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Some French Loans in Middle English

Loan Word - vocabulary borrowings

Borrow - to introduce a word (or some other linguistic feature) from one language or dialect into another

Administration authority, bailiff, baron, chamberlain, chancellor, constable, coroner, council, court, crown, duke, empire, exchequer, government, liberty, majesty, manor, mayor, messenger, minister, noble, palace, parliament, peasant, prince, realm, reign, revenue, royal, servant, sir, sovereign, squire, statute, tax, traitor, treason, treasurer, treaty, tyrant, vassal, warden

Law accuse, adultery, advocate, arrest, arson, assault, assize, attorney, bail, bar, blame, chattels, convict, crime, decree, depose, estate, evidence, executor, felon, fine, fraud, heir, indictment, inquest, jail, judge, jury, justice, larceny, legacy, libel, pardon, perjury, plaintiff, plea, prison, punishment, sue, summons, trespass, verdict, warrant

Religion abbey, anoint, baptism, cardinal, cathedral, chant, chaplain, charity, clergy, communion, confess, convent, creator, crucifix, divine, faith, friar, heresy, homily, immortality, incense, mercy, miracle, novice, ordain, parson, penance, prayer, prelate, priory, religion, repent, sacrament, sacrilege, saint, salvation, saviour, schism, sermon, solemn, temptation, theology, trinity, vicar, virgin, virtue

Military ambush, archer, army, barbican, battle, besiege, captain, combat, defend, enemy, garrison, guard, hauberk, lance, lieutenant, moat, navy, peace, portcullis, retreat, sergeant, siege, soldier, spy, vanquish

Food and drink appetite, bacon, beef, biscuit, clove, confection, cream, cruet, date, dinner, feast, fig, fruit, fry, grape, gravy, gruel, herb, jelly, lemon, lettuce, mackerel, mince, mustard, mutton, olive, orange, oyster, pigeon, plate, pork, poultry, raisin, repast, roast, salad, salmon, sardine, saucer, sausage, sole, spice, stew, sturgeon, sugar, supper, tart, taste, toast, treacle, tripe, veal, venison, vinegar

Fashion apparel, attire, boots, brooch, buckle, button, cape, chemise, cloak, collar, diamond, dress, embroidery, emerald, ermine, fashion, frock, fur, garment, garter, gown, jewel, lace, mitten, ornament, pearl, petticoat, pleat, robe, satin, taffeta, tassel, train, veil, wardrobe

part 1/2 ⚜ Source ⚜ Word Lists ⚜ Notes & References

[pessimisticshapewithablog]

Has anyone else noticed the similarities between these two?

The One Who Waits (left) The healer cultist (right)

After finishing the DLC you learn something interesting about TOWW's clothes and it got me wondering about the healer enemy. Compared to the other cultist it looks strikingly different, just like TOWW with the other bishops. The significances of TOWW's robe got me thinking about whether there was a connection between him and the only other entity with a similar design. This enemy won't ever attack the lamb, only heal surrounding enemies. If all other enemies have been killed it will simply teleport away from the lamb until dispatched.

This habit reminds me of Military Chaplains who are not permitted to engage in combat. Was TOWW the designated 'healer' of the bishops or a pacifist by oath due to his ability to permanently maim other gods...? He also has no physical attacks, unlike the other bishops. This would fit with his "Do no evil" motif.

The Morgue and the Gateway temple

I noticed that the new morgue building looking alot like the building housing the gateway, which is full of bones and statues of TOWW. The reason we see bones and skeletons scattered across all the bishops domains could be that it was TOWW's responsibility to manage the bodies of the deceased. With him incapacitated, none of the other bishops knew what to do with the bodies...

Conclusion

TOWW may not have been a healer, more of an undertaker/ mortician. but his role, not just as a God of Death, but when he was a part of the old faith, the bishop of death, could have been managing the spirits and bodies of dead cultist and sacrifices...

[nesiacha]

Fernand Iveton at the time of his arrest: the police officers who arrested him deliberately soiled his clothes and disheveled his hair, even though he was always impeccable, surely in order to begin discrediting him in the press

Fernand and Helene Iveton a couple in the algerian revolution part V  : the end of Fernand Iveton

We have seen here the condemnation to death of Fernand Iveton and its consequences. Even in prison, Fernand continues to write letters to Hélène, and Jean Claude also sent a letter from mainland France to President René Coty requesting clemency for his father-in-law. He often talks with Bakri. In one of his notebooks, Fernand has drawn a sickle and hammer. He inscribed the date of his death sentence, November 14, 1956, and is waiting to mark the date he is pardoned. He befriends the prison chaplain, Jules Declerq, who is intrigued by the fact that a European is condemned to death for his independence activities. The chaplain later explained that he wholeheartedly supports Algerian independence but must keep his feelings quiet due to his public role. This doesn't prevent him from offering the prisoner a gift: "Les Misérables." He also promises to visit his wife’s home because Fernand is worried about her, knowing that despite her hiding it from him, she is in significant financial difficulty.

Lawyer Joé Nordmann reports that there are finally petitions and telegrams demanding his clemency from Parisian women, the gas workers of Rue d'Aubervilliers, the CGT section, etc. On the other hand, the press and intellectuals are silent. L'Humanité (the newspaper of the French Communist Party) eventually mentions him but only in a few lines inside the paper. Emmanuel Roblès, a prominent French writer born in Algeria and a close friend of the famous Algerian author Mouloud Feraoun (who would be assassinated on March 15, 1962, along with Education Inspector Max Marchand, Ali Hamoutène, Salah Ould Aoudia, Etienne Basset, and Robert Aymar by the OAS), urged Camus to try to help Fernand Iveton. Camus did nothing, at least publicly.

There is also a letter sent to Guy Mollet for make protest about the torture (authorized, as Massu would say years later to journalist Florence Beaugé, by government members like Max Lejeune and Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, who visited interrogation centers and encouraged torture, even though these two politicians claimed they had nothing to do with it). On January 14, Bakri is released and hugs his two colleagues before leaving. He is replaced by another prisoner named Zamoun.

Abdelkader Guerroudj, known as Djilali, and Jacqueline Guerroudj are arrested. In an attempt to save Fernand Iveton, Jacqueline confesses her role and confirms that he had no intention of killing anyone. The Battle of Algiers intensifies, with events like the eight-day strike (January 28, 1957 - February 4, 1957), during which the army commits new atrocities to break the strike: forced store openings, looting authorizations, and new arbitrary arrests of Algerians.

