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Can I discard New Military Tactics for +3 Military without settling?
The designer (Tom Lehmann) answered this directly on BoardGameGeek, and the rulebook is consistent with it.
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2009-08-03
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- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2015-09-01
- Race for the Galaxy rulebook · Rulebook · III: SETTLE
Yes. New Military Tactics can be discarded for its +3 Military in any Settle phase, whether or not you settle a world. Colony Ship differs: it only works when there is a cost to reduce.