Falco clapped to get everyone's attention, interrupting the student's rest.
"Today, we are training reflexes."
Muscle memory and reflexes can be the difference between staying alive and dying when the brain cannot keep up with new information.
And with manual mecha piloting, this was even more important. Unlike combination piloting, where the brain could at least override frozen limbs, that was impossible to do for manual mecha pilots.
It's your limbs or nothing.
"You all know that while buttons can be used to operate the mecha, most soldiers would prefer to capture their movements. In this way, we want you to have options, but regardless of what you pick, all pilots rely on their reflexes."
"So, today, we'll start with sparring exercises."
"Everyone, start forming pairs for sparring."
Usually, he would group people according to their abilities, but this was Section A, where the best people were gathered.