"Isn't that standard?" Kou responds, surprised by the complaint. He'd been expecting to have his possessions revoked for the initial training, but apparently it had been an unhappy surprise to some. That's too bad. Even if this guy is being a little dramatic about it, maybe he likes to keep close contact with people. It's going to be a big adjustment for most of them, and especially for anyone who's used to being glued to their technology or who doesn't have a lot of physical activity in their typical daily lives.

Maybe it's safer to stick with the subject of Spanish. Even if the elder cadets are still the same rank, it feels like a bad idea to say anything that might be construed as an insult. "Someone told me they let us go explore every weekend, so I think there's enough time to make fools of ourselves before we learn better."