Quagmire, with precise footwork and control of weight distribution, jumped from nearby branches, and when there were no nearby, he quietly jumped down, and climbed another one with utter swiftness, so that there was minimal noise made.
After all, even though he was a commander back then at the Imperial Republic, they were forced to learn not only tactics and strategy, but to take care of their body through exercise and through acrobatics, in fact competition is encouraged through the entire academy, and they even host tournaments for recruits and veterans alike.
They believe not through human wave tactics, but through precision strikes and the quality of soldiers. Perhaps it may also be the cause of his defeat and subsequently their nation, though he has no way of fully knowing that.