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==Chapter 22 - The Glow of a Worm inside a Child's Eye==
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"Our biggest problem isn't training...
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...it's retention." Katrina clarified. "We train batches of great pilots, and Mechwarriors...and lose them to the Mercenary market constantly, while we seem unable to shake off the dead-weight of poor officers and shoddy leaders. I am therefore directing that the maximum effort be exerted to keep good personnel in the uniform, if for no other reason than to leaven out the bad ones who cling like parasites."
The General Staff at Mount Asgard glanced away from their Archon, abashed. She had just spent the last four hours openly discussing the number of the Commonwealth's best who had gone mercenary or chosen early retirement rather than remain with the colors...
...and she had defined this as a PROBLEM.
To be fair, it had also been defined by every one of her predecessors at some point or another since the Star League Civil War also had this problem...or at least, every one of the competent predecessors.
"How do you plan to do this?"
"Welll...forming new units helps, as does retention bonuses, I intend to beef up the Inspector General's office and I have written an executive order protecting internal whistleblowers from punishment for reporting on waste, fraud, and abuse." Her Majesty scowled, "I expect to see a great many of those whistleblowers documented and promoted. I just spent a lovely eighteen hours in talks with Hanse Davion, in embarrassing talks. About OUR performance and the chronic drain of talent from the LCAF!!" she leaned forward, "MY daughter is not going to be the junior partner in the unification of these two realms. Understand?"
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