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Basic Training: "You'd never know it to look at me now, but twelve years ago I was this runnynosed punk from Liverpool who thought he was the toughest cat in the jungle. I figured I was tough enough to conquer the Royal Army in no time, then spend the rest of my enlistment strutting about in my uniform, impressing the birds. "Then, at basic training, I met my drill sergeant, Sergeant Watson. He was smaller than me, but built like a rugby player, with a voice that would do a cannon proud. "He taught me three things. One, that any notion of toughness I'd picked up fighting other punters in the gangs in Liverpool was rubbish. Two, that he was going to rebuild me as a soldier, whether I thought he could or not. "And threethere was, despite all indications, a real soldier in me after all. I eventually became a sergeant in the Grenadier Guards. If it weren't for Sergeant Watson, I'd still be a punter in Liverpool, on the dole—you call it "Welfare" in America." All characters entering the army receive basic training. This training varies from nation to nation, but it tends to follow guidelines established by one or another of the major powers. US Army American-style basic training lasts between eight and eleven weeks, depending on the nation concerned. Skills: The character receives the following skills in basic training:
Special Characters with Intelligence and Education > 13 may enter OCS. If so, they receive a level 1 Leadership skill, are commissioned as 2nd lieutenants, and conduct their first term normally. Officially, Soviet basic training lasts four weeks, followed by a five month advanced training cycle that is repeated three times during a draftee's two-year term. Skills: The character receives the following skills in basic training:
Special Soviet bloc armies don't have OCS in the same way Western armies do. However, troops often go to "Higher Military Schools" upon completing their enlistments. Treat as Military Academy. Includes Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and South Africa, as well as Israel. Commonwealthstyle basic training is more involved than most, lasting twentytwo weeks in the British Army, with similar terms in other nations using this system. Skills: The character receives the following skills in basic training:
Special Characters with Intelligence and Education > 13 may enter OCS. If so, they receive a level 1 Leadership skill, are commissioned as 2nd lieutenants, and conduct their first term normally. See also under United Kingdom in the "Nationalities" chapter for details on the commonwealth Regimental system—it's an important part of any Commonwealth character, especially career officers and NCOs. Including China. The length of time involved varies widely between nations. Some countries conduct Soviet or American style terms of formal instruction, while others merely give a recruit a rifle and tell him to obey or die. This chart sort of splits the difference. Skills: The character receives the following skills in basic training:
Special Characters with Intelligence and Education > 13 may enter OCS. If so, they receive a level 1 Leadership skill, are commissioned as 2nd lieutenants, and conduct their first term normally.
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