The Jedi of the Old Republic? They number only in the thousands and recruit only from Force Sensitives.IRG CommandoJoe wrote:I think that's a bunch of bullshit. In all other organizations in other movies you see much more diversity.
The Naboo? A relatively small planet, and only a tiny defense force. I see female pilots but no female soldier.
The Rebels? They are tiny compared to the Empire, scale comes into play yet again.
Better reflexes, but that's only one attribute. The ability for teamwork, use of sensors, etc, may be vastly inferior in a lot of alien species. Then there's logistics (concerns about dietary requirements, brought up again and again, and ignored again and again) to consider. And then again, how do you know that members of human-like species (with compatible physiology) weren't inside the armour?All right, fine. Movies only, why is the military comprise of humans in the first place if there are aliens that are superior to them? Why not have all TIE Fighter pilots/speeder bike scouts/etc. be any one of the aliens seen in the pod race in TPM, since their reflexes are better than human reflexes? Anakin was only able to podrace because of his Force abilities.
Obviously, numbers are an essential consideration. How much good would it do to standardize weapons, vehicles, controls, languages, etc. to physically superior species that are vastly outnumbered by humans? A blaster bolt doesn't care if you are human or a wookie when it blows a hole in you.Why not have all infantry units be Wookies, since they are physically stronger? If they are going to standardize weapons, vehicles, controls, languages, etc. then they ought to pick the most efficient species for each one as the model. But no, they pick humans. Why? There is no logical reason for it. The whole thing smacks of discrimination.
Standardisation, you've brought it up all by yourself. And yet again, scale comes into mind.And I'm fairly certain you are assuming the Imperial officer in question is human, which sort of proves my point even further.