Soldiers in Doctor Who Season 8

Once again, I set out to write a series of bullet points covering a range of themes and motifs in Doctor Who S8...and once again, I found myself stuck on one particular topic. Concise, I am not. So - having discussed Eyes in S8, here you go, have some significantly less focused thoughts on soldiers. This is a very long, fairly superficial summary of what we've seen so far in terms of soldiers and how they relate to the Doctor's character (plus, er, multiple digressions onto barely-related topics). Don't expect in-depth analysis, because my brain can't seem to manage that right now. Just 4000+ words of blather. Also be warned: there are spoilers for the Finale in here, but nothing that hasn't been revealed in official promo photos/trailers already.

( Am I a Good Man, Clara? )