[gurps] Starship Troopers, Ch. 2-5

[Onno Meyer]

Rupert replied to me:

> > If it is dogs, fine. If it is allied ETs, I find it extremely telling
> that 
> > the oath covers being placed in command of allies, but not being
> > placed under the command of allies ... no equal partnership.
> >   
> Or no requirement that you accept being so placed. It doesn't preclude 
> this happening if you volunteer, so what it does is guarantee that you 
> won't be ordered to work for a foreign power, essentially.

So if aTerran general wants to task-organize a MI battalion with a 
skinny regiment, he needs the OK from each individual trooper? 

Under that interpretation, the Terrans cannot have allies. They 
can only have poodles.

Onno