The High Guard draws personnel from planetary Home Guards that resemble a national-guard structure. Candidates need at least one year of enlisted service and at least one year as officers before applying for High Guard training. Applicants therefore arrive with practical experience and still have to qualify for the elite force. The arrangement shows how a federal military can use local forces as a reserve system and a school for professional personnel.
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A personnel pipeline built on prior service
High Guard applicants spend at least a year as enlisted personnel and another as officers in planetary Home Guards before seeking admission to the elite fleet.