In the Big List of Things to Keep the SH Force working, a well painted gate guard is not even in the first volume...
As the CSM said to the scruff while 10,000 Zulu warriors advance...
"Do that button up lad! Where the hell do you think you are?!!"
Meanwhile the Group Captain appears in public hatless.
Appearances are everything. A scruffy exterior speaks of carelessness and shabby organization.