I would definitely like the option to brace whenever I want on mechs that have brace bonuses or functions. It is core to the loop for SSC White Witch, brace early gain Overshield, stack armor using the buffer to take hits. HA Gilgamesh emergency repair is also another module that it could be very nice to be asked if we want to brace before we are reduced to something like 2 hp and hit again. I would rather heal up with a repair than just mitigate my getting structured roll. I have no idea how hard this would be to implement, or an option to just globally turn on/off always ask. But I would definitely like the option.