- RP Date
- YE 44.2
- RP Location
- Tatiana
Tatiana, Fort Ingestrie, School of Advanced Infantry Combat
YE 44.2.22 0530 hours
Camp Yamato Cadre Barracks
Within numerous rooms within the barracks for the school's cadre, the familiar sound of alarms could be heard awakening their inhabitants. The equally familiar grumbling of a number of the non-morning birds could be heard as they started to perform their daily ritual of making their beds to perfection, putting on their Exercise Uniforms, and shuffling their way to the exercise fields to combat the awaiting mosquitoes wanting that sweet Neko and Nepleslian blood. Just because Giretsu were hyper professionals did not mean they particularly loved this part of their job. But there were exceptions.
One of them being Joto Heisho Masashi Hansen. A big burly dark skinned man, the massive Minkan of half ID-SOL origin delighted in engaging in hard exercise in harsh environments. And he directed this desire into his trainees since being transferred to the school from his previous post. As he conducted his pull ups, his thoughts took him to his short time as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Giretsu Century of the 75th Legion before it was stood down in YE 43. From the defense of their training outpost in the 3rd Battle of Nataria to when his old Centurion was transferred to an exchange position in the NDC, the experience cemented in him what he thought being Giretsu actually means: even when you are short handed, the mission is always on.
Finishing with exercises for today, he quickly made his way to his room to perform hygiene tasks and to put on his uniform. But instead of putting on his standard Rikugun uniform, he instead donned his Olive Green cadre shirt. In black letters, instructor was written on the back and the front of the shirt displayed a large black triple Sakura Blossom patch on the chest of the shirt. He rounded it out with a nataria green ball cap with his rank patch centered on it. Today was pick up day and he was excited to train the next batch of soldiers.
Giretsu School Main Building "The Nest"
Fort Ingestrie has largely remained the same since it was first built in YE 39 out of standard prefab modules. But in YE 43, a number of permanent buildings designated "Camp Yamato" were built to free support personnel at the base from needing to share space with the school's cadre. One of them was the school's main building nicknamed the "The Nest". Located near the main entrance of the fort, it would be the main location the trainees would be at during their first phase of the program.
A simple double story building with large sliding transparent durandium doors with the School of Advanced Infantry Combat's emblem on both doors with the Giretsu emblem centered below it (with room for others), looking through them a large courtyard could be seen past another set of doors. Before the main doors, 100 crimson pairs of footprints could be seen on the concrete surface formed up into a standard 5 by 20 formation. The drop off point for transportation from the receiving station at the fort for service members was 150 meters from the formation area. It doesn't take too many guesses as to why it was designed this way.
Joto Heisho Hansen could be seen waiting by the door with 5 other instructors that formed the cadre for Class 27. Nito Heishos Homma, Kamiya, Zhang, and Ito as well as Itto Heisho Ryu. Hansen looked over them while he waited for the transport to arrived. Nito Heisho Homma and Zhang were known among the cadre to be highly profienct in their occupational task and drills, with emphasis on hand to hand combat due to their old Centurion being a Ketsurui Samurai that decided to commission into the SAoY. They were equally as quiet as the Ketsurui Samurai as well which always unnerved him a bit. Being Nepleslian, some things just die hard.
Then his gaze looked over towards Itto Heisho Ryu. Despite having the cultural fit to be Giretsu, he knew enough about her clan's history that they felt a blood debt to the Star Army of Yamatai. Almost to the point they take their business acumen and focus it into refining something in their training. For Itto Heisho Ryu it was marskmanship, becoming the designated marksman during her time with the Giretsu Century of the 14th Legion. But then his gaze landed on the 4th heisho keeping some distance from the rest. Freshly graduated from the instructor course, Nito Heisho Kamiya seemed like the wild card out of the bunch.
All he knew about her was from her service record due to her being assigned to Class 27 just a day ago. She was a survivor of the doomed 2nd Legion and their Giretsu Century's proof that the Kagai Assault Ship was not suited for the Giretsu or acting as a carrier for shipboarding forces. Psych evals stated she was a bit of a manipulating hot head, though he could not sense any of that from her thus far. Perhaps her time as an exchange service member to the Nepleslian military matured her. Or maybe she was just the quiet before the storm of fecal matter. Only time would tell with new instructors.
