Another soldier stood up with a question. “We’re just ordinary sluggos. Why aren’t you putting the Taus into this program?”
That brought the audience back to attention. The Tactical Assault Units were the elite fighting force. It would make sense to freeze the best, rather than just plain old line soldiers.
Captain Dukakis tried to frame his reply as delicately as possible. “The army has decided that Tactical Assault teams are versatile enough to be of immense value even during times of peace. There are always pinpoint missions where a little bit of force applied in the proper spot can achieve its goal quite well. The Tactical Assault Units are useful in peace as well as in war—”
“While we’re only good for cannon fodder.” This time, Hawker’s neighbor spoke loudly enough to be heard thro
