Gnomish Early Assault and Recon Specialists

The Gnomish Early Assault and Recon Specialist unit, also known as GEARS, is a covert military unit founded by the revitalized Gnomish Tinker's Court to combat external threats to the Technocratic Republics, and to the Alliance as a whole when appropriate.
==Status==
While designated as a Company and commanded by a gnomish Captain, the GEARS unit is not part of the standing military of the Technocratic Republics. Instead it performs operations on behalf of the Tinker's Court and the High Tinker. For this reason members of the GEARS unit can not be called up to arms by Alliance commanders, and they are unlikely to lend their aid willingly unless it benefits their current mission.
Unlike the armed forces of other Alliance nations, GEARS troopers do not double as guards and do not have the rights to arrest citizens. Instead they will cooperate with local guards when possible, and strike with lethal force when necessary to ensure the safety of the Gnomish people, or the success of their current mission.
==Structure==
While not part of the standing military, the GEARS unit mimics a Company in its structure, being commanded by a Captain with a First Lieutenant XO in the command group, leading three Platoons of soldiers, each commanded by a Lieutenant. Currently, the existing GEARS company is referred to as the "First Company", however there are presently no other companies within the formation.
==History==
Formed in late summer the year of the Lich King's defeat, the GEARS unit was first suggested by mercenary commander Kanni Blackcog to the Tinker's Court holding session in the Menethil Harbour Keep. A unanimous vote was cast among the Gearholders of the Court for the creation of a specialized military unit intended to take the fight to the Horde and make the Gnomes a rightfully feared opponent, as well as valued allies in a political climate that had grown to ignore them.
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