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[[ImageFile:Whiteshield Squad - Warhammer Compendium - Pg41.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)| sergeant]] commanding his '''Whiteshield''' squad. Note that the sergeant in the center is permitted to wear an Imperial [[Aquila]] and regimental identity on his shoulder pads{{Fn|1}}]]'''Whiteshields''' are young reinforcements to an existing [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]. They fight in actual combat as part of their latter later training, until they have proven themselves ready to join the regiment as full [[Guardsmen]].
==Overview==
[[ImageFile:Conscript.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Cadian]] '''Whiteshield''' (3rd Edition)]]
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|quote = "Children you call them? They can pull a trigger just as well as veterans, and they have the spirit of a bull narthax. Call them children if you wish - I call them troops. Good troops."<br>- [[Colonel]] [[Marus Cullen]] of the [[Pannonia 5th Infantry Regiment]]{{Fn|1}}
