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Nice chapter. Loved the interaction between Lightning and Dash, as well as the interactions between Spitfire and the rest.
Having gone through military training, including last-minute "here's how not to mess up" pre deployment stuff this whole chapter was win. Wonderbolts are basically at Semper Gumby (always flexible) trying to prep for war. Great chapter, happy to see we'll get a more ensemble narration with Princess Books, Crash and whomever else.
Ah, don't be so down on what you've produced. The only thing that's a bit jarring (which is not to say bad, just noticeably different) is how quickly Rainbow came around with respect to Lightning. You've done similar things before in this saga, and it's always taken much, much longer.
8225983 I'd say that in the canon of this story it's been roughly 2 and a half years since the Wonderbolts academy episode. Plenty of time for Lightning to have dragged herself out of the gutter rather than have someone do it for her. Now we just need an episode with her just to prove how wrong I am in that assumption, because nopony in Equestria is capable of learning their own lessons.
8225906 If you can say that, I must be doing alright since I have no military experience, or background at all, and tend to shirk researching this kind of stuff.
8226270 It's probably because I wasn't clear enough that this didn't come through, but I wasn't talking about Lightning's attitude shift. Good on her. I was talking specifically about how quickly Rainbow came around to giving her a second chance. In the space of a chapter. That's something I would expect from Friendship is Magic, but I've come to expect suspicions, resentments, and hangups festering in this series of stories, and being resolved in big dramatic set pieces.
Let me say again that this isn't a bad choice. If anything, it's a refreshing contrast, but it is a contrast, and a sharp one.
8226319 I see. In that case all I can say is it's Rainbow Dash, and therefore, gotta go fast!
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I think of the Wonderbolts as being an echelons-above-reality unit, the traditional yelling and strict limits on socializing between ranks are not their thing. A long history of stunt flying probably does that too. You pass selection and you get treated like a big boy or girl. Considering Wonderbolt may be sent out in very small groups they have to be able to practice initiative. One story I remember was an officer in Iraq who was being yelled at by his boss for not chasing insurgents. In garrison stateside he'd have to ask permission to tell his troops to put on raingear, he hadn't thought he could cease mission to chase fleeing guys. Anyway, I can believe Wonderbolt would act this way.
I'm kinda excited to see the intelligence service in action... hint-hint.
On another note, kinda a stupid thing to do by releasing the reservists who didn't immediately volunteer - some have other commitments, like jobs and families (your spouse might want to talk it over you before you go getting yourself involved in a deployment)... not to mention that some of them may have used their positions within the reserves to get other government jobs. Which is to say that it's entirely possible that some of the intelligence service, or other critical functions, have reservists, now ex-reservists within their ranks. Basically, being punished for honouring their true commitments (once the war ends, I assume that they're not going to be reinstated into the ranks).
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I was more trying to go for them wanting ponies dedicated to defending Equestria, and that wouldn't flake out at the first sign of things getting heavy, (which they inevitably will.) You probably nailed it on the commitments thing, but I'm allergic to both responsibility and commitment, so it never occurred to me.
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I know of a reserve officer who works full time as a lawyer. So, unless there was a really good reason, for them to drop everything and run would actually be illegal as per their oaths and whatnot for the barristers association. Others are university students, some who are getting PhDs. There's one that I've hears of, who is a surgeon at a major hospital, but also a reservist, so for him to cut and run would kinda place lives at risk. A lot of them have family, etc. So, you can't really just expect everyone to just jump on to a ship when there's no reasonable expectation for them to do so.
As for it never occurring to you... I guess it never occurred to Spitfire either... could always have law suits and whatnot by some of them members who want to know, "What the f***, I signed up with the understanding that this wasn't a full-time commitment and now I've been kicked out for actually honouring my full-time commitments," or at least someone brings that up to Spits/one of the princesses. 'cause there were probably a few that would have volunteered, if only they had a little time to talk it over with their spouses.
Honestly I enjoyed this. I have a feeling you will make Lightning Dust a integral part of the story here on out.
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She deserves her chance, if the show would ever give it to her.
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I read that the reason she hasn't shown up again was as simple as the voice actress isn't available.
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