Interview: Commander of the Army MGN Munro Burton

INTERVIEWER: EN Khadgar / Iota 1-2 / ISD Chimaera / Imperial Navy

INTERVIEWED: MGN Burton / COA / / Imperial Army

HOLONET REGISTRATIONS: <khadgar1@shaw.ca; munro.burton@gmail.com>

SUBMITTED ON: 2008.06.07

 

Khadgar: Which of the six Star Wars films is your favourite and why?

 

Munro Burton: I would say Revenge of the Sith, for its epic space battles. It's a rarity even in SF movies to feature massive space battles... and Revenge starts right off the bat with one. Then it carries over into a two-vs-one duel that's ironically to rescue the main bad guy.

 

Khadgar: Could you give us a brief background of your GE career?

 

Munro Burton: I started in Raider Company, as a Private First Class and progressed up to Staff Sergeant before becoming Captain of the Royal Guard. I eventually took command of Dragon Company. After a while, I left company command for a brief time, to concentrate on my Royal Guard duties. However, the Army needed someone to command Raider Company, so I took command of it for a brief time, until a Brigade commander slot became available. The rest is all recent and evident.

 

Khadgar: What has appealed to you about the GE throughout your career?

 

Munro Burton: The people, I have to say. Also, it's fun to compete as part of a small club against larger ones and... produce results out of proportion, if not winning outright. A very satisfying thing to do.

 

Khadgar: What avenues do you think the army, and perhaps the GE in general, should pursue in the future?

 

Munro Burton: Expansion. I think we should consider moving beyond Star Wars and training up a cadre of really good FPS players - in order to compete against other 'clans' out there. Of course, we don't need to limit ourselves to FPS players. That's just a personal preference. Admittedly there's the problem of how to integrate non-SW platforms into a SW club... who knows, it'll get done if everyone wants it done.

 

Khadgar: Do you have any other comments for NL readers?

 

Munro Burton: Stay active. And get dug into Outer Sectors II, we need lots of submissions every chapter to avoid a bad result... and besides, your COs will reward extra activity.

 

Khadgar: That's all the questions I have. Thanks for your time, General.

 

Munro Burton: And thanks for being patient. I know my answers weren't quick-firing, Ensign.

 

Khadgar: No problem, General. Thanks again. :)