Hansen's eyes finally looked over towards the holocameras of the embedded journalist team and he held his sigh in. Busy readying their equipment to capture all the moments of mayhem, defeats, and victories of the trainees; it was clear someone wanting more press coverage and PR for the Rikugun and the Giretsu. He just wished he was not the senior instructor tasked to make sure himself and the cadre keep the journalists from digging too deep into areas they shouldn't be and to make sure the cadre still feel they can train to the standard without looking like they are just being mean. He just sighed to himself.
Fort Ingestrie Receiving Station, Transport Bay 8
1000hours
Located on the coast near the large island containing Fort Ingestrie, the train terminal/recieving station was the location arrivals to the fort needed to embark on boats and hover transports to get there. Transport Bay 8 was reserved for the School of Advanced Infantry Combat Gathering outside of a SSCC-XL Passenger Module modified to cram the 100 trainees and their duffel bags into. Painted in the colors of the Rikugun with black accents, it was designed to stand out among the standard colors of Star Army vehicles to honor the trainees commitment to endure Giretsu School. Boarding time had not commenced yet, thus the trainees of Class 27 were scattered around the Transport Bay. Some were sitting quietly on a bench going over the various task and drills of the Giretsu they had been studying before hand. Others were chatting with various people located in the bay. Some were talking to their fellow trainees, others were with their sponsors and family members serving in the SAoY that were there to see the off.
Taii Suzuki Akira was one of them, a long time veteran of the Star Army. She was surprised so many on her ship were willing to make the effort to push themselves in the defense of the Yamatai Star Empire. She felt it was the least she could do was accompany them on their first step of their journey before she spent the rest of her long leave in Inuyama City deciding on things and waiting to pin their Sakura Blossoms if they make it all the way.
"Any questions before they start to herd you into the Cattle Box?" Akira asked to her enlisted crew members.
YE 44.2.22 0530 hours
Camp Yamato Cadre Barracks
Within numerous rooms within the barracks for the school's cadre, the familiar sound of alarms could be heard awakening their inhabitants. The equally familiar grumbling of a number of the non-morning birds could be heard as they started to perform their daily ritual of making their beds to perfection, putting on their Exercise Uniforms, and shuffling their way to the exercise fields to combat the awaiting mosquitoes wanting that sweet Neko and Nepleslian blood. Just because Giretsu were hyper professionals did not mean they particularly loved this part of their job. But there were exceptions.
One of them being Joto Heisho Masashi Hansen. A big burly dark skinned man, the massive Minkan of half ID-SOL origin delighted in engaging in hard exercise in harsh environments. And he directed this desire into his trainees since being transferred to the school from his previous post. As he conducted his pull ups, his thoughts took him to his short time as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Giretsu Century of the 75th Legion before it was stood down in YE 43. From the defense of their training outpost in the 3rd Battle of Nataria to when his old Centurion was transferred to an exchange position in the NDC, the experience cemented in him what he thought being Giretsu actually means: even when you are short handed, the mission is always on.
Finishing with exercises for today, he quickly made his way to his room to perform hygiene tasks and to put on his uniform. But instead of putting on his standard Rikugun uniform, he instead donned his Olive Green cadre shirt. In black letters, instructor was written on the back and the front of the shirt displayed a large black triple Sakura Blossom patch on the chest of the shirt. He rounded it out with a nataria green ball cap with his rank patch centered on it. Today was pick up day and he was excited to train the next batch of soldiers.
Giretsu School Main Building "The Nest"
Fort Ingestrie has largely remained the same since it was first built in YE 39 out of standard prefab modules. But in YE 43, a number of permanent buildings designated "Camp Yamato" were built to free support personnel at the base from needing to share space with the school's cadre. One of them was the school's main building nicknamed the "The Nest". Located near the main entrance of the fort, it would be the main location the trainees would be at during their first phase of the program.
