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	'''Recruit''' is the rank given to soldiers who are entering boot camp or undergoing basic training. Frequently they have no rank insignia or a very simple one.		'''Recruit''' is the rank given to soldiers who are entering boot camp or undergoing basic training. Frequently they have no rank insignia or a very simple one.
	==SLDF==		==SLDF==
−	Recruits in the [[SLDF]] wore a white rank patch during basic training and on their first posting.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 112</ref><ref name=FMSLDFp24>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 24</ref>	+	Recruits in the [[SLDF]] wore a white rank patch during basic training and on their first posting.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 112</ref>
		+	Recruits who were entering the SLDF Naval Command were known as '''Spaceman Recruits.'''
−	In the Second Star League Defense Forces, a Recruit was promoted to [[Private]] immediately after graduating boot camp. Those recruits who were entering the SLDF Naval Command were known as '''Spaceman Recruits.'''<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 80</ref>	+	In the Second Star League Defense Forces, a Recruit was promoted to [[Private]] immediately after graduating boot camp.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 80</ref>
−	{|class="wikitable"	+	{|class="wikitable"
−	|+ SLDF Rank Insignia	+	|+ [[SLDF]] Rank insignia
−	! Rank !! Army Insignia (First SLDF)<ref name=TSLp113>''The Star League'', p. 113</ref><ref name=FMSLDFcp1>''Field Manual: SLDF'', color plate 1</ref> !! Navy Insignia (First SLDF)<ref name=TSLp113/><ref name=FMSLDFcp1/> !! Insignia (Second SLDF)<ref name=FMCSpn>''Field Manual: ComStar''{{cn}}</ref>	+	! Rank !! Insignia (First SLDF)<ref>''The Star League'', p. 113</ref> !! Insignia (Second SLDF)<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar''</ref>
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	! [[Recruit]]		! [[Recruit]]
−	|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit-Army-1stSL.png]]	+	|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit.png]]
−	|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit-Navy-1stSL.png]]
	|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit.png]]		|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit.png]]
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	==Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery==		==Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery==
	A recruit in the [[DCMS]] is titled '''''hojuhei''''' but bears no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 20</ref>		A recruit in the [[DCMS]] is titled '''''hojuhei''''' but bears no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 20</ref>
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	==Armed Forces of the Federated Suns==		==Armed Forces of the Federated Suns==
	Recruits in the [[AFFS]] wear a black sword on a green field as their rank insignia, regardless of their service branch.<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 27</ref>		Recruits in the [[AFFS]] wear a black sword on a green field as their rank insignia, regardless of their service branch.<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 27</ref>
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	==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces==		==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces==
−	Unlike in other militaries, in the [[CCAF]] the rank of Recruit takes the place of Private and is retained by everyone who has completed basic training; prior to then, they are simply known as "Citizen."  Infantry soldiers, vehicle support crews, and support personnel are all Recruits.  After the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' reforms, the title was replaced with '''''Shia-ben-bing''.'''<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 71</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 111</ref>	+	In the [[CCAF]], recruits are known as '''''Shia-ben-bing.''''' Unlike other militaries a CCAF recruit who graduates to regular service is still known as a ''shia-ben-bing'' rather than a Private. Applicants to a [[Warrior House]] are called '''Aspirants'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation''</ref>
	==Free Worlds League==		==Free Worlds League==
	Like the first [[Star League]], the [[FWLM]] has '''Recruits''' and '''Spaceman Recruit''' depending on the desired branch of service. A Recruit in the FWLM has no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 22</ref>		Like the first [[Star League]], the [[FWLM]] has '''Recruits''' and '''Spaceman Recruit''' depending on the desired branch of service. A Recruit in the FWLM has no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 22</ref>
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	==The Clans==		==The Clans==
−	All the [[Clans]] lack the rank of recruit, as all members of a Warrior caste training ''[[sibko]]'' are essentially recruits. Several Clans refer to their warrior ''sibko'' members by nicknames however, which could be considered recruit ranks.	+	All the [[Clans]] lack the rank of recruit, as all members of a Warrior caste training ''sibko'' are essentially recruits. Several Clans refer to their warrior sibko members by nicknames however, which could be considered recruit ranks.
