Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25507520-20150514150104/@comment-86.174.46.239-20150517120017

Not all Imperial Navy are press ganged and not all Imperial Guard are Conscripted as a etc.

Not all Imperial Commanders (of the various fractions they may belong to) are callous, plenty of examples of forces holding the breech for others, defending civilian transports fleeing, retiring troops given land holds on worlds in terms of settlement. Albeit not continents but enough to have a life

You probably can work your way up in some regards in that situation, even if just to be gang leader etc if you are good enough. But we have already established that not all worlds are Hive worlds and I think our example would be a slum in Africa or such (for safety/development opportunity/personal freedoms etc).

Some (the majority) would be rised within areas where they can thrive if they put the effort in. E.g. A British (lots of opportunity as developed worlds, similar to what 'civilised worlds' are generally regarded as from GWS) child born to parents who were a teacher and firefighter and themselves became a medic*. Happens but some of their class will become criminals and some millionaries (potentilly in theory).


 * Not my life story, don't worry lol