A simple double story building with large sliding transparent durandium doors with the School of Advanced Infantry Combat's emblem on both doors with the Giretsu emblem centered below it (with room for others), looking through them a large courtyard could be seen past another set of doors. Before the main doors, 100 crimson pairs of footprints could be seen on the concrete surface formed up into a standard 5 by 20 formation. The drop off point for transportation from the receiving station at the fort for service members was 150 meters from the formation area. It doesn't take too many guesses as to why it was designed this way.
Joto Heisho Hansen could be seen waiting by the door with 5 other instructors that formed the cadre for Class 27. Nito Heishos Homma, Kamiya, Zhang, and Ito as well as Itto Heisho Ryu. Hansen looked over them while he waited for the transport to arrived. Nito Heisho Homma and Zhang were known among the cadre to be highly profienct in their occupational task and drills, with emphasis on hand to hand combat due to their old Centurion being a Ketsurui Samurai that decided to commission into the SAoY. They were equally as quiet as the Ketsurui Samurai as well which always unnerved him a bit. Being Nepleslian, some things just die hard.
Then his gaze looked over towards Itto Heisho Ryu. Despite having the cultural fit to be Giretsu, he knew enough about her clan's history that they felt a blood debt to the Star Army of Yamatai. Almost to the point they take their business acumen and focus it into refining something in their training. For Itto Heisho Ryu it was marskmanship, becoming the designated marksman during her time with the Giretsu Century of the 14th Legion. But then his gaze landed on the 4th heisho keeping some distance from the rest. Freshly graduated from the instructor course, Nito Heisho Kamiya seemed like the wild card out of the bunch.
All he knew about her was from her service record due to her being assigned to Class 27 just a day ago. She was a survivor of the doomed 2nd Legion and their Giretsu Century's proof that the Kagai Assault Ship was not suited for the Giretsu or acting as a carrier for shipboarding forces. Psych evals stated she was a bit of a manipulating hot head, though he could not sense any of that from her thus far. Perhaps her time as an exchange service member to the Nepleslian military matured her. Or maybe she was just the quiet before the storm of fecal matter. Only time would tell with new instructors.
Hansen's eyes finally looked over towards the holocameras of the embedded journalist team and he held his sigh in. Busy readying their equipment to capture all the moments of mayhem, defeats, and victories of the trainees; it was clear someone wanting more press coverage and PR for the Rikugun and the Giretsu. He just wished he was not the senior instructor tasked to make sure himself and the cadre keep the journalists from digging too deep into areas they shouldn't be and to make sure the cadre still feel they can train to the standard without looking like they are just being mean. He just sighed to himself.
Fort Ingestrie Receiving Station, Transport Bay 8
1000hours
Located on the coast near the large island containing Fort Ingestrie, the train terminal/recieving station was the location arrivals to the fort needed to embark on boats and hover transports to get there. Transport Bay 8 was reserved for the School of Advanced Infantry Combat Gathering outside of a SSCC-XL Passenger Module modified to cram the 100 trainees and their duffel bags into. Painted in the colors of the Rikugun with black accents, it was designed to stand out among the standard colors of Star Army vehicles to honor the trainees commitment to endure Giretsu School. Boarding time had not commenced yet, thus the trainees of Class 27 were scattered around the Transport Bay. Some were sitting quietly on a bench going over the various task and drills of the Giretsu they had been studying before hand. Others were chatting with various people located in the bay. Some were talking to their fellow trainees, others were with their sponsors and family members serving in the SAoY that were there to see the off.
Taii Suzuki Akira was one of them, a long time veteran of the Star Army. She was surprised so many on her ship were willing to make the effort to push themselves in the defense of the Yamatai Star Empire. She felt it was the least she could do was accompany them on their first step of their journey before she spent the rest of her long leave in Inuyama City deciding on things and waiting to pin their Sakura Blossoms if they make it all the way.
"Any questions before they start to herd you into the Cattle Box?" Akira asked to her enlisted crew members.
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