A new prisoner, Mohamed ben Hamadi el Haziz, who asks to be called Abdelaziz, arrives. He is an Iraqi who came to Algeria to fight for the revolution. He was captured after being wounded in combat and has just been sentenced to death by the military tribunal. He announces this sentence calmly. Fernand also shares his story with him.

President René Coty receives Fernand Iveton’s three lawyers, as required by French procedure at the time. Before deciding whether to use presidential clemency, the president must listen to the defense lawyers, Albert Smajda, Charles Lainné, and Joe Nordmann, who speak of the parody of justice that is unfortunately common in the military tribunal and the toxic atmosphere. René Coty agrees that the sentence was disproportionate and even acknowledges the courage and certain nobility in Fernand Iveton but stresses that public opinion wants Fernand Iveton’s death and that, given the increasing violence in Algiers, the pieds-noirs will want his head. He also recalls a chilling anecdote from 1917 when, as a young officer, he saw two young French soldiers executed. As one of them was being led to the execution post, the general said to him, "You too, my boy, are dying for France."

Albert Smajda realizes that his client will not be pardoned. Joe Nordmann protests to the president with clear and lucid arguments that this execution will not diminish the will of Algerian revolutionaries to continue fighting and that blind violence solves nothing. He also shares an anecdote: Iveton was insulted by one of the guards, and he retorted that he was in this situation for him. This ensures that Fernand is fighting for an Algeria where there will be equality and happiness for all. Smajda produces a letter signed by Hélène for the president, while Lainné insists that Fernand should be a witness to the torture he endured. Coty says it is indeed disgraceful that he suffered such treatment, but this treatment had already been applied to many activists both before and throughout the Algerian revolution.

On February 6, the Supreme Council of the Judiciary reviews the case again. However, François Mitterrand, the Minister of Justice, is the last to vote before René Coty makes his decision. The man who would later be known as the president who abolished the death penalty in France opposes clemency and favors executions (at least 32 out of 45 executions). He likely does this for political calculation to keep his position and provide guarantees in hopes of securing a post.

On Saturday, Chikhi is freed. He shakes hands with Abdelaziz and hugs Fernand, thanking him for what he did for Algeria. A few hours later, a newcomer named Achouar arrives. He is 20 years old, was arrested during the fighting, and demands prisoner-of-war status. He also shares his story.

Fernand is convinced he will be pardoned. Then, a few days later, while he is sleeping, the guards come and tell him to get up immediately. Abdelaziz understands right away, unlike Achouar, who looks lost. When Fernand understands, he wants to address his cellmates one last time. The guards take him immediately. Despite everything, Fernand stands tall and shouts "Tahia el Djazair" (long live Algeria) as other condemned prisoners do when going to execution. A guard tells him to be quiet and raises his baton to his height. Too late, as other Algerian prisoners, who usually witness the execution and immediately understand what is happening, start shouting, singing in Arabic, singing patriotic songs, others bang the cell walls with their bowls and spoons, and women make youyou. The prisoners do this to accompany the independence militants to death so they do not falter. Soon, other Algerians in the nearby streets, alerted by the noise, join in the chants and youyou. Despite the guards' attempts, the support demonstrations do not weaken. When the clerk asks if Fernand has anything to say, he first asks for pants. Then he says for the clerk to note, "The life of a man, mine, matters little. What matters is Algeria, its future. I am convinced that the friendship between French and Algerians will be restored."

Two other FLN militants, often forgotten, will be executed with him: Mohamed Lakhnèche, known as Ali Chaflala, and Mohamed Ouenouri, known as P'tit Maroc. The three condemned men walk to the guillotine and embrace. One of them says, "Iveton, my brother." Charles Lainné also embraces him and says he is dying because of public opinion. Fernand repeats three times, "Public opinion." Declerq is there and asks if he needs religious assistance. Fernand tries to smile and replies, "No... Freethinker." The guards tie his hands behind his back, and Fernand murmurs that he will die, but Algeria will be independent. The Casbah joins in the cries and patriotic songs. Lainné kneels and prays for Fernand, while Albert Smajda sobs and looks at the wall to avoid seeing what is about to happen.

Despite his support for French Algeria,the executioner, Fernand Meysonnier says that Fernand Iveton shows great courage and almost regrets the task he is about to perform (he would only have such regrets three times in his career of executioner, according to him).

On February 11, 1957, at 5:10 am, Fernand Iveton is guillotined more by "the spirit of the times than by his act," to use Albert Camus's words, and his execution is condemned by Jean-Paul Sartre in "Les Temps Modernes" in 1958: "We are all murderers."

The next and final part will be the epilogue. But I must say one thing. When you think that François Mitterrand (and the government in power) made films criticizing the Montagnards of the French Revolution for the guillotine, I find it very misplaced on his part because, as we have just seen, he did far worse than they did.

[weatherman667]

In Malleus Requiem: Upon Departing the 40K Fandom

The biggest thing I did was ReCodex, rewriting the Astartes and Sororitas Codex.

For the Astartes Codex, it was unreadable.

The insistence of grouping units by battlefield role rather than unit type made the whole thing insane and frustrating. This is because the Codex insisted on strict battlefield roles, and strict adherence to Ultramarine doctrine. This is despite the fact that Ultramarines' main strength is tactical flexibility, which is the exact opposite of rigid doctrines. In ReCodex, similar unit types are grouped together, e.g. Infantry.

Despite the fact the Astartes are the most elite units in the galaxy, (other than the various super-Astartes), they had extremely limited swap-out rules. I instead surmised why the rules were in place, and rewrote them to allow a lot more unit swap-outs. Added the Progressive (prog) weapon type, that any model with a chainsword can swap-out for.

GW apparently has the most distant understanding of military organization and tactics, and still rights a book that in-universe has the weight of The Bible that demands they follow their idiotic rules. Instead, ReCodex, has the Chapter broken into 6 companies. Each companies is fully combat effective on their own. Each company has it's own head quarters, support units, scouts, reserves, and motor pool, that is not including in it's unit strength. The 1,000 maximum strength is their battle infantry/bikes. Tanks count as tanks, and support units don't count towards unit strength.

