>Yeah, that makes sense. It just struck me that, however much the
>WDF's rep has been rehabilitated, its onetime reputation as "an
>impartial force for good" has been too tarnished (albeit by those with
>an agenda that requires said tarnishing) to be taken at face value
>anymore, especially given where it falls in the Federation's current
>political divide. It may well be more for the benefit of WDF personnel, rather than for outsiders. Declaring a contract forfeit for good cause is one level of moral decision-making. Committing treason against one's country, especially when you've given your oath to defend it, is quite another.
There's also the matter of people who won't--or can't--swear fealty to Zeta Cygni, yet wish to serve in the WDF. For an obvious example, I doubt many of Asrial's subjects would be willing to give up their Salusian citizenship to serve in a foreign navy.
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