#service corps

[hypersped]

I headcannon that much like knight masters, there's corps masters in the jedi corps; it's by a different name, but the jedi there are as well reguarded and as skilled as jedi masters are but in their chosen fields.

[chess-blackmyre]

Jedi Order Sex Ed

For Most of the Order:

For the Service Corps:

[irrfahrer]

Wookiepedia on the Jedi Service Corps

 Original Text from Here!

The Jedi Service Corps was an organization formed by the Council of Reassignment during the Old Republic era as an alternative to serving in the more traditional capacity of the Jedi Knights. Because it was run by the Jedi Order, the members of the Service Corps were all considered Jedi, though many of its members had failed to pass their Initiate Trials and therefore could not proceed in training at the Jedi academy. Between Younglings in the Jedi-Temple it was a great insult to be called a “good Farmer” as it would mean the Youngling would fail their Trials and would be send to one of the Service Corps branches-the  AgriCorps.

Overview: The Service Corps was considered an honorable alternative to serving in the Army of Light or the mainstream Order following the Ruusan Reformation and the defeat of the Dark Lords of the Sith. Organized under the Reassignment Council, the Corps was made up of four branches: the Agricultural Corps, the Medical Corps, the Educational Corps, and the Exploration Corps. Membership in each was voluntary and many ranking members of the Order joined, but if an Initiate had failed the Trials, the Council took care of assigning them based on different skills and requirements.

Serving the Galactic Republic in different ways than a Knight would, the Service Corps members were no less important in the Order and helped countless star systems throughout its history. Following centuries of involvement in galactic affairs, the Corps was disbanded in 19 BBY when the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, in truth the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious ordered that the Grand Army of the Republic slaughter all Jedi in the galaxy. While many were killed, many more were rounded up and taken to Byss by the Sith Lord-turned-Emperor for conversion training. Those who would not convert to the dark side were killed, while many did in fact pledge loyalty to the Sith.

When the Order was reestablished following the Galactic Civil War's conclusion, Grand Master Luke Skywalker opted not to rebuild the Corps; instead using information gathered from the ancient text, “The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force”, to blend its philosophies with that of the entire Order.

[thesummerstorms]

I don’t have time to transcribe it, but since I posted it on the RP blog and don’t want it reblogged there, this is the source material defining how the Service Corps work, by the way.

Additional sources would be some indirect recollections from Yoda: Dark Rendevous, scattered comments of Etain’s in Republic Commando (though those are to be taken with more a grain of salt as Traviss doesn’t play well with others), and the Obi-Wan children’s novelizations, off the top of my head. I haven’t read the latter.

[chess-blackmyre]

I head cannon that the Service Corps gets involved in about as much Shenanigans as the rest of Jedi Order, they can just get away with a lot more because no one (read: the High Council) is actually paying them that much attention. Nine times out of ten if you file the reports with boring bureaucratic language without technically lying, no one will notice the fact that the AgriCorps outright started their own weed dispensary on Dantooine and there is definitely a MediCorps Force Healer that straight-up gets married gets pregnant during the Clone Wars and No One Notices because she just reports that she’s engaging in “hands-on training in obstetrics”

[chess-blackmyre]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Different Ways to Serve

Summary: Galahad Dulak is 13 years old, and no knight wants her. This is what came after.(Or How Gal Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Service Corps)Different Ways to Serve

[duckwishes]

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[swordoforion]

Orion Digest №34 - The Purpose of Liberius

While the general purpose and structure of Liberius, the sister branch of the Sword of Orion within Orion, has been discussed within the Orion Manifest, and will be covered in further detail in the second official book publication which is in production, more of its purpose within the overall goal of our organization has not been properly expounded on, and I will take this issue to discuss such, with the next issue dedicated to the Museion Institute, the third and final branch.

Each branch of Orion is designed to fight in some way for the preservation of humanity and the security of human rights; the Sword of Orion fights through writing, communication, and media. We make connections and communicate ideas to the world, interacting with politics and trying to use diplomacy to move policy forward. However, simply speaking and writing can only accomplish so much, and when it comes to action, Liberius is a branch that provides more devoted volunteers to help communities and causes on a more hands-on level.

Liberius itself is composed of three divisions - the Service Corps, the Medical Corps, and the Defense Corps, each with different levels of training and preparedness. As the names suggest, the different Corps are to be provided training and adequate testing to make sure they are ready for tasks of increasing physical and mental difficulty, from simple community service, to medical aid, to self-defense and defense of civilians. The order in which the names of the divisions are listed is the order one must progress through, rather than choosing - an initiate would start in the Service Corps, and train up to a Corps of their choosing, or remain within Service.

