CursedPh4nt0m
yes, i did think of that, but moreover, it is just a guideline for a good amount of ships/crew for a faction.
after all, if your faction is ok with having clones that get no pay, and only exist to serve, then i don't think they would be the kind of faction to care about what people think about their recruitment laws...
robots/drones kinda screw up the numbers... entirely, however even so, it still could work to stop people from saying their tiny faction that likes peace has 9999999 capital ships, because conscription can become: amount of robots allowed to be active at once.