Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 171 | They are View more quotes about likely">likely to be experienced soldiers, not eager lads just in from the farms. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 168 | If one owns one's own weapons, of course, one need not be armed at the expense of the company. |
| 3 | 169 | Too, if one owns one's own weapons, it may usually be fairly assumed that one knows how to use them. |
| 3 | 170 | Such men, then, may receive a certain preference in being added to the rolls. |
| 3 | 171 | They are likely to be experienced soldiers, not eager lads just in from the farms. |
| 3 | 172 | In many mercenary companies, incidentally, there are no uniforms and no issuance of standard equipment. |
| 3 | 173 | Too, many such companies are, for most practical purposes, disbanded during the winter, the captain retaining then only a cadre of officers and professionals. |
| 3 | 174 | Then, in the spring, after obtaining a war contract, sometimes obtained by competitive bidding, they begin anew, almost from the beginning, with recruiting and training. |
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If one owns one's own weapons, of course, one need not be armed at the expense of the company.
Too, if one owns one's own weapons, it may usually be fairly assumed that one knows how to use them.
Such men, then, may receive a certain preference in being added to the rolls.
They are likely to be experienced soldiers, not eager lads just in from the farms.
In many mercenary companies, incidentally, there are no uniforms and no issuance of standard equipment.
Too, many such companies are, for most practical purposes, disbanded during the winter, the captain retaining then only a cadre of officers and professionals.
Then, in the spring, after obtaining a war contract, sometimes obtained by competitive bidding, they begin anew, almost from the beginning, with recruiting and training.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)