The Codex separated Unit Tables from Weapons Tables, from Weapons Lists, from Point Lists. If you want to make a unit for your army, you have to flip through literally hundreds of pages to do so. Instead, in ReCodex, these are all consolidated to a single table. There is a separate weapons table, but that was largely created as a reference, to keep statistics consistent.

GW introduced the Armour of Contempt feature, which was exactly what 9th edition needed, but it contradicted other rules, and so was removed with prejudice with the Ark of Omens dataslate, (the made SoB completely points non-competitive with Astartes). Armour of Contempt was a brilliant way to make Astartes/Sororitas/Custodes more powerful, without making them more powerful, and now is properly integrated into the various facets of the Astartes/Sororitas Codicies.

The inclusion of the daemonic Primaris into the Codex doubled it's size, making something barely useful as a reference, into something useless for reference. I was working on various Custom Astartes chapters, and had to use my own ReCodex, rather than the original. Because mine was actually useful. I tried using the 9e PDF, I tried using Wahapedia, (before Ark of Omens destroyed it).

Right after 9th was produced, they dropped 10th. 9th simplified 8th rules for the sake of replayability. While I love the idea of doing 20 morale rolls for a single unit, and the possibility of a cascade failure, it is rather silly from a playability standpoint. 10th simplified rules for the sake of making the game simpler for new gamers to play. The reason people play 40K on the tabletop is that it's COMPLEX.

GW has always been fuzzy on exactly how big a boltgun is. Astartes in power armour use the .998" Godwyn pattern. Astartes outside power armour, (scouts), use the .714" Lunamaria pattern. Scouts are also too precious to lose. Combined, this allows the Scouts to be much cheaper for an army, while creating a ridiculous penalty if they get wiped out. Scouts can ex-filtrate to avoid this, however. Also, more Scout squadrons, for snipers and lascannons, along with rules to implement the fluff that Scouts will often build Tarantula Turrets.

The insistence of One Steve Limit for basic unit types is insane, and is beyond the purview of ReCodex. Things like Chaplains, all the way to the most mundane things of Doctrines and Tactics. i.e. in order for the Astartes to have the exclusive use of the word Tactics, the Sisters of Battle instead use Minoris Convictions, many of which focus on increased skill with a certain type of firearm.

The result is a book that is much clearer and simpler to use. Company organization is designed to be a lot more fluid for the different chapters to create specialized companies. Almost all units have much greater weapon swap-out rules that can dramatically increase the versatility of the various units.

For Sororitas:

The Sisters of Battle will often go an entire edition without a Codex. Or, as with the case of the Ark of Omens, were ridiculously nerfed compared to Astartes.

The Sisters of Battle are near and dear to me, because while the Astartes are allowed to have 10,000 year grudges, and unique wargears, the Adepta Sororitas have one-note, cannot do anything on their own recognizance, and their homeworlds are literally on Terra and the world that is the centre of the Ecclesiarchy. So, despite having fantastically more numbers than the Astartes in the galaxy, are kept out of most things as if they were pets.

They fight like discount Astartes, despite being between Astartes and Imperial Guard in abilities.

The Sororitas really have no unique wargear, and no unique abilities other than their shield of faith/miracle dice. Sure, the wargear they have LOOKS cool, that's the extent of the differences. This adds the new Hayyot (living creatures from Ezekial), along with Seraphim Heliserpents, (the attack helicopters not found elsewhere in the setting).

6+ Invulnerability save is meaningless with Powered Armour and Armour of Contempt. It instead was dropped to 5+, and with special upgrades, can reach 3+, or even 2+ for Characters.

They were given unique units. The units they already have a lot more swap-out rules, akin to the Astartes Codex. Additional, Sororitas wargear is mass produced, and giving a 1-wound model a new weapon is completely different from giving it to a 2-would model. Most infantry reduce the +5/+10/+15 point for weapon swap-outs to +1/+2/+3. They are also given heavy weapons teams, because it makes no sense for a Sororitas to wield a weapon that is heavy for an Astartes in power armoury. They are given the same boltgun used by Astartes Scouts, (different trigger groups and grips. And then they are allowed to form Infantry Squares, (which I would eventually give to the Imperial Guard as well). This allows the SoB to be the most resilient force, even more than the Astartes, despite all of their benefits.

[dailycharacteroption]

Class Feature Friday: Bureaucrat Theme (Starfinder Theme)

(art by NeilEnk on DeviantArt)

When one thinks “Bureaucracy”, especially in American, one probably thinks of blatant obstructionism, where the layers of responsibility and obfuscation in place to make sure that things run smoothly except for the people that a system is ostensibly meant to help.

But it doesn’t have to be that. Despite how unglamorous the occupation is, there still have to be people whose job it is to make sure things get done in government and administrative work.

Given that Starfinder is a game of adventure and heroism, bureaucrat characters are pretty likely to be less “cogs in the machine” and more the sort of managers that fight to make sure that things get done, accumulating favors and politely but firmly reminding others to do their jobs, or even taking down seemingly unassailable figures of authority.

So whether they are elected officials that take matters literally into their own hands when bureaucracy fails, officials that mix admin work with their personal touch, or retired from any of the above, there are as many ways to play a character with this theme as there are governments and the positions within it.

Bureaucrats may have to be clever, intuitive, or charismatic depending on the role they fulfill. Beyond that, they also typically belong to an agency or bureau of the government they belong to, and as such have a decent amount of practical knowledge in certain skills and knowledges related to said agency. A medical agency might focus on life science, for example.

These figures know better than anyone the pitfalls and runarounds of any government, and know how to avoid most, getting important answers much faster than others.

Any competent official is familiar with the intricacies of their agency’s area of expertise, and can use that familiarity to ingratiate themselves to others in a similar field… or intimidate them with knowledge of how the punitive systems of their own agency works.

Finally, master bureaucrats can often secure appointments with political figures with ease, and they even regain resolve by utilizing their own skills to maneuver or utilize their own bureaucratic process.

More likely in medical agencies like those that monitor disease, biohackers can make a name for themselves as high-ranking medical experts.

Envoys, on the other hand, are natural picks for this theme with their social skills.

Evolutionist may be a strange pick for this theme, but depending on the path they are going down, their expertise can be invaluable, such as an ever-mutating doctor of medicine, a half-machine engineer, or a quasi-celestial chaplain, and so on.

