So what would the level of infantry personal protection be? I mean, even a super advanced empire would have various degrees of investment in different fields. Did ground combat infantry/marine infantry advancement stagnate as a result of being no longer relevent? ARE we super cutting edge and take advantage of this against more mechanically technologically reliant foes? (i.e. boarding actions, shock troops, special forces [i]divisions[/i])

I ask because I intend on being the Infantry Officer/Marine Commander.

[@Thinslayer]