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===Recent Reforms===
After the resurrection of Guilliman in late [[M41]], he began to see many of the flaws that came from overly-strict adherence to the Codex Astartes. As a result, he has reformed much of the Codex and eliminated much of its restrictions on Space Marines. New additions include the addition of [[Primaris Space Marine]] formations such as [[Intercessor]], [[Aggressor]], [[Inceptor]], and [[Reiver]] Squads, as well as the inclusion of two [[Space Marine Lieutenant]]s below the Company Captain, each commanding a demi-Company. Furthermore, Squads in the Codex Astartes are now defined as '''Battleline Squads''' ([[Tactical Squad|Tactical]] or [[Intercessor]]), '''Close Support''' ([[Assault Squad|Assault]], [[Reiver]], and [[Inceptor]]), or '''Fire Support''' ([[Devastator]], [[Aggressor]], or [[Hellblaster]]).{{Fn|15}}
This means the number of squads in a perfectly compliant chapter are now 44 ''Battleline'', 18 ''Close Support'', and 18 ''Fire Support'', in addition to 10 squads of veterans and 10 squads of scouts, spread across the chapter's companies as detailed below.