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Hello all,
My friends and I are a little confused as to how a unit recovers from a template caused casualty. We usually play 40k so I think we might be subconsciously mixing rule sets, but when a unit suffers wounds caused by a template, don't the models that were under the template get pulled first? I can't seem to find clarification in the book :(

Example: A magical vortex nips the front corner of a unit of rank and file troops. It causes wounds to each one it hit, essentially clipping the corner off of the unit, including the musician from the command group.
I'll try to draw it out.
M-musician O-models hit by template

before after
front
XXXMX XXXOO
XXXXX XXXXO
XXXXX XXXXX
XXXXX XXXXX
rear

Would the resulting layout look like this?

front
XXX
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
rear

If this is the case, when does this unit reform? Do you have to actually waste a turn reforming to get them back into fighting order, and can the unit move while disrupted like that?
Also, if this newly formed unit gets into combat, would you just fight across the gap, but maintain the gap for the purposes of whether or not they have a full rank bonus on the second row?
or
Would you just pull 3 rank and file models from the back as they're assumed to 'fill in'? If that's the case, when would this take place? Immediately? next turn? when they move next (ie: panic flight or something)

You always pull casualties from the back rank. This will fix whatever issues you have Casualties are removed immediately.

The only exception is if the champion/a character dies (after he typically fails his Look Out, Sir!). You would remove him then replace him with a normal Rank and File troop.