Plenty of government agencies have to do with architecture and mechanical engineering for public works or just to keep important facilities and assets running, so mechanic is a good choice. Meanwhile others may simply be enthusiastic tinkers and have a protocol drone following them around.

With their wisdom and familiarity with the connections between all things, mystics are also good to have on the payroll in the upper echelons.

Nanocytes are another weird choice, but can fulfill similar engineering roles as the mechanic… or simply have nanomachines outside of their social role.

It may seem at first like operative is an odd choice for anything other than clandestine black ops agencies, but remembering that plenty of operatives are quite social or good with computers, and things tend to make more sense, even if they take a more hands-on approach.

Much like mystics, precogs and witchwarpers are a natural choice for administration with their preternatural senses.

Solarian may seem odd, but a balanced mind can be quite useful.

You’ll mostly see soldiers and other combat classes in military positions, though their physical skills likely mean they chafe behind a desk and yearn for field work, which is probably why they go adventuring.

Technomancers fulfil a similar role to both mechanics and other mages when it comes to being bureaucrats, and they can come up with elegant solutions to problems… albeit ones that require a guidebook for any successor to understand.

Tough as they are, vanguards seem an odd choice for administration, but having someone who can stop a careening piece of equipment with their bare hands can be shockingly useful in pinch, and there are actually some social options for them.

Bureaucrats are needed to run any sort of government, but they’re maybe not always suited for a backstory for an adventurer. Frontier exploration and star-hopping gig work may see little interaction with planetary governments, for example. Still, they can absolutely give a leg up when local authorities are among the obstacles that the party has to navigate.

And that does it for this today. Have a great weekend folks and tune in next week for more entries and specials!

[edit: I forgot to put in the image! d'oh!]

[howtofightwrite]

Hey I'm trying to write a fantasy AU following the plot of a series that takes place partially during the Second Sino-Japanese War, but it is very much a romance drama. So China sends volunteer female nurses stationed right next battlefield and it appears they have no clue how to fight and are very much unarmed. One nurse had to arm herself with dad's gun and barely knew how to use it. This isn't how war medics work...??? Maybe I can make it a little more realistic in my AU?

Given we're talking about Republic of China forces in the late 30s and early 40s, it might not be that far off.

So, an important piece of context about the Second Sino-Japanese War, when Japan invaded mainland China in 1937 they were attacking a nation that had already been in a state of civil war for over a decade, with many provinces seceding from China. (China had been mostly reunified by '37. But, there were continuing hostilities, until the Japanese invasion tabled most of those differences for the duration of the war.) If you're wanting to be realistic, you probably do want to read up on Chinese history from the First Opium War (1839) until the rise of the PRC in '49.

In an invasion scenario it's fairly common to see volunteer specialists, especially doctors and nurses, brought in to support to the defending forces. At this point, it's important to remember, they are still civilians, not military personnel, and it's entirely plausible that they have no combat training whatsoever.

Intentionally targeting medical personnel (or civilians) is a war crime, so that's entirely consistent with Imperial Japan's behavior throughout the Second World War. (Worth noting, the specific relevant treaties would have been The Hague Convention of 1907, and the Geneva Convention of 1929. Both China and Japan were signatories of The Hague Convention of 1907.)

Specifically, the first paragraph of Article 9 reads:

The personnel engaged exclusively in the collection, transport and treatment of the wounded and sick, and in the administration of medical formations and establishments, and chaplains attached to armies, shall be respected and protected under all circumstances. If they fall into the hands of the enemy they shall not be treated as prisoners of war.

The first paragraph of Article 10 continues:

The personnel of Voluntary Aid Societies, duly recognized and authorized by their Government, who may be employed on the same duties as those of the personnel mentioned in the rust paragraph of Article 9, are placed on the same footing as the personnel contemplated in that paragraph, provided that the personnel of such societies are subject to military law and regulations.

So, there are your nurses, protected under international law, as it existed in 1937.

Beyond that, Article 12 specifies that if a belligerent nation should capture medical personnel, they are to return them as quickly as possible, and if they cannot, that they can be instructed to continue to provide aid to their own people, but they can't be ordered to treat enemy soldiers.

So, yeah, targeting a medical facility would be verboten. Interestingly, if you're asking the realism, a nurse picking up a weapon and using it could invalidate some of their Geneva protections. They stop being just a medic, and become an enemy belligerent, though I'm not an expert on international law, so I'm not sure what other factors might kick in.

There's a mistake in thinking of these characters as combat medics, which they’re not. They should be working in a hospital, and while they might be close to the front lines, they would still be at a permanent location. Now, that hospital might have been quickly converted from something else before the war.

If the series is putting them out on the battlefield, then, no. That's probably not right. Again, I'm not an expert on the RoC's military structure, but, generally speaking, these kinds of civilian medics would be kept out of the line of fire if at all possible.

That said, if you're talking about something like the Nanjing Massacre, then yes, Imperial Japanese forces intentionally slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians. (There is question over the exact number, somewhere between 32k, including soldiers, up to over a quarter of a million civilians.) I'm unsure how much reading you've done on Imperial Japan's Pacific campaigns, but it makes for terrible light reading.

I realize I'm leaving you with a lot of reading, but with historical fantasy, that's the nature of the beast. You need read a lot of history, and build that into a concrete grasp for the slice of the world you're writing about. In a lot of cases, that requires starting long before the events you're looking at.

-Starke

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[yasoldat]

𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔: 𝚁𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙶𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝚃𝚈. 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧: 𝙹𝚄𝙳𝙰𝙸𝚂𝙼.

Content warning for in depth discussions of antisemitism, mentions of concentration camps, and Nazis during WWII. Read at your own discretion.

James    Buchanan    'Bucky' Barnes    was    born    to    George    Barnes,    Indiana    local    and    well-regarded    U.S.    Army    soldier,    and    Winnifred    Barnes    (née    Warszawski)    ⸺    a    Jewish    immigrant    from    Poland.    Winnifred’s    family    had    emigrated    from    Ząbki    in    1907    when    she    was    a    child,    due    to    the    rise    of    nationalism    in    Europe    and    subsequent    spread    of    antisemitism    throughout    the    early    1900’s.    Her    family    entered    the    United    States    through    Ellis    Island,    settling    in    New    York    until    1921.    Decent    sized    populations    of    Jewish    communities    seemed    to    be    moving    further    west,    with    the    Warszawskis    following    suit    and    landing    near    Shelbyville,    Indiana. It    was    here    that    Winnifred    met    George    Barnes,    a    born    and    raised    local    of    German    and    English    descent.    He    was    raised    a    non-denominational    Christian,    resulting    in    a    blended    household    at    the    time    of    their    marriage,    and    sequentially,    their    son’s    birth    in    1925.

