User blog comment:Oof the Fist/EXPLAIN./@comment-4536066-20130319170314

If I had to take an educated guess, I would say that it's primarily because, in the majority of roleplays - like POC's - being part of the military makes it much easier to get involved in town activity and you pretty much have an excuse to be at every major event. That is, as opposed to the general store salesman who doesn't have much reason to hang around the castle courtyard or wherever people generally gather.