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Demilitarizing the NT "military".


Kintsugi

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The purpose of this thread is to point out an irregularity/oversight in NanoTrasen's lore. While I have no issue with NanoTrasen having a private military, the issue comes from how it's being presented. Notice how NanoTrasen's Asset Protection - a force that's probably more capable that Biesel's own military - is called "Asset Protection" and not the "NanoTrasen Marine Corps"? There's a certain style that comes with corporate private militaries, and PMCs in general. Corpspeak extends to them, the militaristic side of things blending with corporate terminology. PMCs don't call themselves "The Martian Light Infantry Unit" or "The Biesel Mechanized Infantry Division" - they call themselves "Ringspire Inc." or "Academi".

 

So why is NanoTrasen's private fleet called the "NanoTrasen Navy"? Why is their ship designation for security vessels "NMV"? It's incongruent with the rest of the setting. Corporations are powerful in this setting - but the focus is on soft power, influence as opposed to outright action. There's a reason why Tau Ceti is run by the Republic of Biesel, and not the NanoTrasen Colonial Organization.

 

Anyway. All I'm saying is that this section of the article needs a rework. Change the name of the NT fleet arm to something more PMC, less "We, the Megacorporation, are sending the McNavy".

 

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