Bucky    was    born    on    base    in    Shelbyville,    with    the    first    nine    years    of    his    life    spent    with    his    sister    and    him    predominantly    being    raised    by    their    mother,    who    always    made    sure    that    her    children    were    aware    of    their    heritage    and    traditions.    Though    the    family    was    cautious    and    kept    their    status    as    Jewish - Americans    under    wraps,    they    tended    to    celebrate    major    holidays    within    the    comfort    of    their    own    home,    abided    by    kosher    food    laws,    and    attended    Jewish    services    led    by    chaplains    when    possible.    

In    1935,    tragedy    struck    when    Winnifred    died    from    a    bout    of    pneumonia    ⸺    leaving    her    two    children    behind.    The    family    decided    to    incorporate    elements    of    traditional    burial    rituals    into    her    funeral    without    making    it    obvious,    such    as    opting    to    not    have    her    embalmed    and    burying    her    in    a    plain    box.    Though    a    shomer    was    not    necessary,    Bucky    used    the    common    orthodox    practice    of    having    someone    watch    over    the    body    of    the    deceased    to    disguise    the    fact    that    he    was    not    ready    to    leave    his    mother’s    side,    memorising    the    lines    of    her    face    while    he    still    could.    The    experience    of    being    in    such    close    proximity    to    a    dead    body    would    only    prepare    him    for    what    was    to    come.

Shortly    after    her    passing,    the    Barnes    family    was    relocated    to    Camp    Lehigh    in    Virginia,    where    Bucky    then    spent    another    large    part    of    his    youth.

After    the    death    of    his    father    and    separation    from    his    sister,    Bucky    began    to    stray    from    religion    as    a    whole,    as    it    was    becoming    more    and    more    dangerous    to    be    outwardly    Jewish,    and    his    focuses    fell    on    combat    training    within    the    military    and    becoming    the    camp’s    mascot.    By    the    1940’s,    he    had    been    sent    overseas    to    England    to    receive    further    training,    the    only    remnants    of    his    faith    now    a    Star    of    David    necklace    kept    hidden,    burying    his    past    and    never    making    mention    of    his    lineage    to    anyone.

As    Barnes    became    involved    with    Captain    America    as    a    teenager,    he    became    a    counterexample    to    Hitler    Youth    ⸺    helping    extensively    with    freeing    Nazi    prisoners,    and    later,    aiding    in    liberating    concentration    camps.    Though    incredibly    proud    of    the    work    that    they    were    doing    to    defeat    the    Nazi    Party    and    the    likes    of    Red    Skull,    being    on    the    front    lines    and    acting    as    a    firsthand    witness    to    the    genocide    of    his    own    people    was    an    undoubtedly    scarring    experience;    after    having    his    memories    restored,    Bucky,    to    this    day,    still    suffers    from    night    terrors    ⸺    forced    to    relive    every    moment,    plagued    by    the    recollection    of    faces    from    the    days    of    liberation,    haunted    by    the    memories    of    falling    into    a    pile    of    corpses.    

Nowadays,    Bucky    is    incredibly    lax    when    it    comes    to    practicing    Judaism,    though    he    still    observes    some    major    holidays    such    as    Hanukkah,    Rosh    Hashanah,    and    Passover    whenever    he    is    able    to,    though    it    mostly    just    consists    of    lighting    candles,        and    a    lot    of    cooking    or    baking,    as    he’s    a    very    food    motivated    individual.    He    still    wears    a    Star    of    David    necklace    tucked    underneath    his    shirt.

If    you    ask    him    why    he    chooses    to    do    so,    he’ll    tell    you    it’s    to    honor    the    memory    of    his    mother    ⸺    an    act    of    defiance    on    behalf    of    those    who    died    for    the    right    to    observe    their    own    religious    beliefs.        A source    of    comfort,    to    nurture    his    inner    child    who    never    got    the    chance    to    just    be    a    kid.

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                                                  𝑰𝑰𝑰.      𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑰𝑶𝑵 & 𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑻𝒀.                                                          𝑺𝑼𝑩𝑱𝑬𝑪𝑻.      𝑱𝑼𝑫𝑨𝑰𝑺𝑴. TRIGGER WARNING FOR DISCUSSIONS OF ANTISEMITISM, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, ﹠ NAZIS DURING WWII.

james   buchanan   barnes   was   born   to   george   barnes,   indiana   local   ﹠   well-regarded   U.S.   Army   soldier,   ﹠   winnifred   barnes   ( nee   warszawski )   –   a   jewish   immigrant   from   poland.   winnifred’s   family   had   emigrated   from   ząbki   in   1907   when   she   was   a   child,   due   to   the   rise   of   nationalism   in   europe   ﹠   subsequent   spread   of   antisemitism   throughout   the   early   1900’s.   her   family   entered   the   united   states   through   ellis   island,   settling   in   new   york   until   1921.   decent   sized   populations   of   jewish   communities   seemed   to   be   moving   further   west,   with   the   warszawski’s   following   suit   ﹠   landing   near   shelbyville,   indiana. it   was   here   that   winnifred   met   george   barnes,   a   born   ﹠   raised   local   of   german   ﹠   english   descent.   he   was   raised   a   non-denominational   christian,   resulting   in   a   blended   household   at   the   time   of   their   marriage,   ﹠   sequentially,   their   son’s   birth   in   1925.

