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After the fall of the Black Ports (which were both collectively renamed "The Yards") the Infrastructural Army had some eighty five thousand soldiers under its command. They had laid claim to what they could without rustling the feathers of the older civilizations eastward too much, and logistics was becoming difficult even with improved roads, the growing rail networks and paddlesteamers increasing in number. As far as the committee was concerned, each soldier employed in the military could be employed far more productively to their ends in agriculture or industry and they were mindful of the threat of a military revolt. As such, in late summer of 22 IA they cut the size of their army in half.

All conscripts, most penal soldiers and a few volunteers were honorably discharged and all soldiers serving at the time were given a considerable pay bonus. Those soldiers who did so were also given a deal on a free train, paddlesteamer or coach ticket home or, if they wished, to Dalatyr. There was also a settlement program for a few areas deemed strategically valuable that volunteers could apply for. Moving into newly reclaimed farmland or settling in The Yards to make the population more loyal. Most of the dismissed forces were infantry, as cavalry could cover more ground and had an advantage per person which mostly offset it's higher operating costs per soldier. The artillery corps was reduced, but to a lesser degree.

This whole deal, as sergeant Dina Indahl found out, involved lots and lots of paperwork. This Dalatyr educated young woman signed up for the army and since she was assigned to a Garrison unit, ended up doing much of the paperwork required to keep things going and working for the quartermaster. She did see some action against some bandits, but never the less preferred not fighting men wanting her dead after getting in a couple of close quarters scrapes. Receiving two months worth of pay put her in a good mood, even though she did have to do allot more work for her to process the discharge forms. The fact that she was handing out hundreds of credits to each individual soldier helped that along quite well. After all, they were in a good mood as well and that was contagious. Standing nearby was one of the new Enforcers brought in to keep law and order among the civies who lived in the town that grew around this fort. Despite that, she did have a bit of a rivalry going on with Liv the Bureaucrat. She thought of her as being stuffy, officious and uptight, even if she was quite good at her job. Fortunately she did not do much beyond picking up papers to be filed today and could not kill Dina's good mood.

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After the fall of the Black Ports (which were both collectively renamed "The Yards") the Infrastructural Army had some eighty five thousand soldiers under its command. They had laid claim to what they could without rustling the feathers of the older civilizations eastward too much, and logistics was becoming difficult even with improved roads, the growing rail networks and paddlesteamers increasing in number. As far as the committee was concerned, each soldier employed in the military could be employed far more productively to their ends in agriculture or industry and they were mindful of the threat of a military revolt. As such, in late summer of 22 IA they cut the size of their army in half.

All conscripts, most penal soldiers and a few volunteers were honorably discharged and all soldiers serving at the time were given a considerable pay bonus. Those soldiers who did so were also given a deal on a free train, paddlesteamer or coach ticket home or, if they wished, to Dalatyr. There was also a settlement program for a few areas deemed strategically valuable that volunteers could apply for. Moving into newly reclaimed farmland or settling in The Yards to make the population more loyal. Most of the dismissed forces were infantry, as cavalry could cover more ground and had an advantage per person which mostly offset it's higher operating costs per soldier. The artillery corps was reduced, but to a lesser degree.

This whole deal, as sergeant Dina Indahl found out, involved lots and lots of paperwork. This Dalatyr educated young woman signed up for the army and since she was assigned to a Garrison unit, ended up doing much of the paperwork required to keep things going and working for the quartermaster. She did see some action against some bandits, but never the less preferred not fighting men wanting her dead after getting in a couple of close quarters scrapes. Receiving two months worth of pay put her in a good mood, even though she did have to do allot more work for her to process the discharge forms. The fact that she was handing out hundreds of credits to each individual soldier helped that along quite well. After all, they were in a good mood as well and that was contagious. Standing nearby was one of the new Enforcers brought in to keep law and order among the civies who lived in the town that grew around this fort. Despite that, she did have a bit of a rivalry going on with Liv the Bureaucrat. She thought of her as being stuffy, officious and uptight, even if she was quite good at her job. Fortunately she did not do much beyond picking up papers to be filed today and could not kill Dina's good mood.

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