08-07-2008, 06:56 PM
Quote:A couple of months ago we encountered the 501st Legion at an Earth Day event in San Diego... 501st Imperial Storm Troopers ... and a number of guys had "battle damaged" their kit.. blaster burns, dents, charred bits, imbedded shrapnel etc etc. and they got the most attention... One fellow's helmet with electronic enhanced voice had static!
It all has its place.
Are you on parade? Is the "governor" coming to inspect? Or is it 2 days past the last battle? Or maybe you've been diggin' road bed all day for the last 6 days.... Buit then there's nothing like ANOTHER 50lb block of sandstone hefted up on the sholder to tear up a lobate hinge!
lol.... got to love those guys! Like I said though, the army spent only a fraction of its time parading during triumphs or being inspected by the governor (I suspect daily, weekly or monhly kit inspections by Centurions would have been more lenient but still tough). Perhaps we focus too much on the ceremonial aspect rather than day to day 'facet' of the army.