bucky   was   born   on   base   in   shelbyville,   with   the   first   nine   years   of   his   life   spent   with   his   sister   ﹠   him   predominantly   being   raised   by   their   mother,   who   always   made   sure   that   her   children   were   aware   of   their   heritage   ﹠   tradition.   though   the   family   was   cautious   ﹠   kept   their   status   as   jewish-americans   under   wraps,   they   tended   to   celebrate   major   holidays   within   the   comfort   of   their   own   home,   abided   by   kosher   food   laws,   ﹠   attended   jewish   services   led   by   chaplains   when   possible.    in   1935,   tragedy   struck   when   winnifred   died   from   a   bout   of   pneumonia   –   leaving   her   two   children   behind.   the   family   decided   to   incorporate   elements   of   traditional   burial   rituals   into   her   funeral   without   making   it   obvious,   such   as   opting   to   not   have   her   embalmed   ﹠   burying   her   in   a   plain   box.   though   a   shomer   was   not   necessary,   bucky   used   the   common   orthodox   practice   of   having   someone   watch   over   the   body   of   the   deceased   to   disguise   the   fact   that   he   was   not   ready   to   leave   his   mother’s   side,   memorising   the   lines   of   her   face   while   he   still   could.      ( the   experience   of   being   in   such   close   proximity   to   a   dead   body   would   only   prepare   him   for   what   was   to   come. )

shortly   after   her   passing,   the   barnes   family   was   moved   to   camp   lehigh   in   virginia,   where   bucky   then   spent   another   large   part   of   his   youth.

after   the   death   of   his   father   ﹠   separation   from   his   sister,   bucky   began   to   stray   from   religion   as   a   whole,   as   it   was   becoming   more   ﹠   more   dangerous   to   be   outwardly   jewish,   ﹠   his   focuses   fell   on   combat   training   within   the   military   ﹠   becoming   the   camp’s   mascot.   by   the   1940’s,   he   had   been   sent   overseas   to   england   to   receive   further   training,   the   only   remnants   of   his   faith   now   a   star   of   david   necklace   kept   hidden,   burying   his   past   ﹠   never   making   mention   of   his   lineage   to   anyone.

as   barnes   became   involved   with   captain   america   as   a   teenager,   he   became   a   counterexample   to   hitler   youth   –   helping   extensively   with   freeing   nazi   prisoners,   ﹠   later,   aiding   in   liberating   concentration   camps.   though   incredibly   proud   of   the   work   that   they   were   doing   to   defeat   the   nazi   party   ﹠   the   likes   of   red   skull,   being   on   the   front   lines   ﹠   acting   as   a   firsthand   witness   to   the   genocide   of   his   own   people   was   an   undoubtedly   scarring   experience;   after   having   his   memories   restored,   bucky,   to   this   day,   still   suffers   from   night   terrors   –   forced   to   relive   every   moment,   plagued   by   the   recollection   of   faces   from   the   days   of   liberation,   haunted   by   the   memories   of   falling   into   a   pile   of   corpses.   

nowadays,   bucky   is   incredibly   lax   when   it   comes   to   practicing   judaism,   though   he   still   observes   some   major   holidays   such   as   hanukkah,   rosh   hashanah,   ﹠   passover   whenever   he   is   able   to   (   even if it   mostly  consists   of   lighting   candles,   ﹠   a   lot   of   cooking,   because   he’s   a   very   food   motivated   individual.   )    he   still   wears   a   star   of   david   necklace   tucked    underneath   his   shirt.

if   you   ask   him   why   he   chooses   to   do   any of this,   he’ll   tell   you   it’s   to   honor   the   memory   of   his   mother   –   an   act   of   defiance   on   behalf   of   those   who   persecuted for their religious beliefs.   a reminder that his people will always persist   –   ﹠     a   source   of   comfort,   to   nurture   his   inner   child   who   never   got   the   chance   to   just   be   a   kid.

[otoso]

A proud history reblog

In a handwritten letter to himself, dated December 13, 1990, Specialist Alan Rogers, a twenty-three-year-old African-American chaplain’s assistant, grappled with the issue of fear as he prepared for his first combat tour.

Rogers was an unusually soft-spoken and cerebral enlistee—voted “most intellectual” in high-school class, Rogers went on to a distinguished military career. After earning two Kuwait Liberation medals with the 8th Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, which provided Patriot-missile support against Saddam Hussein’s Soviet-made Scuds.

He returned home and on a R.O.T.C. scholarship at the University of Florida, earned his bachelor’s degree in Religion.

He pursued a second master’s in policy management at Georgetown, part of an élite Defense Department internship program offered to twenty captains across the services. It included an assignment to the Pentagon—in Rogers’s case, as a special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Gordon England. [Then], he worked at the Pentagon as the lead biometrics officer in Army Intelligence — “the stuff that you see on ‘C.S.I.: Miami,’ ” as one of his friends put it.

After he began his third tour in Iraq, he took note of the weather in Baghdad, which wasn’t so different from Florida’s, and declared, “This is an ideal time to be here.”

Rogers was sitting in the right rear seat of an armored Humvee, in East Baghdad, on a routine morning patrol, as it passed a guardrail concealing an I.E.D. The force of the explosion blew straight through the vehicle, knocking an Iraqi interpreter, in the left seat, into the street. The interpreter and an American gunner who was standing beside Rogers in the Humvee were injured. Rogers died instantly. He was forty.

An obituary in the Gainesville Sun mentioned that Rogers was divorced and a Baptist minister - news to many of his friends at the Washington, D.C. chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) formerly Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Veterans of America. The minister claim was accurate — Rogers’s troops on Team Stiletto called him the Preacher, on account of his frequent sermon like pep talks, Before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery, a “homegoing service” was held for his casket at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Starke, Florida, where he was ordained in 1995. Governor Charlie Crist ordered the flags at the statehouse flown at half-mast for the occasion.

The mention of a divorce was not accurate; it may have been a story some acquaintances passed on to explain why Rogers did not have a wife or a girlfriend. “We made a statement that he was married to the Army,” one longtime friend told.

As word of Rogers’s death spread in the gay community, some began to wonder if he might not qualify as the first known gay casualty of the Iraq war. Opponents of the military’s policy, noting his impeccable résumé, and his work with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, saw in Rogers a transformative figure and began soliciting media coverage...

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Hello, Athens! I know just past midnight's about the worst possible time to send a Day-Themed Ask, but I'm a real procrastinator.

So, WoA! You said there's some Military stuff there, so I'd like to hear about it! How large is the Ateinean population, and about how much of that population would you say either serves in the Military or contributes directly to it? How is the military as a profession seen by the 'public at large'?

OOOOO DOGGY I knew you were going to be asking this and I am prepared and ready to kick some ass.

Ateine as a planet is just a little smaller than Earth, about the same size as Venus. Currently, at its peak, the planet hosts a population of about 6 billion people, and is still rapidly growing. The entire planet is ruled technically by the Sanctum, a theocracy founded by 3 of the 6 gods of Ateine (AllPower, HellFire, and AngelKin). It's technically a unitary government, with the High Sanctum in Hexan having ultimate final say in things. However, the Lower Sanctums (36 of them) and then the Missions do most of the governing on a local scale.

