Even in peacetime, we've always had some kind of standing military. But then [She stops and considers. Whatever Winterfell is for size, it's almost definitely a lot smaller than the Systems Alliance. A small ground territory wouldn't have the kind of constant fire-fighting that came with a governance that spanned multiple star-clusters. Was it condescending to mention it? Shepard had not often been accused of having tact.] That's probably just an economy of scale.
People still inherit where I'm from, but when it comes to positions of leadership you have to either be elected by the people, or earn it; take me, I'm an orphan, grew up on the streets. Now I'm the commander of the most prestigious vessel in the Alliance fleet. Or, I was, anyways. But we're all doing different work, nowadays.
no subject
People still inherit where I'm from, but when it comes to positions of leadership you have to either be elected by the people, or earn it; take me, I'm an orphan, grew up on the streets. Now I'm the commander of the most prestigious vessel in the Alliance fleet. Or, I was, anyways. But we're all doing different work, nowadays.