User blog comment:Ahalosniper/Getting a feel for it/@comment-1009967-20120427234513

Let me see if I can explain this better. Taking a look at, you'll notice most of them aren't organized the way a real military would designate them. Of course, there are those that understand how a military works and will go to the trouble of elaborate organization of divisions, regiments, companies, etc., but an average user probably doesn't know or want to bother with it (myself included, usually). But the N7 Special Ops as we see mentioned in Hackett's reports and the multiplayer are just teams of the universe's best soldiers running around taking on high-risk missions, and that's what I think an average user wants to start out with. So, a new user creates a squad with a kewl name (Ion, Red, or Sigma as opposed to real SEAL Team 6), and instead of having to go through the arduous process of creating a whole military division to make them realistic, they join the paramilitary vigilantes known as N7 Special Ops and go save the galaxy. Within N7 Special Ops, just about every team has their own ship assigned or owned by the members, made up of specialists of any species, and pick their own names. Simple, and while they write their stories without having to worry about a working military, the people running the organization supply and coordinate them, and act as their superior officers. Like a boss.