MAMMOTH – One of my favorite posts on Small-Medium Army Central was made by Etac14. It deciphered why experience is not as important as many people may think. I believe it is relevant to what has been going on recently, so here is a post about why soldiers who are active trump those with experience.
From a leader perspective, it comes down to wanting more soldiers at the events. More often than not, people who are very experienced and only join for high ranks (refusing any other rank or threatening to quit) end up being some of the most inactive people in the army. It is better to have active soldiers who are extremely loyal than someone who may be in ten armies and is not motivated enough due to all of their other responsibilities.
Accumulating experience over the years is a good thing and it is more probable than not that you’re going to get high ranks wherever you go depending on that said experience. Your experience is great and all, and I completely respect and understand all of your accomplishes. However, sometimes there have been situations where trying to bribe or threaten your way to getting a rank of your preference isn’t going to change the fact that lots of leaders would rather pick activeness over experience.
Conclusion: why do we regard experience so much?
As the years go by, more and more soldiers are gathering longer resumes and that is perfectly normal. It is thought that the more experience you have in armies, the quicker it’ll be to becoming a legend. Yet it may be the complete opposite! Staying more loyal to a smaller amount of armies, getting a high rank in them, and ultimately helping them create history is what makes people legends. People who can be active AND experienced are the best types though: if you think you can manage it, go for it.
Note that I am not attempting to bash people with experience. I myself have been in many armies, and I myself have been that person who was given a high rank yet did nothing with it. What I am trying to get at is push people to do more for their armies with the rank they are given. Doing more at the rank will look good to your specified leader, then promotions will be easy-peasy.
What do YOU think? If you were a leader of an army, would you choose activeness over experience? Let us know in the comments below!
~Head Reporter, Mchappy
