We really enjoyed playing this. I agree with most of the points brought up by Kumada1 below, but ultimately we found the process very rewarding. We definitely had a few moments we felt the need to disconnect from the flow of the card story and establish additional things. It made a difference for us to determine our individual call signs and roles within the squad, but I think perhaps going through that in the beginning of the game wouldn't have been as powerful. We sort of came around to understanding that we needed that information to continue, but being told we needed it in the beginning might have changed the overall direction we took.
Quality game, thank you for your hard work in creating it!