>>5344305>Examining Friendly ForcesThe Benin state has historically been a lot less corrupt than the other nations in this area, and with NAU personnel crawling around, corruption is lowered. During the "dark period" where NAU backing was pulled, the state and it's military visibly decayed in ability. With a new regime, some arrests, and NAU backing... Things are really different. It could be the extra oversight, covering up corruption resulting in it having to be smaller to be better hidden, or that certain people are making more money in less corrupt ways. Regardless, this appears to be having a direct effect on the funding and capability of the Benin Army. The country and it's military appear to be the best they've ever been, at least in the Analyst's lifetime.
These men are in better shape than some undeployable US Army Reserve units. They stand straighter and move more tactically than most armies in the Middle East. While they are running around with equipment that goes back to the Cold War, perhaps even the 80s, their body armor seems fairly new and reasonable. Reports are the Benin Army put up a good fight during the recent conflicts, and inflicted reasonable damage against mercenary units aligned with the SFU.
While this is still a third world nation, some degree of military pride and experience has lifted these men to the quality of conscripts trained within the North American or European Alliances.
<span class="mu-s">If the Analyst wanted to know more or be more certain, he feels he could be, easily.</span>
