They are, but they're soldiers under duress and have good reason to distrust outsiders. [ You know, given how Komarr allowed Cetaganda to bribe them to allow free entry through the only wormhole to Barrayar and launch a planetary invasion unhindered.

Complicated and a mess to be involved in directly, but he understands the distrust. ]

Barrayar has yet to catch up with the modern era. This will help jumpstart their reintroduction to the rest of the Nexus, but the change won't happen overnight.