[Resources, and stockpiles of them– he comes off as someone who's had to provide for enough people to necessitate having stockpiles of anything at all. Not just a rank and file soldier, then?]

Practical. If you believe in our new captain's judgment, we've got department heads being chosen pretty soon here. ["If you believe" being the operant phrase here.] Could be a place to start.

Otherwise, we're talking networking to find the people who're worthwhile. [It's hard to keep the wryness out of his tone – so much for avoiding the network. He doesn't say it in as many words, but Adam's feelings about the whole "public broadcast" thing probably align with Venom's, from the sounds of it.]