Elite Soldiers and Knights are a good addition to the weekly quests, however i dont use Militia or Crossbow for losses and still would not do these quests you would need alot more xp to make it even tempting to do do the train x amount and delegate x amount (even dailies i wont delegate Elite Soldiers). 1st thief is fine provided that there is a good supply of YWC to get them. Why is there insistence on putting in 3 whirlwind ?
I think most people will not waste what they class valuable resources.