[quote=@Slypheed]
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They want to be their characters to be the center of attention and to be the coolest member with all the kills.

My two cents anyway. Could be totally wrong.
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^ Reason #1 why I stay away from any sort of modern military RPs.

Everyone wants to be the badass sniper, "One shot One kill" and all that, saving the squad time and time again by picking off targets others can scarcely see. 

...

And while there have been a few stories of things like that happening in the military, what most people don't think of is the days upon days of being camped out on over watch, doing precisely fuck all. 

Though I won't judge Engel just yet, because she (or he) didn't seem to strike me as that type.