The current quest (conquer a sector or research a military tech) is completely unfair. I lost my defense squad because I have only an early barracks for other troops, and I'm no where near getting a military tech started, much less completed in the next few days. I tried to fill it with negotiation tactics, and no luck (even after a refresh).
This is a quest for military-minded players, of which I am not one, and don't plan to be, so how am I supposed to complete it?
The other quests had several 'sneaky' ways around it, are there any for this one, because otherwise I might have to miss out.