[@Dannyrulx] As a pyrotechnic officer, she'll likely be expected to train up the rest of her crew as a complete pyrotechnic squad. Yes, she can keep her explosives. [@Rultaos] They'll be a lot of grumbling, yes, but may even get them back at some point. [@mackielars] Read the above, things can very quickly change. ;) As with every military formation you're being stripped of self, part of a regiment, a uniform formation, even the Colonel is a Tallarn Guardsmen without his headscarf and so on. So you'll follow Cadian customs, exercises, and so on until otherwise. Things like their own language though is fine, but you'll still need to use Cadian battle-cant. Even the Hirisit. We're a unified D Company, hoo-rah!