About a week after the first recruits entered the barracks, and the first men took their oath, the military has announced it's first military drills, code-named "Operation Steady Warrior". This notice was delivered to the senate yesterday by the Commandant of the Military. He stated the intent of the exercises was to properly assess the competence and skills that have been learned during the week of training. Although not mentioned in the report, the General Staff confirmed that new skills vital for regional operations will be introduced during the pre-exercise briefing phase. The report was submitted, however, during a period of chaos and uncertainty in the legislative establishment. It can be considered a "sneak" move, as the senators are preoccupied with other matters, thus pushing the report aside, and technically giving the green light for the exercise. Members of the General Staff, however, had reservations and showed concern about the 12 member servicemen cap, which limits the military operations, and puts a halt to the military expansion that was undertaken by General Texas in order to increase military combat readiness.
Corespondents of the newspaper decided to interview a random resident about their opinion of the upcoming exercises.
Interviewer: Greetings, please introduce yourself.
Resident: Kosovja, former Minister of Defense
Interviewer: Have you heard about the recent scheduled military drills?
Resident: No, I have not, why? Can you tell me about it?
Interviewer: The military has scheduled new military drills, the first of their kind. What do you think about this, as a former Minister of Defense?
Resident: I say this is good and great for the region, it serves that a fact that we will defend ourselves and our allies, if we consider them, from raiders
Interviewer: Do you state any concern at such a move? Several senators and government figures have opposed military operations, citing them as "useless"
Resident: I do not cite any concern, like I said, it is great that we are defending not only ourselves from raiders, but our allies. If our allies were invaded, who should protect them? The World Assembly? The senators? That is why we need a defense force to protect our allies and our interests.
Interviewer: The senate bill, which establishes the military, cites it as to defend allies, since the region has a founder. However, figures in the General Staff have critizied it, as "limiting" them, and an example of "the senate poking their nose" into the military matters. Do you agree or disagree with such a position? Why so?
Resident: Is this true? Why did it limit them?
Interviewer: The limit and the servicemen cap are justified by senators and other officials as either to not engage in R/D feud, or because of the military's "infancy", it should not be a large scale force
Resident: The problem is not the military and so on, but politics has no game in the military. That is all I have to say.
Interviewer: Thank you for your time, and thank you for participating.
Resident: A pleasure to be here