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Hmm, Flare is quite the mystery.
A whole new battallion of conscripts, and they're arming them with just arming swords? Really? Those are secondary weapons. They're going to get slaughtered by the first spearpony or heavily-armoured unit they face. Nevermind that a sword is much harder to make and costs a lot more than a spear. What is Canterlot's high command even doing?
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It's my fault. I didn't think of that. I will come up with the way to fix this.
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Well, it depends a bit on what enemies they're expected to fight. Swords work fine against opponents in fabric armor, for example, like gambesons. The best way to use a sword as a primary weapon is with a shield; Earth ponies will always have a disadvantage there because they can't use a sword and a shield together, unlike pegasi or unicorns. They need three legs on the ground for a firm stand.
Anyhow, to get to the main point: If these new recruits are supposed to carve up, say, lightly-armoured rebels, then swords (particularly cutting swords) are a working choice.
Another aspect is, if, say, these are cast swords instead of forged ones. Casting swords is cheap, but those things are massively inferior weapons prone to snapping under stress. In other words, if leadership wishes to experiment with a potentially inferior weapon, why not give it to the conscripts?
Or leadership just made a bad call. It happens.
Those are just some ideas.