Commissars and retirement.

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**tigonesskay**

I wonder what are the odds of an imperial commissar actually living to see retirement?

**Cheese Elemental**

Yarrick had his arm snipped off and his eye shot out and he retired.

Then he came back to keep fighting Ghazghkull because eh fights Orks and doesn't afraid of anything.

**SagesStone**

I think only Tau retire through advancement. If a Commissar gets to the age of retirement and tries to retire he is probably executed for cowardice.

**Marshal2Crusaders**

Yarrick will always come back for another go.

**GrrBear**

Cain "retired" to a teaching post, yeah we saw where that got him

. Really the odds are not very good for a commisar, the enemy wants him dead and the troops probably hate him just as much as the enemy does. But the thing that probably kills them the most is being noticeable. The whole point of uniforms was so people knew who to shoot (if they don't look like you then it is ok to shoot them, more complex when there are allied groups involved). The commisars uniform doesn't tipically look like the others around him.

**Gwar!**

The only Commissar who has Balls big enough to live to retirement is CIAPHAS CAIN HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!

**metallifan**

And Yarrick. At the rate he's going, probably Gaunt too.

EDIT: I like how Gwar! has so many quotes in his sig that they're almost illegible at this point

**Orkeosaurus**

Most commissars wouldn't retire until they were unable to continue slaying the Emperor's foes anyways.

They're (x2) dedicated. That's pretty much the job description.

**Manchu**

n0t_u wrote:If a Commissar gets to the age of retirement and tries to retire he is probably executed for cowardice.

That seems appropriate.

**Emperors Faithful**

But it wouldn't happen. Even if the commissar had to summararily execute his soldiers through "beating with walking stick" he'd want to keep on fighting.

Anyway, most commisars that retire (which won't be all THAT many) would almost certainly become teachers in a Schola Progenium, or mabye an advisor to a newly conquered planetary governer.

But not Yarrick. HE IZ DA BEST! EVEN DA ORKS FINK SO!

**ghosty**

wait a sec? would a commissar and a guardsmen have the same retire age? and what would you do after imperial guard-ing? buy a villa of the coast of the river styxx , armageddon? purchase a chateau in the path of a horde of tyranids? i mean is there ANYWHERE in the imperium thats really that safe to retire to? bleh. i like yarrick ^^ good thing he retired.

**Gwar!**

Ultramar :3

**ghosty**

lol...well played ^^

**garret**

Yarrick was meant to retire the day of the 2nd war for armegeddon.
But i think they will retire if they are unfit for duty.
but really they wont really retire they will pronbably become a teacher.

**tigonesskay**

garret wrote:Yarrick was meant to retire the day of the 2nd war for armegeddon.
But i think they will retire if they are unfit for duty.
but really they wont really retire they will pronbably become a teacher.

Becoming a teacher is the closest to retirement an IG member wil ever get in the 40k...

**CajunMan550**

Ya rest is for the week the enemies of the emperor do not rest! Guardsmen do get retirement if thier regiment preforms well enough doesn't mean they stay there very long but it can happen.

**Emperors Faithful**

Actually, if you retire in the Guard (or as a commissar) you retire BIG, as in whole Planet is now belonging to the regiment, BIG. Life is good IF you live that long.

**Orkeosaurus**

Yep. They're usually released on conquered planets.

Of course, that's assuming you actually get to conquer planets. If you're being thrown up against daemons, expect to be purged or at least mind-scrubbed. If you're up against tyranids you'll probably be firebombed. If you're up against orks, your "retirement" will be fighting against orks for the rest of your life. Etc.

**Try Again Bragg**

It is true that the imperium forgets about soldiers a lot and just leaves them on the planet which is like a retirement. That is until twenty years later when they say what happened to that regiment, find you and send you off to meet another death somewhere desolate before being forgotten again. I dunno maybe some guardsmen who do the truly ridiculous are allowed to retire.

Guardsmen: When do I get to retire from this.

Sergeant: when you single handedly destroy a titan with your lasgun.

Guardsmen: Ok one sec I need to get a camocloak and some climbing gear.

The sergeant face palms

**Master Llyons**

ghosty wrote:wait a sec? would a commissar and a guardsmen have the same retire age? and what would you do after imperial guard-ing? buy a villa of the coast of the river styxx , armageddon? purchase a chateau in the path of a horde of tyranids? i mean is there ANYWHERE in the imperium thats really that safe to retire to? bleh. i like yarrick ^^ good thing he retired.

actually a chateau in the path of a tyranid horde sounds very nice after all it would be a buyers market

**Emperors Faithful**

Guard: When do I get to retire?
Serge: When you choke a bloodthirster to death with your own hands.
Guard: ...Anyone know where I can get a power fist or two?
Serge: ...(facepalms)

**Gwar!**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Guard: When do I get to retire?
Serge: When you choke a bloodthirster to death with your own hands.
Guard: ...Anyone know where I can get a power fist or two?
Serge: ...(facepalms)

Guard: When do I get to retire?
Serge: When you choke a bloodthirster to death with your own hands.
Inquisitor: HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BLOODTHIRSTERS!?
-Executes Regiment-

**Emperors Faithful**

...That IS kinda of retirement. Just not the one the Guard had in mind.

**ghosty**

guardsmen: when do i get to retire?
sarge: when you bring down abbadon the despoliers unswerving loyalty from within.
guardsmen: gimme 2 secs, a computer, photo shop, some gay porn and abbadons head cropped onto it.
sarge. (facepalms)

**Gwar!**

ghosty wrote:guardsmen: when do i get to retire?
sarge: when you bring down abbadon the despoliers unswerving loyalty from within.
guardsmen: gimme 2 secs, a computer, photo shop, some gay porn and abbadons head cropped onto it.
sarge. (facepalms)

All that will do is get the Emperors Children to help him. They are kinky like that.

**Emperors Faithful**

lol

**ghosty**

guardsmen: hey boss
sarge: yes?
guardsmen: you know that thing i did earlier?
sarge: what? attempt to bring down abbaddon by photoshopping his head onto a mans pe-
guardsmen:yeah that, it kinda backfired
sarge:how?
guardsmen: well you know those emperors children guys?
sarge: yeah?
guardsmen: theyve photocopied it and have stuck it to their banners.
sarge: (facepalms)

**Exarch_Nektel**

Death is retirement for a commisar

**Emperors Faithful**

ghosty wrote:guardsmen: hey boss
sarge: yes?
guardsmen: you know that thing i did earlier?
sarge: what? attempt to bring down abbaddon by photoshopping his head onto a mans pe-
guardsmen:yeah that, it kinda backfired
sarge:how?
guardsmen: well you know those emperors children guys?
sarge: yeah?
guardsmen: theyve photocopied it and have stuck it to their banners.
sarge: (facepalms)

LOL

Also, Death IS retirement. For anyone, just not the kind they had in mind.

**tigonesskay**

If one wanted to a commissar could "disappear" and sneak off to a backwater unknown "pleasure world" if he/she had the right connections...