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Name: Outback Irregulars
Intent: To create a group of non-standard infantry for the Galactic Alliance born of their motley and patchwork roots.
Affiliation: Galactic Alliance, Credits
Availability: Uncommon
Quality: B/C
Type: Assorted Infantry
Strength: There are several hundred Irregulars throughout the Navy and GADF with more joining each day, and they tend not to organize into as tight ranks and groups as the rest of the Alliance. For the most part, Irregulars band together into small groups known as units or "crews", but when they are called to work in larger numbers, several crews can join together to form "cells" of around fifty sentients.
Description: After the liberation of Coruscant and later the destruction of the Omega superweapon, the Galactic Alliance went through a period of transition from a loose coalition working towards a singular goal to a functioning, interstellar governing body. Their once ragtag military had flourished over years of combat into one of the most well organized and effective fighting forces in the galaxy, and with that came a more austere and rigid structure. Noticing a personnel drain as the new Defense Force began to alienate fringers and independent contractors, military command decided to adopt a similar approach to the one taken with the Merchant Fleet.
Colloquially named for a majority population of immigrants from the Kathol region of space searching for better prospects, the Outback Irregulars are for the most part essentially private contractors, although in practice they are less a mercenary company and more a collection of fighters from all races and backgrounds that believe in the Federation but aren't the type to march in formation, salute, or take orders from men with fancy ribbons on their chests. Some Irregulars started out as enlisted personnel or even officers, and although there is no formal application or initiation process, its not impossible to find a sympathetic or annoyed enough CO willing to transfer a soldier to "liaison duty" with the Irregulars, essentially GADF limbo with hazard pay comparable to a contractor's salary.
Each Irregular is different, but they all either have special skills or are proficient enough fighters to warrant the investment, and while they eschew a typical command structure they tend to either organize into groups or "crews", usually with like minded or similarly skilled compatriots, or seek patronage under a specific commanding officer, like those serving among the crew of the Rebel's Hope. They are mostly soldiers, scouts, or operatives, but naval contractors are not uncommon as well. Not all contractors are Irregulars, as the term comes with an implication of trust in one's belief and loyalty to the Galactic Alliance's cause, although there is no real master list of those who qualify and those who don't.
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