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Storm Trooper recruits are chosen from the progena of the [[Schola Progenium]], where they have been raised and educated, and molded into loyal and dedicated servants of the [[Emperor]]. They are then taught superior battle tactics and the use of more advanced equipment than the average Guardsmen.
While Storm Troopers are organized into their own Storm Troop regiments, the regiments are not deployed as a whole. Units (most often single companies) of Storm Troopers are attached to other Imperial Guard regiments for a specific campaign, to provide an elite specialist core entrusted with carrying out important missions requiring more training and initiative than possessed by the average Guardsman. Storm Troopers are effective at spearheading assaults into heavily fortified positions, infiltrating behind enemy lines and sowing confusion and panic. They are often dropped into the thick of combat from [[Valkyrie|Valkyrie Assault Carriers|Valkyrie]], guns blazing before they even touch the ground.
Regular Guardsmen often regard the inimitably dedicated and better equipped Storm Troopers with a certain amount of animosity, referring to them by such names as 'Big Toy Soldiers' and 'Glory Boys'. Regardless of the opinion of the average Guardsman, none who witness Storm Troopers in action can deny they are worthy of such titles.<sup>5</sup>