	===Clan Hell's Horses===		===Clan Hell's Horses===
−	Clan Hell's Horses warrior trainees are frequently referred to as "colts."<ref name=FMCCpn>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''{{cn}}</ref><ref>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 46</ref>	+	Clan Hell's Horses warrior trainees are frequently referred to as "colts." <ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''</ref><ref>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 46</ref>
	===Clan Jade Falcon===		===Clan Jade Falcon===
−	Clan Jade Falcon training officers ([[Falconer_(rank)|Falconers]]) will sometimes refer to their ''sibko'' members as "fledglings."<ref name=FMCCpn>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''{{cn}}</ref>	+	Clan Jade Falcon training officers ([[Falconer_(rank)|Falconers]]) will sometimes refer to their sibko members as "fledgelings."<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''</ref>
	==ComStar/Word of Blake==		==ComStar/Word of Blake==
−	Neither [[ComStar]] nor the Word of Blake Militia use the rank of recruit.<ref name=FMCSpn>''Field Manual: ComStar''{{cn}}</ref>	+	Neither [[ComStar]] nor the Word of Blake Militia use the rank of recruit.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar''</ref>
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	==Free Rasalhague Republic==		==Free Rasalhague Republic==
	The ''[[KungsArmé]]'' doesn't use an explicit recruit rank.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 66</ref>		The ''[[KungsArmé]]'' doesn't use an explicit recruit rank.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 66</ref>
−	==Magistracy of Canopus==	+	==Periphery Powers==
−	In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], all incoming troops are known as a '''Volunteer''' until they have passed basic training.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 24</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 86</ref> Their rank insignia is a simple blue-green diamond edged in silver.	+	===Magistracy of Canopus===
		+	In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], all incoming troops are known as a '''Volunteer'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 24</ref> Their rank insignia is a simple blue-green diamond edged in silver.
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−	==Taurian Defense Force==	+	===Taurian Defense Force===
−	All citizens of the [[Taurian Concordat]] must serve for four years in the [[Taurian Defense Force]] - two years on active duty, two years in the reserve - though the nature of that service varies.  If they desire an actual military role, a '''Recruit''' will be given eighteen weeks of basic training before being assigned to a field unit.  Other Recruits are given more limited instruction and instead assigned to their local canton's provisional training battalion, where their duties tend more towards garbage patrol than combat patrol. They use a single silver ring as their rank insignia.<ref>''The Periphery'', p. 74</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 53</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 112</ref>	+	Like many other Inner Sphere militaries, trainee troops of the [[Taurian Defense Force]] are called Recruit.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 53</ref> They use a single silver ring as their rank insignia.
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−	==Marian Hegemony==	+	===Marian Hegemony===
	In the [[Marian Hegemony Armed Forces|Hegemony Armed Forces]], a recruit undergoing training is known as '''''miles''''', which is Latin for soldier.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 73</ref> They wear no rank insignia.		In the [[Marian Hegemony Armed Forces|Hegemony Armed Forces]], a recruit undergoing training is known as '''''miles''''', which is Latin for soldier.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 73</ref> They wear no rank insignia.
−	==Outworlds Alliance==	+	===Outworlds Alliance===
	As the [[Alliance Military Corps]] gets most of its new troops via planetary lotteries held by the Parliaments of individual member worlds, calling a trainee "Recruit" is inaccurate. In recognition of this, the AMC identifies all its trainee soldiers as '''Defender'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 88</ref> A Defender's rank insignia is a simple green circle.		As the [[Alliance Military Corps]] gets most of its new troops via planetary lotteries held by the Parliaments of individual member worlds, calling a trainee "Recruit" is inaccurate. In recognition of this, the AMC identifies all its trainee soldiers as '''Defender'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 88</ref> A Defender's rank insignia is a simple green circle.
