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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}}
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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}}''
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[[File: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}}]]
==Overview==
[[File:Conscript.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Cadian]] '''Whiteshield''' (3rd Edition)]]
Officially designated as ''probitors'', they are more commonly called whiteshields, as well as ''cadets'', ''probationers'' or ''gun babies''. Whiteshields are the sons fathered by Guardsmen during their posting and raised within the regiment.{{Fn|1}} As they are not yet considered true Guardsmen, Whiteshields do not wear unit insignia - the only markings they are allowed to wear are blank white badges as well the white helmet stripe that distinguish them. Severe disciplinary action may be given to those who decorate their uniform with badges or slogans, being seen as impudent presumption by those who have actually earned the right to be proper warriors.
