How are stormtroopers trained?

Stormtroopers were trained in Imperial Academies and subjected to numbing routine. Unlike their predecessors, the majority of stormtroopers were non-clone recruits.

Where do stormtroopers get trained?

The Imperial Academy on Lothal was a high-tech, heavily fortified training facility designed to shape cadets into ruthless stormtroopers.

How long does it take to train a stormtrooper?

The Academy eventually opened the stormtrooper ranks to non-clones, with a two-year stormtrooper training program well known for its brutality, and thus drawing only the best and bravest army cadets.

Are stormtroopers trained from birth?

Members of this new generation of stormtroopers are trained from birth, growing up with unit designations instead of names and fed a steady diet of First Order propaganda to ensure absolute loyalty.

How do people become stormtroopers?

The only way to become a Stormtrooper was by going through the Imperial Academy. These academies became the training center for Imperial cadets, who are individuals who were recruited to join the Empire. Cadets could be recruited by fellow members of the Empire or simply go to the academy when they were of age.

How First Order Stormtroopers Were Trained

Do stormtroopers get paid?

In most canonically documented cases, Stormtroopers also received regular pay in Imperial credits. However, due to the nature of the Empire's conscription program, much of that pay didn't stay with the soldiers themselves. That's because many recruits sent their pay directly back to their families on their homeworlds.

Are there female stormtroopers?

Behind the scenes. This anonymous stormtrooper was the first female stormtrooper in Star Wars Legends, though Jes Gistang is the first female stormtrooper to be named.

Do stormtroopers sleep?

They do not let their stormtroopers have as much rest as you would think. During their training, First Order stormtroopers have to sleep with subliminal sleep messages playing in their ear.

How old is the average stormtrooper?

Cadets could be as young as thirteen standard years. Stormtroopers were trained to disregard fallen comrades in battle, and to press on, no matter the cost, even when the odds were stacked against them.

Are stormtroopers brainwashed?

They're not even volunteers anymore. Instead of being recruits, these new stormtroopers are essentially child soldiers, kidnapped from, as Finn says, families they'll never know; brainwashed, programmed, and forced into servitude against their will.

Why do stormtroopers always wear helmets?

They were designed to dissipate energy (such as a bolt from a blaster), and the helmets provided filtered air and an awesome heads-up display, which compensated for their limited field of vision, but apparently did nothing to help them fire their blasters more accurately.

Why are stormtroopers not clones?

The main motivation for the switch to Stormtroopers was simply that cloning became too expensive. The costs of ordering, growing, and training clones were exorbitant, and their timetable to become full soldiers was lengthy.

Is Finn cloned?

Finn was a male human.

What is a red stormtrooper?

Armor. Sith troopers wore red armor that evoked the bloodstained legacy of their ancient namesake. Sith trooper armor consisted of a red gammaplast composite, quadruple-layered to a dense, highly impact-resistant finish worn over a hermetically sealed black body glove.

Why were stormtroopers so loyal?

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Loyalty, obedience and readiness to die for the Emperor are the primary traits indoctrinated into all stormtroopers. They are trained to uphold the ideals of the Empire.

Can stormtroopers retire?

Despite their intense indoctrination, enlisted stormtroopers were still capable of living civilian lives; they received pay, were given periods of leave time, and under some circumstances were given opportunities to retire from service.

Do clone troopers age faster?

Although the exact rate at which clones aged is unknown, it appears to be nearly twice as fast a natural-born Human and it is theorized that this rate increased as clones grew older—especially under stress, thus leading to a dramatic shortening of the clones' life expectancy.

Do stormtroopers eat?

Stormtrooper rations were canned, self-warming rations issued to Imperial stormtroopers during their service to the Empire. The grayish, gooey substance was horribly bland, but it met the nutritional requirements of a typical stormtrooper.

Do stormtroopers ever take their helmets off?

StormTroopers do remove their helmets..we just haven't seen it often if at all until now. Storm troopers and clones are not the same thing.

Can stormtroopers fall in love?

Iceland's Bara Heiða created this stunningly adorable music video to remind you that yes, Imperial stormtroopers are people too–and they can fall in love.

Why did Empire stop using clones?

The Empire Stopped Using Clone Troopers After Order 66

In theory, the Clone Army should have been perfect for Palpatine's purposes. He had successfully established the Empire, but he was well aware there would be resistance.

What are the black stormtroopers called?

Imperial Death Troopers

Elite Imperial soldiers, death troopers are encased in specialized stormtrooper armor with a dark, ominous gleam.

Is Captain Phasma's armor made of Beskar?

(Fun fact: According to Star Wars canon, Phasma's armor isn't beskar either. It was actually made using scrap metal taken from Emperor Palpatine's old yacht.)