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Line 21: The majority of the personnel serving within the Fifth were still recruited from the Bolan region at this point, and those who joined the Fifth rarely requested a transfer outside the brigade. It was this dedication that was in large part responsible for the Defenders as a whole consistently maintaining one of the highest readiness ratings of any FWLM formation; intimately familiar with the landscape of the region - both political and topographical - the Defenders were effective at mobilizing against threats and responding to or repelling bandit raids consistently faster than their SLDF counterparts.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> The majority of the personnel serving within the Fifth were still recruited from the Bolan region at this point, and those who joined the Fifth rarely requested a transfer outside the brigade. It was this dedication that was in large part responsible for the Defenders as a whole consistently maintaining one of the highest readiness ratings of any FWLM formation; intimately familiar with the landscape of the region - both political and topographical - the Defenders were effective at mobilizing against threats and responding to or repelling bandit raids consistently faster than their SLDF counterparts.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> − Like the other regiments of the Defenders, the Fifth began to suffer from the high tempo of activity within the Thumb during the closing years of the Star League; piracy and border raids ramped up sharply from the mid-2740s onward, placing an increasing strain on the Fifth as the weariness of constantly being on high alert began to affect the morale and performance of the units. Also dragging the morale of the brigade down were the persistent rumors that despite the corrupt NIA having been replaced by [[SAFE]] the League continued to place SAFE agents within each regiment to search for seditious tendencies. The Fifth remained keen to jump across the Lyran border if required, and were determined to live up to the brigade motto ''"Ad Respiratio Ultimus"'' - To the last breath - but the Defenders were increasingly on edge. After the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] performed a series of military actions in systems bordering the Free Worlds League and toppled the governments of [[Al Jafr]], [[Ilzra]] and [[Maisons]] in the early 2760s the Fifth went on high alert for nine months before being stood down.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> + Like the other regiments of the Defenders, the Fifth began to suffer from the high tempo of activity within the Thumb during the closing years of the Star League; piracy and border raids ramped up sharply from the mid-2740s onwards, placing an increasing strain on the Fifth as the weariness of constantly being on high alert began to affect the morale and performance of the units. Also dragging the morale of the brigade down were the persistent rumors that despite the corrupt NIA having been replaced by [[SAFE]] the League continued to place SAFE agents within each regiment to search for seditious tendencies. The Fifth remained keen to jump across the Lyran border if required, and were determined to live up to the brigade motto ''"Ad Respiratio Ultimus"'' - To the last breath - but the Defenders were increasingly on edge. After the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] performed a series of military actions in systems bordering the Free Worlds League and toppled the governments of [[Al Jafr]], [[Ilzra]] and [[Maisons]] in the early 2760s the Fifth went on high alert for nine months before being stood down.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> ==Officers== ==Officers==
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The majority of the personnel serving within the Fifth were still recruited from the Bolan region at this point, and those who joined the Fifth rarely requested a transfer outside the brigade. It was this dedication that was in large part responsible for the Defenders as a whole consistently maintaining one of the highest readiness ratings of any FWLM formation; intimately familiar with the landscape of the region - both political and topographical - the Defenders were effective at mobilizing against threats and responding to or repelling bandit raids consistently faster than their SLDF counterparts.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> | The majority of the personnel serving within the Fifth were still recruited from the Bolan region at this point, and those who joined the Fifth rarely requested a transfer outside the brigade. It was this dedication that was in large part responsible for the Defenders as a whole consistently maintaining one of the highest readiness ratings of any FWLM formation; intimately familiar with the landscape of the region - both political and topographical - the Defenders were effective at mobilizing against threats and responding to or repelling bandit raids consistently faster than their SLDF counterparts.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> | ||
| − | Like the other regiments of the Defenders, the Fifth began to suffer from the high tempo of activity within the Thumb during the closing years of the Star League; piracy and border raids ramped up sharply from the mid-2740s | + | Like the other regiments of the Defenders, the Fifth began to suffer from the high tempo of activity within the Thumb during the closing years of the Star League; piracy and border raids ramped up sharply from the mid-2740s onwards, placing an increasing strain on the Fifth as the weariness of constantly being on high alert began to affect the morale and performance of the units. Also dragging the morale of the brigade down were the persistent rumors that despite the corrupt NIA having been replaced by [[SAFE]] the League continued to place SAFE agents within each regiment to search for seditious tendencies. The Fifth remained keen to jump across the Lyran border if required, and were determined to live up to the brigade motto ''"Ad Respiratio Ultimus"'' - To the last breath - but the Defenders were increasingly on edge. After the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] performed a series of military actions in systems bordering the Free Worlds League and toppled the governments of [[Al Jafr]], [[Ilzra]] and [[Maisons]] in the early 2760s the Fifth went on high alert for nine months before being stood down.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp12"/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||