A simplified version (from highest to lowest power): High Curate > High Sanctum (Elder Curates) > Arch Curates > Lower Sanctum (Curates) > Missions (Chaplains)

The Sanctum employs roughly 19 million curates and chaplains alone. There is a division of labor amongst this large number, however all have religious training and are meant to serve the gods above all else.

But you asked about the military, right?

The Sanctum employs roughly 250 million soldiers (from the Sanctum General to your lowest ranking foot soldier, and includes covert operations and the prison system), and roughly 700 million support (includes things like mechanics, medics, and builders).

Why would the Sanctum need an army like this?

You can thank the Watchers for that.

The Watchers are the rebel government, founded by the god SkyWatcher, and represents roughly a quarter of Ateine's population. However, only about 2/3 of that quarter actually is registered with the Watcher government (so roughly 1 billion registered Watchers). While the Sanctum is technically THE government of Ateine, the Watchers control several areas and have their own settlements. The key one is Base Sky, in the jungles outside of Hexan, which serves as the headquarters for their government.

With that said, the registered Watchers are divided into four sectors: Military, Medical, Management, and Manufacturing.

Of these four, the Manufacturing sector is the largest, about 625 million members of the Watcher's population, and covers everything from large scale farmers to small scale artists to mechanics to hair stylists (even though they technically aren't manufacturing everything). Their production both supports the Watchers directly through selling them products at reduced prices or giving them money once the products are sold (in return for protection and a stipend every year and some market benefits).

The Management sector comes in next, taking up roughly 100 million people. they manage day-to-day operations of the Watchers and are all of your "behind the scenes" type people. however they are crucial to keeping the city running

25 million are part of the Medical sector, ranging from nurses to pharmacists to field medics to physicians. The Medical sector is extremely understaffed, as both Watchers and Sanctum seek medical care from the Watcher's medical system. Unlike the Sanctum's state funded and always-booked medical system, it's a pay-as-you-need system with more availability and oftentimes better care.

Then comes the Military, which comes in at about 250 million. The Watchers, however, do not operate as extensive as a prison system as the Sanctum, meaning they actually have more active combat soldiers than Atiene. The Military sector is the original and core part of the Watcher government, with the highest ranking office within the Watcher Government (the Kain) being chosen through the same manner as soldiers at all levels.

Regarding views on the military, it varies! Some Ateineans are absolutely terrified of the Sanctum's military (most tri- and corebloods) while some are terrified of the Watcher's military and presence (most pure- and dubloods). It all depends on location, their blood partage, and their past experiences with both groups.

Anyway I hope this was not too much but you opened a can of worms and I don't think you were entirely prepared for it

[painful-pooch]

🎀 Bruno

🎱 Oscar

🧡 Khrystyna

💚 Everyone

🎀 If your OC has killed somonehow did they react to their first kill?

Bruno sighs a bit and rubs his forehead. "It was a long time ago that I killed the first person trying to kill me. I don't tell many people about it, honestly, since it was just a time in my life where I felt lost and free all at the same time. I used to be a pilot in the Air Force. Fighter Pilot. I was beyond happy that I would get to cross the skies in that metal bird; feel like a king in the sky. All until that one fateful night where I was getting fired at by an enemy pilot. It was so dark, you couldn't really see what was going on.." He trails off and stares up to the right corner, his hands clenching.

"I had realized that in my pursuit to feel free, I would have to pay the price in blood, be it my own or theirs. I did a few evasive maneuvers and... and I pulled the trigger until I knew for a fact no one would survive that. They crashed and I could finally see because of the flames. I had to take leave for two weeks and just try to relax. I was forced to talk to a Chaplain and make sure I wasn't traumatized. Once you take one life, it haunts you. I think I said my two cents."

🎱 How would they react to being able to go home?

Oscar is playing with his miniature chess board, rocking back and forth with a gentle smile on his face. "I love my abuelita and I wouldn't mind going back to see her in Puerto Rico. I think a lot of them do miss me, but they are always happy to hear that I am making friends here and that my military family loves me." He flashes an appreciative look over at his teammates off camera, who all have their thumbs up for him. "I have two homes. One here, and one in Puerto Rico. As long as I am at one of those places, then I am so happy."

🧡 Your OC has retired. Do they talk about their experience or leave it behind profusely.

Khrystyna muses over her answer, peeking over at Kieran, who is sitting a little to close to you, threatening you silently if you upset Khrystyna. "Kieran... be nice to the cameraperson, please?"

A low and gruff voice replies back, "Fine."

"Thank you. Now, where were we? Oh! Well, while I do have a lot of fond memories of my experiences as a pararescuewoman, I do think there are certain events that are better left in the ground, so to speak. I loved my job. The motto 'so that others may live' resonates deeply within me. I know that I made a positive change in many people's lives, keeping them safe so that they may go home to their families. I don't mind talking about those moments. The moments where I failed are a learning point for me, but I never want to revisit those days and sully the memories of the countless people I couldn't save."

💚 What is the inspiration(s) or real world equivelent behind their military uniform/combat gear

I would gladly ask for you to look them up so you can see them for yourself, so if you are curious, here you go!

Bruno: US Air Force OCPs and dress blues

Lukas: US Air Force pickle suit (the green flight suit)

Miranda: US Marine fatigues/dress blues

Valdemar: US Army OCPs and dress blues

Khrystyna: US Air Force OCPS/PJ uniform (pararescue jumpers)

Oscar: No longer in the air force, so civilian clothes like a button up with some nice slacks/dress shoes. Otherwise wears US Air Force OCPs

Kieran: US Navy fatigues and dress blues, SEAL gear

Sebastian: US Air Force pickle suit (the green flight suit)

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Directed by Richard Hull and produced by Chris Pratt, Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey, is available in theaters nationwide this weekend. It is a tribute to those who serve without weapons and have an unquenchable desire to help their fellow man.

