"Ah, I suppose I should wish you luck in any case. It would shame our training if you do not at least manage to show them a little of your old skills."

Because as much as he was teasing Sephiroth over joining the military here, Genesis did understand the need to at least look good. They were SOLDIERs. They were not some country bumpkins fresh off a chocobo farm somewhere, but people who had spent most of their lives learning how to fight. It should mean something in this world.