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PDF are under the control of the local government rather than direct Imperial control; the raising, training, arming, leadership, etc, is entirely in the hands of the [[Imperial Governor]]. All Imperial planets in general are required to maintain a standing army in order to maintain government (and thus Imperial) control over the planet against any possible invasion or insurrection.
In response to any threat, it is the responsibility of the PDF to engage the enemy until Imperial reinforcements can be mustered from the nearby sector. Thus although rarely respected due to their inherent lack of experience, PDF are widely considered crucial to the [[Departmento Munitorum]] as the first line of defence for Imperial worlds against [[Xenos]] invasion and [[Chaos]]-inspired rebellion.
Just as significant is the PDFs' role as the main source of recruits for the [[Imperial Guard]]. Whenever required, the best soldiers in a PDF are transferred into the Imperial Guard, receiving further training as they are shipped to their destined location elsewhere in the galaxy.Typically one tenth of the PDF's personnel are given to the Guard, and these are usually the best soldiers as the penalty for a [[Governor]] for giving sub-standard soldiers is death.{{Fn|5}}
Many PDF forces base their appearance and equipment off of the venerated [[Cadia]]n regiments. Others base themselves off the appearance of other notable regiments, such as the [[Tallarn]], [[Mordian]]s and [[Valhalla]]ns, often motivated by similar climates or even due to assistance from those regiments during the founding of the PDF. Still, given the unique and underlying culture of many worlds, PDFs and by extension their [[Imperial Guard]] regiments are armed and appear as their world can best equip them, a sign of the diverse cultures that constitute the Imperium as a whole.
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 13
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Cain's Last Stand]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], Chapter 9
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition)]] - ''Raising the Tithe''
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