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           Alreadyitisadelightfulplace,betterinmanywaysforafewdaysR&RthanismostofTerra.Inthesecondplace,whileithasanawfullotofcivilians,morethanamillion,asciviliansgotheyaren’tbad.Theyknowthereisawaron.FullyhalfofthemareemployedeitherattheBaseorinwarindustry;therestraisefoodandsellittotheFleet.Youmightsaytheyhaveavestedinterestinwar,but,whatevertheirreasons,theyrespecttheuniformanddon’tresentthewearersthereof.Quitethecontrary.IfanM.I.walksintoashopthere,theproprietorcallshim"Sir,"andreallyseemstomeanit,evenwhilehe’stryingtosellsomethingworthlessattoohighaprice.

           Butinthefirstplace,halfofthoseciviliansarefemale.

           Youhavetohavebeenoutonalongpatroltoappreciatethisproperly.

           Youneedtohavelookedforwardtoyourdayofguardduty,fortheprivilegeofstandingtwohoursoutofeachsixwithyourspineagainstbulkheadthirtyandyourearscockedforjustthesoundofafemalevoice.Isupposeit’sactuallyeasierintheall-stagships...butI’lltaketheRodgerYoung.It’sgoodtoknowthattheultimatereasonyouarefightingactuallyexistsandthattheyarenotjustafigmentoftheimagination.

           Besidesthecivilianwonderful50percent,about40percentoftheFederalServicepeopleonSanctuaryarefemale.Additallupandyou’vegotthemostbeautifulsceneryintheexploreduniverse.