- "Uh, listen, is it true what they say…I mean when they send seniors like me out on their first command assignments to see if we can handle it. Are most of these missions walkovers?"
"Ain't no walkovers where the Rebels are concerned, Cadet Leader, I don't care what they say on the holonews." - ―Cadet Leader Kyle Katarn and Sergeant Major Hong
An Omega Exercise, also known as an Omega Mission,[1] was a training tactic used by the Imperial Academy. In such an exercise, a cadet would be placed in command of a platoon of stormtroopers as a cadet leader and sent into actual combat to ascertain the cadet's resolve under fire. The senior officer's report and opinion was important for the final score. A satisfactory score was required to graduate the Academy; those who failed to gain such a score would be flushed out of the Academy and sent to serve as an enlisted soldier.[2]
Kyle Katarn's Omega Exercise was the 1 BBY raid on AX-456.[2]
Appearances
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire (audio drama) (First identified as Omega Mission)