Okay, so, Nepleslia is supposed to be inspired by America, and Yamatai by 1980's Anime. Okay, Okay, I get that. But why does it seem more like Nepleslia is more inspired by the Soviet Union than anything else, and why does Yamatai have the more professional and american-like military apparatus out of the two?
Hell, Nepleslia doesn't even have anything like the Training Administration. Say a new player is like "I want to try making a Marine or Sailor who Mustang's their way to Officer." There's nothing on the Wiki about that for Nepland, but if you're in Yamatai that path is write there for you to take provided you talk to your GM about that.
How?Because things are done differently in the SMDIoN.
How?
I know that the whole "ONLY MUSTANGS GET TO BE OFFICERS, NO MORE HOIGHTY TOIGHTY MILITARY ACADEMIES" is a popular thing thanks to Bob Anson's ode to unrestricted nuclear testing, but is it really that smart of an idea for an actual military.
I mean, let's look at it. Yes we should allow talented and experienced enlisted soldiers who have the talent for it to go through some form of OCS( Which, I might add, Nepleslia actually lacks), but we also need talented and experienced enlisted soldiers to serve as NCOs. And then there's the fact that if your only new officers are mustangs, you're missing out on the youthful and college educated crop of young officers you get from an academy such as West Point or Annapolis. Not only would such a college teach and prepare newly comissioned officers the basics of leadership and how to be a proper officer, such a facility would also have the added benefit of teach other military related sciences to these cadets and thereby making them more well rounded individuals who bring a different viewpoint to the table than just Mustangs.
And I'm legit cool with that. This is just me being Aristotlean and asking questions to further my knowledge about stuff that isn't on the wiki.Keep in mind too, Kirk, that for most of Nepleslia's independent existence, they've not had veterans at the top ranks. They now have two: Bob and Lamb are former USN. They apply their knowledge accordingly, as you see above.
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