Excerpt from Encylopedia Galactica, volume 2 Disc 17b: "Photohuman clones were used industrially for centuries to operate heavy equipment in hostile environments. As Bioderm technology improved, it became feasible to use them for military purposes as well. Though bioderms have limited higher thought processes they can function quite successfully with human supervision and guidance."
Excerpt: OMAG interview 10:05:38 with Commander [BL] Frank Tarsus: "They Say it's an honor to have your genes selected for the BGM bank. I say its crap, We never really die. Imagine an army of meat-robots, jacked-up, bio-linked and wearing your face... All being ordered around by young greenhorns fresh from mommy's teat. Sounds like someone's idea of hell, if you ask me..."