Let us start with the Service Corps. This will likely be the largest and busiest division, which would be concerned with training of other divisions, volunteering at rallies and public events, distributing resources to the homeless or impoverished, going on aid missions, etc. While long term goals of international political and economic reorganization are our top priority, we can help where possible through community service via our local chapters, to help the needy with what resources we have to spare, and for those dedicated to Orion and looking to help out, the Service Corps would be an easy choice.

The Medical and Defense Corps would, for the most part, be relegated to the same kinds of events, and would serve more for seniority purposes for simple service events, but would be trained in expectation of more violent altercation. Civilian protests in numerous nations have become violent whether due to the actions of the crowd or of law enforcement, and if members of Liberius are to attend protests for worthwhile causes, it is beneficial to have them prepared to administer medical assistance to the injured, and to be able to defend themselves and others to prevent further injury.

This expectation could also be extended, depending on specific chapters and the future of political development, to service in the midst of combat or in opposition to violent crime, though the latter would be at the discretion of specific communities. Liberius is not intended to be a program for conflict and soldiers - it is intended to protect and assist those in need and in danger. However, it is important to prepare activists for violence in a world increasingly filled with it, especially if they are to protect others from becoming victims to it.

Those who wish to enter the Medical Corps would be trained, as per the name, in medical aid, such as proper first-aid, CPR, life-saving procedures, etc. They would be prepared to use equipment to help those injured wherever they may find them, until they can get them to more proper and experienced care - a first responder to any medical emergency. While only the middle in the divisions, using first-aid to help the injured is perhaps the purest expression of the goal of Liberius - helping and saving others at any given opportunity.

The Defense Corps would be trained in the art of self-defense, via the way of both martial arts and practical hand-to-hand combat. A distinction between the arts of self-defense and regular combat training is that self-defense is not intended to attack an opponent - it is intended to fend off and, if necessary, force an attacker into submission. It is a useful skill applicable to any violent situation, and in reality, would be a beneficial service available to teach members of communities outside of Liberius proper, once members of the Defense Corps had mastered it.

While not named as such, one could call Liberius the 'shield of Orion' - we fight for people with our words, and defend them with as much action is as necessary. Whether this defense be literal - trained self defense against harmful adversaries - or metaphorical - aid rallies to provide food and shelter to the impoverished and homeless, or assistance at protests for beneficial causes - Liberius is there to protect. It is for this reason that out of the three branches, Liberius is given the most attention and rigorous requirements when it comes to membership, as it is important to be prepared for the sake of those we wish to protect and those who volunteer and serve.

The training that members of the Liberius divisions are provided serves a dual purpose - in addition to being useful to the students who learn it, it can also turn them into teachers for communities - self defense and first-aid are invaluable resources to anyone, as even if you never use them, it is good to be prepared. If there exists a Sword chapter in a community, members of Liberius there can provide classes to residents based on concerns, and it is our hope that perhaps that training could do well to save a life one day - if at least one person is protected because of that training, it will have been worth it.

What communities learn from Liberius could serve in peace or in times of conflict - if indeed the push for eco-socialist federation turns to revolution, the skills taught to members of Liberius could help citizens to resist and withstand. We are not an army, but if revolution is beneficial to our mission, we could provide guidance and assistance, or at the very least protection for civilians otherwise caught in the crossfire.

In the spirit of the purpose of Liberius - defense and service of the community - those that graduate from Defense Corps training are to be supplied with a shield, as available. This is both a symbolic and practical gesture - in the case of self defense, there are few greater pieces of equipment than an effective shield. Paired with martial arts, it can absorb common attacks and minimize damage to the wielder, without causing direct harm to the attacker. When used properly, it can also be an effective non-lethal weapon. Before this, those who graduate the Medical Corps training will be provided with first-aid kits and medical supplies that can be carried around and used when necessary. Finally, Service Corps graduates will be provided with ceremonial patches to commemorate their induction into Liberius.

Out of the three branches, Liberius will be the most difficult to create and enter into, but arguable the most worthwhile. Words, while helpful, are no substitute for action, and all the essays in the world cannot hold a candle to the value of potentially saving a human life. The purpose of Liberius is to be ready to help our communities, and the world as a whole in the real world, and to be prepared to serve in defense of its people.

- DKTC FL