I know it's probably not what I'm supposed to do, but fuck it. Having the named character the party didn't defeat last week come back with other weapons (his Shotgun was Destroyed since he's a Veteran), but at +1 Difficulty because he's not trained in them. He just picked up some weapons from his subordinates to use, and will be a reinforcement in the next mission.
Sure, he shouldn't have a Stinger Pistol as a Goliath, because it's not a template added weapon, but it feels Right, given that they used Hornets as ground troops. Don't plan on restoring his Structure either, just the HP and Heat. This will be a test to see how bad something like this can get.