Imperial Marine Commandos

The Imperial Marine Commandos is an Imperial Marines Special Forces Unit, and is one of the three principal Special Forces groups within the Imperial forces, the others being the Sylean Rangers and the IISS Special Security Service, or S-3.

Description (Specifications)

Imperial Marine Commandos Rank Grades
Commissioned Officers
O7 » Brigadier
O6 » Coronel
O5 » Lieutenant Coronel
O4 » Force Commander
O3 » Captain (Force Captain)
O2 » First Lieutenant (Force Lieutenant)
W/Ox » Warrant Officer / Officer - Recruit
Enlisted Ranks
E9 » Chief Master Gun. Sgt (Sergeant Major)
E8 » Master Gunnery Sgt. (First Sergeant)
E7 » Master Sergeant (Leading Sergeant)
E6 » Staff Sergeant (Gunnery Sergeant)
E5 » Sergeant
E4 » Lance Sergeant
E3/4 » NCO - Recruit

The Imperial Marine Commandos are a special forces unit present within the armed forces of the Third Imperium with origins in the Imperial Marines Corps.

Imperial Marine Commandos are the elite of the elite, specialising in hard-hitting precision strikes and raids against high-value enemy targets. They are one of the three Elite Special Forces Units fielded by the Imperial Forces. Marine Commando raider units are also trained in reconnaissance. They can be deployed in or out of battledress, depending on the needs of the operation or campaign.

Recruitment

Imperial Marine Commandos are recruited from both Marine and Navy personnel, though the vast majority of recruits tend to be Marines. Those Naval personnel who are selected tend to come from Naval "Regiment", Gunnery, or Medical Branch.

Uniform Distinctives

Headwear

Imperial Marine Commandos replace the normal Maroon Beret of the Imperial Marine with the famous Imperial Marine Commando Green Beret embossed with a Golden Starburst badge and the legend "All Means to Victory".

Organization

The largest standard unit of Imperial Marine Commandos is the Commando Company. One Company is assigned to each fleet headquarters of the Imperial Navy, and one to each Marine Regiment.

Table of Rank Grades

As a hand-picked elite fighting force, the lowest ranking serving members in a Marine Commando unit all have a minimum of NCO Rank.

References

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Star Mercs (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), 21-22.
• Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 45-46.