Epona, don't become philosophical. Cling to the regulations. Wearing uniform is one of the four prerequisites for soldiers due to the Hague Land Warfare Order [translation could be wrong, I'm afraid]; also under   uniform leadership, carrying the weapons in the open, and respecting the laws of warfare. Anybody failing one of these prerequisites may be shot at sight.

Mrr, decimation is the old Roman punishment for mutinous units. Every tenth man was killed, mutineer or not.