For a potential battle situation, wouldn't it make sense to have, you know a living person at that station?

Better than most commanders can count on in a battle situation.

After all, in real battle situations the unexpected had to be dealt with, too.

Usually it has three forms, specializing in every battle situation.

Normally it is used as a command center during battle situations.

You also get a taste of battle situations without actually having to fight.

Explanations were all well and good, but he still felt almost helpless in a battle situation.

If the Japanese could cut off supplies, holding them might not be easy no matter what the actual battle situation looked like.

"Are we going into a battle situation without shields up, sir?"

Besides, he needed to see how the group functioned in a battle situation.