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- "The canned edu-packs can teach a soldier only so much. These commanders need the guidance only seasoned combat veterans can provide."
- ―Alpha
The ARC program, also known as ARC training or the ARC training program, was an advanced officer training program for the Grand Army of the Republic's clone trooper commanders and other clone trooper officers during the Clone Wars. Established by the Advanced Recon Commando Alpha, the program was overseen by Alpha and other ARC troopers.
Description
- "There's a galaxy of difference. Sure, we understand that the neural pumps give us what feel like authentic combat memories, but having the ARC drill sergeants making it real and overseeing the simulations gives us the edge over the previous units."
- ―Commander Thire, graduate of the ARC training program
The program constituted grueling training, with the goal being individuality and independence. Participants were rewarded with the right to take nicknames, to be used instead of their numerical designations.[3]
Training took place within the first few months of the war, with the first class of one hundred graduates being ready by approximately 22 BBY. Some graduates went on to form the elite Squad Seven.[2]
Notable graduates
- Gree,[3] clone trooper commander of the 41st Elite Corps
- Appo,[3] clone trooper sergeant and later clone trooper commander of the 501st Legion
- Fox,[3] clone trooper commander of the Coruscant Guard
- Bacara,[3] clone marshal commander of the Galactic Marines
- Cody,[3] clone marshal commander of the 7th Sky Corps
- Thire,[1] commander of the Coruscant Guard
- Bly,[3] clone marshal commander of the 327th Star Corps
- Neyo,[3] clone marshal commander of the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps
- Davijaan/"Odd Ball,"[3] commander of Clone Flight Squad Seven
- Rex,[2] clone trooper captain of the 501st Legion's Torrent Company[4]
- Keller,[5] commander of a unit of Galactic Marines.[6]
- Fives[7]
- Echo[7]
- Faie,[8] clone trooper commander of the 7th Legion[8] and his battle group[9]
Appearances
- Republic 62 (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
"Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:2:22" — Star Wars Insider 74 (Mentioned only)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
"Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:2:22" — Star Wars Insider 74
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 2 (2013) COD 1-4: Commander Cody
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
clone troopers in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars novelization
- ↑
Star Wars: The Best of 2005 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 9: Battlefields of the Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: The Legacy Collection (Pack: #24: Commander Faie) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 9: Battlefields of the Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)