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Old 11-10-2009, 03:27 PM   #92
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by Xenophon View Post

The system in Starship Troopers was certainly not limited to military service. On the other hand, it's interesting to note that military service was the only useful thing that the protagonist was suited for -- he'd failed to prepare for anything else.

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Actually, if I remember correctly, military service was what Rico wanted. The Mobile Infantry was the only branch of the military service he was qualified for. I think he said something to the effect that if he couldn't qualify for that, then he didn't care if he was testing survival gear on Triton. or something like that.

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