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There are about three phases of integration for a loyal citizen, If you have proven yourself to be a valuable asset as a Civil Protection member, Then the door has opened for you to enter the second stage as a Combine Grunt/Soldier, Those who accept this offer without hesitation are the true Believers in the Combine, They welcomed the changes, And they look forward to their augmentations, Rumors say that the Combines brain surgery and genetic modification removes one's Humanity which couldn't be further from the truth, The removal or changes to certain organs are nothing but beneficial. For example, Getting upgraded eyes or even connecting your brain through the eye sockets to your helmet will provide you with excellent sight, And the brain tampering gives the soldier more resilience, focus, and obedience in what they already believe in, The programming/forced-learning of advanced tactical combat strategies is very time efficient and practical if you're building an army from untrained people. Combine forces may look serious and non-social, That's because they need to behave disciplined and follow certain protocols like any military, The Combine does not benefit from removing your physical/mental feelings or personality, You need to feel pain from your failures, You need to feel threatened by Overwatch if you break protocols, Your personality needs to have control over your loyalty cos the Combine don't want lobotomized stalkers on the battlefield. While you're waiting for your next assignment you can act as you please, However, The combine is not responsible for your entertainment, And please try to restrain the urge of kicking any sleeping Striders there have been accidents. If you've been doing your job well, following protocols/orders, and been on several successful missions, then phase three is closing in, It's a great privilege to earn further augmentation from this point on.