The UEE Special Operations Corps was conceptualized 3 months after the UEE Militia Mobilization Initiative was created as a means to strike back against the Vanduul that unleashed a devastating attack on Aremis (Vega II). The UEESOC wasn’t a real thing until the UEEMMI had become a large organization, since the SOC only recruits the best they can find out of the UEE’s Navy but more commonly, Valiant fighters from the MMI are chosen to join the SOC.
The main objective of the Special Operations Corps is to use unconventional methods of assault and infiltration against the Vanduul and Pirate Outlaws. While much isn’t said about these methods or at least released to the public, one thing that is known is the training these chosen elites endure. The UEESOC is comprised of three tiers of elite fighters: Special Forces Operators (SFOs), Orbital Drop Marines (ODMs), and Spartans. SFOs are the battle-hardened, resilient backbone of the SOC, making up the largest group within its ranks, these fighters are tasked with providing real-time intelligence updates to the SOC’s Central Command while supporting other SOC elements or other UEE operatives, most commonly MMI Starmen. The SFOs are strictly a planetary combat element, as well as the Orbital Drop Marines, however these Marines do their job differently. ODMs occupy a rare place in combat, shock troopers is what they are commonly referred to as. The ODMs perform raiding and large scale infiltration operations behind enemy lines by dropping in atmosphere via drop pods from Idris Frigates or Javelin Destroyers. Often referred to as the true elites of the SOC, Spartans specialized in the most arduous of unconventional methods of combating the Vanduul and Outlaw threats. Unlike the SFOs or ODMs, Spartans are also highly-trained dog-fighters as well as raiders and specialized infantrymen. The ranks of the Spartans are incredibly small, but are comprised mostly of Squadron 42 veterans and are affiliated with the Militia Mobilization Initiative.
As a whole, all members of the UEESOC are required to be affiliated with the UEEMMI as the SOC, like the MMI, is a civilian militia element with military training under their belt from previous service or upon accepting the call to join the SOC.
The UEE Special Operations Corps’ vision is to hit the Vanduul hard, where they least expect it, and to ultimately end them as a threat to the UEE. The SOC does not take prisoners.
The sole mission of the UEE Special Operations Corps is to accomplish tasks deemed too difficult or too arduous for conventional military forces as well as performing in the spectrum of conventional warfare exceptionally and without failure.
The structure of the UEE Special Operations Corps is as military as it gets, pursuing the goal of having a full 7 Special Forces Groups, 5 ODM Regiments, & around 2 Regiment-sized Operational Detachments of Spartans.
The UEESOC is undergoing the process of proposing the terms of a potential alliance with the UEEMMI. Otherwise, the Special Operations Corps is interested in negotiating alliances with any organization willing to assist in Operation Pitchfork and with the UEE.
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The rules within the UEESOC are simple: Have fun, but don’t ruin it for everyone else. We are all here to enjoy and share this persistent Universe together, don’t be a baby or a sore loser, but don’t be an asshole. Aside from that, me and the other SOC soldiers will see you in the Verse, but you won’t see us.