Helljumpers (Samurai Imperium)

## Basic Information

**Type**: Elite Military Unit

**Loyalty**: Samurai Imperium

## Description:

Established in the year 4686, The Helljumpers were created as a rapid-reaction force under the direction of Major Sōzō Sagara of the Imperial Samurai. This was during the colonization of new planets for the Imperium, requiring special units to deal with harsh conditions and unknown threats that would become problematic for the new settlers. Though this was their primary purpose, they soon found use as a rapid response group for most situations both domestic and foreign. To help insure the survival of the units and weed out those that would hinder operations, Major Sagara proposed a plan for a specialized military base for the Helljumper units to be trained. The facility itself was created with the intention of exposing troops to a number of different conditions from extreme weather such as freezing temperatures, to dealing with situations such as operating behind enemy lines when their presence is known.

The training first starts with selecting troops from various units of the standard military branches that would then receive the first found of hazing through physically straining exercises, drills which test the skills and abilities of each soldier individually 30% are cut from the program and returned to their original units by the time the first phase is over. On the second phase, the units are then judged as a team. This is usually squads of 4 to 6 people who have to use their individual skills to help the team overcome seemingly impossible simulations. The results are not necessarily to complete the task, but, to see how the teams work under hopeless situations. This tests the breaking point of soldiers usually under live fire situations.

From the first moment soldiers start the Helljumper program, drill instructors can pull them from the program at their own discretion. Instructors are given basic guidelines and requirements to follow, after that how they go about the training is all their own. This helps further the intensity of the situation as there is no book or set course to follow during training. You simply have to meet the standard any way possible. Soldiers that are pulled by an instructor can request an evaluation from another instructor through the request can simply be dismissed as none of the instructors are required to give an RTU another chance at the program. By the end of training only 30% of the starting group remain and are placed into the Helljumper regiment.

### Training

* Phase one: Individual Soldier Ability's evaluation (30% cut)
* Phase Two: Teamwork and stress testing in various situations from live fire to environmental predicaments which are made to be nearly impossible to beat (team based 20% cut)
* Phase Three: Final evaluation on both individual and team work where it is usually team against team for their survival in the program along with rank overall. (20% cut)

### Curriculum

* Testing in individual MOS training and evaluation. This is probably the hardest part of the training to start out as the instructors look for development well above standard training in these fields.
* Physical limitation testing, which is to see what the soldier is capable of physicists at the start of training. This starts from simple strength and speed tests to endurance in different environments. A required rest throughout the training is drop training where soldiers have to drop from various heights with little to no injury. This is usually incorporated into most obstacle courses.
* Environmental testing is the simplest, this is where trainees, research their surroundings, both in the field and through the study material. They then usually have to use this knowledge for various tests such as survival and live fire training. This is done both on individual and team basis.