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Old 02-09-2018, 02:08 PM   #3
tanksoldier
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Default Re: Self-imposed mental disadvantages and training

I agree that you're really getting the "Proud" quirk, or a 1 point sense of duty.

The characters, or people in real life, may THINK they have these disadvantages but they aren't an ingrained part of their personality. You don’t acquire a 10 point sense of duty to the USArmy in 14 weeks of training, not if something similar wasn’t already there before. That pride and sense of camaraderie often disappears quickly when new recruits get to their first duty station and begin to experience the realities of the service.

Code of Honor: Soldier is developed over the course of an entire enlistment or career

Sense of Duty is usually held before enlistment, and may be the reason for enlistment. The details may get tweaked over the course of a character's training and service but the character had it before.

Many service members and officers may ACT as if they have a certain code of honor, because that's expected, but when the chips are down they often reveal their true colors... and even when they perform as expected it's out of a desire to avoid embarrassment and disgrace than because they actually hold those values in their hearts.

This is actually extremely common in the military. I knew a particular Command Sergeant Major who was a gung-ho and hardcore as they come.... and was found cowering in the back of his Hummer after his first ambush. He flatly stated that he was less than a year from retirement and wasn't going to get himself killed.

Last edited by tanksoldier; 02-10-2018 at 12:18 AM.
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