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Catholic priest discusses ‘special calling’ of military chaplains in new film

Father Adam Muda, a chaplain for the U.S. Army, celebrates Mass on the field with soldiers while in Germany. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Adam Muda CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A new film about U.S. military chaplains, a diverse group of dedicated people who carry no weapons into battle, will be released in select theaters on Nov. 8.   “Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s…

[silvestromedia]

The Heroic Life of a Military Chaplain: New Docu. Tells Father Emil Kapaun's Incredible Story

[weatherman667]

40K is too good to use, Astartes Edition

I made a rant about how 40k introduces a bunch of really cool things, and then never lets you use them.  It also purposes avoids creating rules for more practical alternatives, so you are left with overpriced cool, or nothing.

https://weatherman667.tumblr.com/post/703617157092851712/40k-is-too-good-to-use

But this doesn’t just apply to weapons and vehicles, this applies to the Astartes themselves.

You have three basic types of Astares:

Tactical:  Officially the masters-of-none Ultrasmurfs that everyone wants to be.  They carry the iconic 0.998″ Bolter.

Devastator:  In most militaries, the heavy weapons specialists are typically the most experienced of the non-NCOs.  No, Devastators are baby Space Marines, taking their first steps.

Assault Marines:  The constantly maligned close-quarters specialists.  They typically carry the iconic Chainsaw Sword.  And maybe a jetpack that is apparently free, but they wonder why you would take it?  Captain Titus implies it’s because Jump Packs have extremely limited fuel, which makes sense, as if you ignore the Space Magic, 40k is a surprisingly hard Sci-Fi verse.  Most OTT battles only involve a handful of rounds.

Bikers:  Technically, Bikers are just Assault Marines that traded their jump packs in for bikes.  If you are the White Scars, and specialize in Biker raids, you are not allowed to have any more Assault Marines, because Codex.  Bikers have twin-boltguns, (boltguns, but 2), but no chainsword.  They have to trade their bolt pistol out for their chainsword, despite the fact that Astartes are allowed to stow their primary weapons in order to use their bolt pistols.

Aside from the 3 (4) basic Marines, there are a number of SUPPORT Marines.  Did I say Support?  I meant uber-powerful mary sue marines that are designed to completely dominate the enemy’s forces.  The average Marine costs 18 points and is WS:3+, BS:3+, S:4, T:4, W:2, A:1, LD:7, Sv:3+.  Veterans cost one or two points more, get another attack, and maybe a super special boltgun.  Melee veterans don’t have an equivalent upgrades.  Because everyone wants to be a Tactical Marines, so sayeth the Codex.

Apothecary: The healers and medics for the Astartes.  How much do they cost?  75 points, 90 if you want a Sanguinary Priest, who, no, doesn’t get the Spiritual Leader Aura, despite the fluff..  Why do your medics cost so much?  WS:3+/2+, BS:3+, S:4, T:4, W:4, A:3.  They are twice as tough, and have two more attacks.

Techmarine:  The engineers of the Astartes chapters.  They maintain their vehicles and setup their defences.  70 points, WS:32+, BS:2+, S:4, T:4, W:4, A:3, Sv:2+ (the best in the game), along with a LOT of weapons.

Chaplain:  The spritual leaders of most Codex-compliant chapters.  Blood Angels are the only “codex-compliant” chapter willing to tell them to fuck off.  80 points.  Same stats, this with with a 4+ invulnerability save.  Sanguinary Priests don’t get an invulnerability save.  To be fair, in the fluff Chaplains are chosen for their badassitude, and not say spiritual leadership.

Librarian:  Psychic Sensitive marines that run the Librarium, (records / interstellar communication).  90 points, including weapons that literally break the rules of reality.  In theory, there are plenty of non-mary sue Librarians, but there are only rules for the HQ version.  It should be noted that most chapters will NOT let Librarians have command positions.

In the fluff, most of them have less versions, but there are no rules for them.

Their annoying Dispatch rules have battlefield role slots, and explicitly state that support roles don’t take up battlefield role slots.  So, in theory, there is potentially an unlimited amount of them.

There is also potentially an unlimited supply of combat role marines, but they are suppose to chapterize them when they get too many built up.

While we’re at it, the 1,000 strength is probably completely inaccurate, as that’s not how any military works.

The Codex fanout has 4 fighting companies, which would represent a modern infantry platoon.

But wait, there’s more!

Aside from the Veteran Company, which, sure, if we can to give Astartes their own Special Forces, (which, of course they should have), there are a full 4 companies of reserves, along with a scouting  company.  We also have to point at that ALL veterans are given the Crux Terminatus, so should all have 4+ invul saves.

This means that half of a chapter’s forces are not combat ready.  Yes, it’s good to have a reserve, but having half of your forces sitting around, doing nothing is not a good idea.  It’s also incredibly idiotic to assume that Astartes cannot easily move between roles.  Okay, yes, Americans only train their soldiers for one job, but when you are dealing with magic space knights that have incredibly gruelling trials just to get to novice, aren’t cross trained.  When they are explicitly cross-trained, like most modern militaries do.

They finally realize that his is maybe not a good idea with 9th, and then only let Primaris Marines be in charge of the dispatches.

The companies are companies of knights, and so should be able to operate on their own for extended periods.  Each company should have it’s own reserves, it’s own motor pool, and it’s own support units.  This way, if a company deploys, they don’t have to worry about being too specialized to do anything.

I mean, seriously, if you need to dispatch another company, are you going to completely reorg your reserves?  Every single time?

*head desk*

They seem to be aiming for an imitation of modern military fanouts, only to fail miserably.  Most combat squads have 5-10, so let’s say 10 so we can deal with consistent sizes.

Squad(ron) (10):  5-10 Astartes.  This is the equivalent of modern military fighting sections, which seems to be the ideal size for modern warfare.

Platoon (40):  3-4 squads.  They are space knights, so we could go with Troop, (which is the Cavalry equivalent of a Platoon).  It should be noted that the fourth is likely a weapons detachment.

Company (160):  3-4 Platoons, plus Head Quarters.  Rather than meaning super-badass mary-sue, it typically means those that are strategy minded, along with the motorpool, armoury, mess.

Chapter (960):  6 Companies.

This would have (almost) 1,000 Astartes, makes sense with all of the companies being combat capable, and DOESN’T INCLUDE SUPPORT MARINES.  Each Troop would also be able to be relatively independent.  Each Company would have it’s own Librarians, (which don’t have to be super-mary-sue Librarians, but Marines capable to communicating).

Wait, what about Scouts?  SCOUTS DON’T COUNT TO YOUR UNIT TOTAL.  We’re only including fighting sections/squads/squadrons.