable casualties.