[WW] Officer's purpose

["Harvester" <Harvester@btinternet.com>]

I got asked a question by a new player tonight about why anybody would play
an officer. They are worse off overall than a grunt, and if you take rank as
a feat you can pretty much end up with the same abilities. I tried to point
out the obvious advantages of an officer rank in terms of roleplaying, i.e.
equipment acquisition, etc., but roleplaying really isn't a strong point
with the guy so the arguments didn't wash. Anybody give me any ideas how
people are using Officers in their games?

TIA

David