Core Infantry

The **Core Infantry** is a unit of the Infantry Combat Unit of the White Wolves. The Core Infantry forms the majority of the power of the ICU, with thirty battalions shared across seven units. They are the most often seen forces, and will typically work alongside the Armoured Infantry Corps and National Corps, and in severe cases, they have been deployed to assist the Territorial Police Force and Medical Security Force, as well as humanitarian aid missions.

## Structure

The Core Infantry consists of seven units and thirty battalions. Each battalion of infantry is led by a Commander, and each unit is led by a Major, the entire Infantry is commanded by Serena Fox, who also trains snipers and oversees marksman operations. The Core Infantry Unit has a permanent strength of 2,000 operators.

### Units & Battalions

#### Alpha Unit

 2
 3
 4

#### Beta Unit

 6
 7
 8
 9

#### Gamma Unit

 18
 19
 20

#### Delta Unit

 22
 23

#### Epsilon Unit

 25
 26
 27
 28

## Recruitment

Every new recruit of the White Wolves is assigned to one of the Core Infantry units, regardless of experience or previous rank. Once they have passed the simple fitness and intelligence entrance exams, they are given a black beret, the title *Cadet* and are formally assigned to the 30th Battalion, Zeta Unit.

### SiFIEE

The Simple Fitness and Intelligence Entrance Exams, or SiFIEE for short, is the set of physical and mental exams that all new recruits must go through to earn their first beret and place in a unit.

#### Physical Aspect

Based on the Royal Marines and Royal Air Force entry requirements, the Physical Aspect consists of two 1.5 mile runs on a treadmill, set to a 2% incline. These runs must be completed in under 11 minutes each. The recruit must also be able to complete 20 press-ups and 35 sit-ups in no specific time limit. The recruit must then prove they can lift 40 kilograms, and that they can run carrying 15 kilograms.

#### Mental Aspect

Once a recruit has passed their Physical Aspect, they begin the Mental Aspect, a test designed to ascertain a recruit's intelligence, mental state and work ethic. At this point, all previous and long-term mental illnesses, disorders and complications must be disclosed, if not, they will either be discovered, or the recruit will be removed from the test. Recruits with disorders such as PTSD, Anxiety and Depression are often watching very closely during testing, with many failing.

While no formal qualifications are required to join the White Wolves, recruits must still undergo a simple reasoning, logic and mathematical exam. The papers they sit are about equivalent to that of a GCSE paper for a high school student.

### Advanced Scenario Training

When a recruit has completed their entrance exams, they are placed into Advanced Scenario Training (AST), which aims to simulate an average day for a White Wolves operator on deployment. The recruits are each given a 40 kilogram rucksack, a standard issue rifle loaded with blanks and a standard issue sidearm loaded with blanks, and are deployed into two typical theatres.

#### Middle-East

Since the 1990s, the White Wolves has seen a lot of deployments heading to the Middle East, therefore, new recruits must spend one week on psuedo-deployment to get acclimated with the climate and environment, especially the heat and frequent dust- and sand-storms present in the area.

#### Scottish Highlands

When the recruits have completed their AST in the Middle-East, they are sent to Scotland for one week, where they learn survival skills, map-reading and teamwork. Over these seven days, they must make their way over a 70-mile journey, along the way, they learn how to use military rations and how to hunt animals. Throughout this training period, recruits face challenges such as rain, mud, wind, fog and the risk of getting lost.

When recruits complete the Advanced Scenario Training, they formally become Cadets, and earn their black beret. From this point, they are officially a part of the 30th Battalion, Zeta Unit, however, they are still not called *White Wolves.*

### Firearms Training

Now that the cadets have passed their mental and physical assessments and Advanced Scenario Testing, they undergo firearms training, which gets them accustomed with the standard issue weaponry of the White Wolves, tests their accuracy and conditions them for daily firearms use.

### Promotion to 29th Battalion, Zeta Unit

Once a cadet has completed all of their entrance examinations and aptitude tests, they can be promoted into the 29th Battalion, Zeta Unit as an Operator by completing one mission or by spending 3 months on deployment, this promotion earns them their green berets and the title *White Wolf.*

### Further Advancement

Now that the cadets are in the 29th Battalion, Zeta Unit, they can begin progressing up the ranks of the Infantry Combat Unit through exemplary service and technical expertise. Once a cadet reaches a battalion of the Epsilon Unit, they are called *Operators.* When they progress up to the Delta Unit, they can be assigned to another unit of the Infantry Combat Unit, such as the National Corps or the Armoured Infantry Corps

## Uniform

The Alpha, Beta and Sigma units wear red berets, whereas the remaining units wear green berets, and cadets wear black.