-- get a reference to the soldier controlled by the player
local player = er2.getPlayer()

--print name of the soldier controller by the player
print("Player's name: "..player.getName())

--prepare a condition to wait for the player being not null (so to spawn or choose a soldier to control)
local condition1 = function() return not (er2:getPlayer() == nil) end

-- wait for the condition of soldier being spawned
waitUntil(condition1 )

--done!
print("Player has spawned!")