It was originally intended to reward long and faithful service by military and police.
It rewards particularly honourable service rendered by military personnel for their participation in operational activities.
"Of course, I'd reward such service as best as I was able."
Let no man say Skiros does not reward good service.
Luckily, the Cardassian Union was a nation that rewarded service.
"We, the customer, want the power to reward good service and penalize bad service."
It did no harm to be known to the slaves as a lord who rewarded good service and a limited amount of initiative.
Because the system was designed to reward long service, payment rose progressively with the number of years worked.
Since knighthood was an accolade, it could be used to reward service.
In essence, the system rewarded public service with years of extended life.