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04-22-2011, 11:26 AM
zuludelta
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How conformist does Military Intel require one to be? My key issue is that Kwinn really doesn't seem to me to be the type of person who takes orders...
... but perhaps other people read him differently?
That Kwinn is an individualist doesn't seem to be at odds with a prior history with the military, at least to me. Storm-Shadow and Snake-Eyes are idiosyncratic loner types who seem to march to the beat of their own drum as well, but we pretty much accept that they were more "typical" military men earlier in their careers. I know people that you wouldn't have guessed in a million years as being ex-military if you were simply to base it on the idea that a person with military experience is somehow of the conformist mind-set (even after they've left the service), and this ignores the fact that in many families and communities, joining the military isn't exactly considered a conventional career choice when there are so many other options that don't involve the elevated risk of a violent death.
Kwinn being ex-military is just a neater explanation for his capabilities as a mercenary and prior work history with various intelligence agencies (as opposed to him developing advanced soldiering skills on his own whilst never having served as a soldier himself), and for me at least, has little, if anything, to do with his personality or bearing.
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