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	|align="center"|[[File:OA-Defender.png]]		|align="center"|[[File:OA-Defender.png]]
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−	==Hanseatic League==
−	In the [[Hanseatic League]] this rank name is called '''Soldier'''.<ref name=FMPp14>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 14: "Periphery Comparative Rank Table"</ref>
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−	==Umayyad Caliphate==
−	In the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] this rank name is called '''''Safiya'''''.<ref name=FMPp14/>
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−	==Castilian Principalities==
−	In the [[Nueva Castile]] this rank name is called '''''Caballero'''''.<ref name=FMPp14/>
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−	==Aurigan Coalition Military==
−	In the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]], '''Recruit''' is the rank given to infantry and vehicle crews.<ref name=HA:TACp25>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', p. 25</ref>
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−	==Notes==
−	{{RankStyle}}
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''	+	* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
		+	* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
		+	* ''[[The Star League]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
		+	* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
		+	* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
	* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
−	* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
−	* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
−	* ''[[House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)]]''
	* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''		* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''
−	* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' (sourcebook)
−	* ''[[The Star League]]''
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{{Inner Sphere Military Ranks}} '''Recruit''' is the rank given to soldiers who are entering boot camp or undergoing basic training. Frequently they have no rank insignia or a very simple one. ==SLDF== Recruits in the [[SLDF]] wore a white rank patch during basic training and on their first posting.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 112</ref> Recruits who were entering the SLDF Naval Command were known as '''Spaceman Recruits.''' In the Second Star League Defense Forces, a Recruit was promoted to [[Private]] immediately after graduating boot camp.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 80</ref> {|class="wikitable" |+ [[SLDF]] Rank insignia ! Rank !! Insignia (First SLDF)<ref>''The Star League'', p. 113</ref> !! Insignia (Second SLDF)<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar''</ref> |- ! [[Recruit]] |align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit.png]] |align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Recruit.png]] |} ==Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance== [[LCAF]]/[[LAAF]] recruits wear the "Narrow Arrow" as their rank insignia, like Privates. They are not allowed to wear the [[Lyran Alliance]] insignia however.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 30</ref> ==Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery== A recruit in the [[DCMS]] is titled '''''hojuhei''''' but bears no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 20</ref> ==Armed Forces of the Federated Suns== Recruits in the [[AFFS]] wear a black sword on a green field as their rank insignia, regardless of their service branch.<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 27</ref> {|class="wikitable" width="300" |+ AFFS Ranks by Branch of service ! Rank !! Insignia |- ! [[Recruit]] |align="center"|[[File:Recruit-AFFS.png]] |} ==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces== In the [[CCAF]], recruits are known as '''''Shia-ben-bing.''''' Unlike other militaries a CCAF recruit who graduates to regular service is still known as a ''shia-ben-bing'' rather than a Private. Applicants to a [[Warrior House]] are called '''Aspirants'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation''</ref> ==Free Worlds League== Like the first [[Star League]], the [[FWLM]] has '''Recruits''' and '''Spaceman Recruit''' depending on the desired branch of service. A Recruit in the FWLM has no rank insignia.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 22</ref> ==The Clans== All the [[Clans]] lack the rank of recruit, as all members of a Warrior caste training ''sibko'' are essentially recruits. Several Clans refer to their warrior sibko members by nicknames however, which could be considered recruit ranks. ===Clan Hell's Horses=== Clan Hell's Horses warrior trainees are frequently referred to as "colts." <ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''</ref><ref>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 46</ref> ===Clan Jade Falcon=== Clan Jade Falcon training officers ([[Falconer_(rank)|Falconers]]) will sometimes refer to their sibko members as "fledgelings."<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans''</ref> ==ComStar/Word of Blake== Neither [[ComStar]] nor the Word of Blake Militia use the rank of recruit.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar''</ref> ==Free Rasalhague Republic== The ''[[KungsArmé]]'' doesn't use an explicit recruit rank.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 66</ref> ==Periphery Powers== ===Magistracy of Canopus=== In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], all incoming troops are known as a '''Volunteer'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 24</ref> Their rank insignia is a simple blue-green diamond edged in silver. {|class="wikitable" width="350" |+ [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] Insignia ! Rank !! Insignia |- ! Volunteer |align="center"|[[File:MagistracyOfCanopus-Volunteer.png]] |} ===Taurian Defense Force=== Like many other Inner Sphere militaries, trainee troops of the [[Taurian Defense Force]] are called Recruit.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 53</ref> They use a single silver ring as their rank insignia. {|class="wikitable" width="350" |+ [[Taurian Defense Force]] Insignia ! Rank !! Insignia |- ! Recruit |align="center"|[[File:TaurianConcordat-Recruit.png]] |} ===Marian Hegemony=== In the [[Marian Hegemony Armed Forces|Hegemony Armed Forces]], a recruit undergoing training is known as '''''miles''''', which is Latin for soldier.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 73</ref> They wear no rank insignia. ===Outworlds Alliance=== As the [[Alliance Military Corps]] gets most of its new troops via planetary lotteries held by the Parliaments of individual member worlds, calling a trainee "Recruit" is inaccurate. In recognition of this, the AMC identifies all its trainee soldiers as '''Defender'''.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 88</ref> A Defender's rank insignia is a simple green circle. {|class="wikitable" width="300" |+ [[Alliance Military Corps]] Insignia ! Rank !! Insignia |- ! Defender |align="center"|[[File:OA-Defender.png]] |} ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'' [[Category:Military Ranks]]

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