The War Begins

Upon receiving the videos from the Army's headquarters, Sharp's eyebrows furrowed as he scrubbed through each one of them. "It seems like there's going to be war." 

In terms of headcount and absolute combat effectiveness, the Army had the advantage. However, the Interstellar Pirates were all desperadoes.

The people in the Army were different–they received a steady paycheck each month. Life was easy when they were not on missions, especially for Army officials of higher rankings. If they were lucky, they would only encounter a few small scale battles every few decades. They spent most of their time drinking coffee in the office.