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An '''Aspirant''' is a [[human]] youth selected for possible induction into the [[Space Marine]]s.
== Overview ==
Recruits are chosen from the best warriors among [[humanity]], although the recruitment process varies considerably between [[chapter]]s. Most Chapters recruit from their [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]], or local [[sector]] worlds, while [[fleet-based]] chapters will often roam a particular sector of space, recruiting periodically from a few favoured worlds.
==Notable Chapter Variations==
===Black Templars===
[[Black Templars]] aspirants are sometimes referred to as '''Expectanten'''. They are recruited from a number of worlds across the [[Imperium]], each possessing a Chapter keep. In order to be considered for recruitment, an Expectanten must travel to the keep, braving whatever hazards they may face on the way.{{Fn|7}}
===Blood Angels===
[[Blood Angels]] Aspirants aspirants are selected at a periodic tournament known as the [[Angel's Fall]], on [[Baal Secundus]]. Although hundreds, possibly thousands, of challengers participate in the violent games and contests held there, only fifty victorious Aspirants are selected. These fifty are then taken to the [[Fortress Monastery]] on [[Baal]], where they will hopefully be able to withstand even more tests before becoming [[Neophyte]]s.{{Fn|3}} ===Dark Angels===As the [[Dark Angels]] are no longer based on an actual world, they draw their recruits from a variety of planets, mainly [[Feral World|Feral]] or [[Feudal World]]s. Representatives of the Dark Angels visit each recruiting world once within a normal human's lifetime, and take the strongest juveniles from the population. They are assessed with a variety of contests of strength, agility and stamina before being assessed by an [[Apothecary]] for their suitability for receiving the implanted organs necessary for their transformation. Those that fail the trial at this stage by being biologically unsuitable or by weakness of will are euthanised.{{Fn|6}}
===Space Wolves===
The [[Ultramarines]] recruit from the human populations of the nine worlds of [[Ultramar]], who are then subjected to intense military training at several barracks institutions maintained around that realm.{{Fn|5}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]], pg. 129
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pgs. 133, 153
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Deus Encarmine (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)]], pgs. 10, 35
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 15
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Angels of Darkness (Novel)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]], The Tale of Boreas, Part One*{{Endn|7}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20051211083251/http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/blacktemplars-initiation-rites/1/ Black Templars: Initiation Rites Part 1] ''(saved archive page, dated December 2005, last accessed via Wayback Machine 4th July 2020)''
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