"You know you are an expendable soldier whennnn...."

Your boss puts you in a massive contingent of men all dressed the same colour so from his safe distance away...on in the neighbouring province...he can tell exactly how many of that colour have died.

Your boss shoves a long pole up the back of your armour so it sticks out about 20 above your head with a brightly coloured banner with the company and expendable number that is you on it ...
To again differentiate just how many of your massive contingent have bitten the dust.


personally I would like some plain brown, or dust coloured or grey colours...
since just like with a box of chocolates...or fancy wrapped gilded christmas present...
Dressed up in fancy colours, and finery denoting importance is like painting a "Shoot me first !" sign on one's chest.
One ALWAYS loves going for the prize first...
and in warfare ...going for what looks like the most important personnel first...
Is VERY demoralizing for the enemy.

unless of course the point is to put EVERYONE in neon and florescent colours ...to give the enemy troops headaches and eyestrain ...