Category:Commissar

 Commissar-



 You are a graduate of the Imperial Commissariate. You contacted the Lord General when you heard this expedition was under way and asked him if you could tag along 'To ensure unit moral'. As a Commissar, you are political officer of the elite Officio Prefectus. Commissars are tasked with the duty to maintain the morale of the troops during their massive campaigns, often in the face of staggering casualties. The Commissar is empowered to use any means necessary to ensure the loyalty and moral purity of his or her charges, including overriding or even executing a regiment's commanding officer if necessary, and so is regarded with a mixture of fear and admiration by rank-and-file Guardsmen -- and not a few of their officers.



 How is this done?



 First of all- understand that you have 100% control and authority over the entire imperial guard. That means the Lord General, The Seargent and every single guardsman. You DO NOT however have power over any Mechanicus, Civilian, Medicus, Cargo (Logistratum) and definately not the Inquisition. Your job is not the 'run' the Imperial Guard. Your job is to make sure they do not turn into heretics, cowards, morons. When other people look at the Imperial Guard, they should see a devoted servant of the Emperor- completely fearless and vigiliant.



 You have to understand that these 'Guardsmen' are recruited from backwater worlds and have no idea what they are even here to do. Even though they wear the uniform of a Guardsmen- they are not yet a guardsman. Your job is to make sure they become a shining example of the Imperial guard. So first thing is first...



 1: Contact your Seargent and speak with him 'man to man'. Let him know that he can discuss things with you in private if he needs to. Because in public you are going to be a hard ass.



 2: Roll Call. Call your guardsmen to the brig and have them line up in formation. You may notice that they are not all dressed the same. This is because they have no discipline. Punish them. Make them do push ups. Whip them. Strangle one of them. Shoot one of them. Make sure they know that insurection is not something a guardsman does. "For his love of the Emperor is so great that he would gladly lay down his life in service." Once they are all wearing proper uniform. Make sure they are properly armed and they know what to expect from you.



 No Heresy.



<p class="MsoNormal"> No Xenos.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> No Slacking.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> No Disobediance.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> Let them know that you are a hard man. But also let them know that you are doing this for them. You are doing this for the Empire. Any moment now a Tyranid could come smashing through that door. That is why we need discipline and vigiliance.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> 3: Go speak to the Lord General. Be straight with him. He has to make tough decisions based on the strength of his unit and he needs accurate information.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> 4: Keep an eye on them. It is only a matter of time now.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> 5: After the shooting starts- go from guardsman to guardsman and make sure that they are giving the fight 110%. If you find anyone not fighint hard enough- whip them. If you find a guardsman hiding from the battle- kill them and make sure everyone sees you do it.