diff --git a/Tactical/Soldier Init List.cpp b/Tactical/Soldier Init List.cpp
index 8f71f70c7..2c45df951 100644
--- a/Tactical/Soldier Init List.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Soldier Init List.cpp	
@@ -3174,7 +3174,10 @@ void AddSoldierInitListMilitiaOnEdge( UINT8 ubStrategicInsertionCode, UINT8 ubNu
 			}
 			UpdateMercInSector( pSoldier, gWorldSectorX, gWorldSectorY, 0 );
 		}
-		
+
+		// Soldiers face direction opposite they entered from
+		pSoldier->ubDirection = BackTowardsStrategicInsertionCode(ubStrategicInsertionCode);
+
 		// HEADROCK HAM 3.2: Experimental, militia reinforcements arrive with 0 APs.
 		if (gGameExternalOptions.ubReinforcementsFirstTurnFreeze == 1 || gGameExternalOptions.ubReinforcementsFirstTurnFreeze == 3)
 		{
@@ -3344,4 +3347,4 @@ void SectorAddDownedPilot( INT16 sMapX, INT16 sMapY, INT16 sMapZ )
 		// remove the flag. We can only find the pilot the first time we visit this sector after the heli was shut down
 		pSector->usSectorInfoFlag &= ~SECTORINFO_ENEMYHELI_SHOTDOWN;
 	}
-}
+}