<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Space Marine Recruitment"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/31.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Space Marine Recruitment IG were given the short straw (which they were) and forced to be cannonfodders. So how do they recruit people?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1468877.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1468877.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1470522.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1470522.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment
The Blood Angels for instance hold tournaments where prospects fight each other. The Space Wolves on the other hand pick out those warriors that have performed valiantly in the general tribal warfare on Fenris.

Guardsmen are not recruited as they are generally too old to take part in the implantation process. Also, Space Marines worlds are not required to provide a tithe of Guardsmen so the Chapter always gets the pick of the best and brightest; not that those individuals necessarily get conscripted into the Guard, any old scum will do.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1470536.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1470536.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1471432.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1471432.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1471873.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1471873.page GMT Re:Space Marine Recruitment
Abnett had the Black Templars throw a bunch of savages together in a pit to fight it out, picking out the best fighters to become Astartes. King had the Space Wolves recruit seemingly based on which viking raider stereotype behaved the most stereotypically viking. Goto had a guardsmen recruited by the Blood Ravens, because he was generally brave (read, stupid) and at one point jumped onto a CSM's shoulders and shot it repeatedly in the head with a hellgun (oh, that Goto!). That's just off the top of my head, and they were all very clearly adult.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1472440.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1472440.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment
In general it seems to be that they pick young ish candidates as the process is more successful I've only ever seen a age mentioned in one of the HH books and it was Garro talking about before he was recruited as a space marine and he said he was 15 summers so i assume that would make him about 15 years old.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1472538.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1472538.page GMT Re:Space Marine Recruitment
Rube wrote:That terrible 'Creation of a Space Marine' science-rape fluff said they had to be pre-pubescent to be turned.


It has always been the case (over twenty years) that adolescents are required as the implants only work if the body is still growing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1473353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1473353.page GMT Re:Space Marine Recruitment
Phase 1: usually some sort of physical test. Tribal warfare, gladiator bouts, exceptional feats. Survival rate is under 20%. winners are genetested, those who pass go to phase 2

phase 2: More genetesting. heavy training and conditioning. first indoctrinations of chapter rites. survival rate around 35-40% tops.

Phase 3: first implants. indoctrination continues. Casuality rate drops as most who survive to this point are tough

Phase 4: Geneseed implants, casuality rate increases due to chance of Gene-rejection. more conditioning.

Phase 5: final implants. final aspirants enter scout company.

Phase 6: black carapace. full battle brother.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474492.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474492.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474629.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474629.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment SM recruitment?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474652.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1474652.page GMT Re:Space Marine Recruitment
And food for thought for the people saying how all these things performed by IG must have been fully mature... look at the past and in some older cultures. It is perfectly feasible and indeed likely to have 13 year olds and above on the battle field. As soon as they start becoming a man they fight. Our society has extended adolescence in effect possibly because we have to learn more. (I recall Romeo being 15 and Juliet being 13 in the original Shakespeare after all. Need to double check english lit notes for that but it's about right for the era.)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1475124.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1475124.page GMT Re:Space Marine Recruitment http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1475265.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1475265.page GMT Space Marine Recruitment http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1477242.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/288130/1477242.page GMT