[quote=@BingTheWing]
[@vietmyke] Wait, I'm not really feeling the urgency here. If an RIC unit is trapped behind enemy lines, we wouldn't be feeling the spirit of a death-defying adventure, because if we 'died' we'd just go 'oh crap, there goes a few billion dollars', and we wouldn't sustain any bodily injuries. 

Also, what year are we in?
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I would agree the "Sense of urgency" would be different because no life is being lost, but in a capitalist country like the US, preservation of high value equipment is a concern. I recall having to pay money by means what is called a "Statement of Charges" [url=http://www.bliss.army.mil/dpw/docs/dd0362.pdf](DD-362)[/url] for the loss of something I may have neglected to properly secure. The loss of money can be a real motivator. Personally, if I was a RIC pilot, I wouldn't want to have to pay for losing my RI-1, :(

But it seems to me, the real story is with the lives of the operators back in Virginia or California or wherever our characters are located. The story can be split between the two locations much like in the movie Avatar.