-------------------------------------------- On Mon, 6/15/15, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] Question To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com Date: Monday, June 15, 2015, 3:18 PM On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Greg Chalik <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Forsake were mercenary, so org was based on individual contracts. This is science fiction, not the real world. The background of Dickson's stories assumes that the human race has split into splinter factions, with each faction specializing in a particular area of expertise. So the Dorsai need to take along their own combat support, since their employers won't be able to supply such. Also, the Dorsai would train with so many fire teams (for example) to handle such and such anticipated opposition. If an employer didn't want to hire enough Dorsai to handle the opposition according to Dorsai doctrine, then the contract simply isn't completed. -- Richard Aiken ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ As I recall , there were stories in which an individual Dorsai performed under contrct w/ a unit composed otherwise of non-Dorsai. The stories I remember had the Dorsai, sometimes even fresh from their academy, filling key positions such as command or a commander's chief aide, etc. =========================================================================
