Question of the day: Why would the Rebellion 'hate to lose' Solo?

Stress makes people react in many different ways, some people turn to drink to deal with it, some seek out company for solace, while others take comfort in privacy.

At the start of Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (or "Empire" to those of us who watch it as a comforting stress release), Han and Luke are wandering around on a freezing planet, looking for anything that may be a threat to them.

This in itself is a strange decision to take, I personally would have sent a droid out rather than sit around on a Ton-Ton in the freezing cold. If for no other reason than their smell, apparently they smell bad on the outside.

Also, Han and Luke are fairly senior members of the Rebellion at this point, so to send them into the cold on a planet that (apparently) suffers from a lot of meteors is hardly something to motivate junior members to succeed.

Regardless, Han heads back to the base and Luke goes to look at one of the aforementioned meteors before a Wampa knocks him out and eats his Ton-Ton.

Back at the base, Han tells his boss that he needs to leave because someone is trying to kill him for money. His boss tells Han that he "hates to lose him" but understands, which really should be a strange reaction to such a statement. I mean, do the Rebellion really expect to ever achieve anything if their management are all targets for assassination? Shouldn't they establish some employee assistance programme for dealing with death marks?

Regardless, after parting ways with his boss and picking a fight with his girlfriend, Han is about to leave when he finds out that Luke still hasnt come back. He then antagonises all of the other members of the Rebellion, even telling one that he'll "see you in hell!", before taking off to find Luke.

All of this paints the picture of a man that probably isnt management material, least of all someone to be in a position of responsibility, which leads to the question; Why does his boss hate to lose him? Is he just good in comparison with his peers, and if so, how bad could they possibly be?!