When the site is behaving, R2-DB has a really nice guide to tanking: http://r2-db.com/guide/12/intro-to-vanguard-powertech-tanking Hope this helps!

After consulting with the other troopers in my little guild, we've come to the conclusion including an attractive, competent and sarcastic NPC in our storyline was either a cruel joke on Bioware's part, or a plant for some kind of high-level romance triangle mechanic they haven't implemented yet.

Dude, Skwisgaar, that is so not metal.