Engineers for the imperial army should not be the face of any movement. There is plenty of space for them to do quiet, thankless, every day work.
"What do you expect me to do, die?" Yes. I expect you to die in the service of the revolution to wash clean the stain you carry with you for your deeds. We are all getting ready to die for revolution. Why should you be any different? We just ask that you do it as rank and file