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Originally Posted by jason taylor
I should think that would vary. On a restive world certainly. On a loyal Imperial world that exports marines they would be a symbol of nativist pride.
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Why would any Imperial world specialize in marines? I see Imperial service as something you volunteer for, whereupon you are assigned to whichever service wants you. You can express a preference when you sign up, but where you end up is up to the selection board (This is how I rationalize the "draft" in the game; you can refuse to join the service they assign you to, but just making the initial cut is rare enough that the overwhelming majority of volunteers take anything they're offered -- the lure of getting offworld is very strong).
And of all the various Imperial services, I think the Imperial Navy guy will be the poster boy, not the battlesuited marine.
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Originally Posted by Agemegos
Just so. And a favourable image of the Imperial forces is required to attract [the right] recruits. The USMC's image is cultivated more assiduously (and is better) where they are recruited than where they fight.
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But that doesn't mean that the marine is going to be the representative of the Imperial forces.
Hans