Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-20282318-20140210075721/@comment-172.0.160.80-20140213082943

I would say yes and no. They have the equipment to get it on. But the sex drive is erased as well as the fact that a child would take 13 years to mature into an eligable space marine. When the space marines need to replenish their numbers. Taking already able bodied men to be converted is much easier and faster. Plus as stated before. Family ties are a weakness that the enemy would gladly exploit.