#mandalorian supercommandos

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Q: One thing i wanted to know was whether or not the Clone Commandos undergo the same training as Mandalorian supercommandos would. Meaning would a Mandalorian recruit be taught more than a Clone Commando or would Walon Vau etc hold back on some things for cultural reasons?

A: You'll note there's a reference to Kal Skirata teaching the lads things that weren't in the book - bar-brawl tactics. (You see a lot more of Kal's unique approach in RC:TZ. And Vau's.)

That's a clear indication that each instructor brought their own style to the training they gave their squads. On top of the core military training that all clones had, the Cuy'val Dar (and you'll see hard numbers about them in the GAR article and RC:TZ) each instructor added all their own skills plus core commando training.

And there was a degree of cross-training - commandos would often be taught certain subjects by instructors who weren't their company sergeant. (Like the Sullustan cryptographer in RC:HC.) But the bulk of their time was spent in close contact with their individual sergeant, who had an enormous influence on them, exactly as a parent would.

But don't make the assumption that all Mandalorians soldiers are supercommandos. I have no idea where that came from (I know someone quoted a source) but it wasn't in RC:HC, nor do I agree that they were all Supercommandos by definition. (The numbers were too high, I think.) Once you read my definitions of Mandalorians and how they operate, that'll make more sense.

So...Vau and Skirata aren't Supercommandos. They're special forces soldiers with very individual skills, and they have murky pasts even in Jango's opinion. Both of them have very strong views on Mandalorian culture, and Skirata in particular is a traditionalist. (Remember this when you read RC: TZ.)

A minority of the Cuy'val Dar weren't Mandalorian, and it shows. When Dar refers to the instructors who didn't care what clones felt and treated them much as the Kaminoans did, this was who he was referring to.

By and large, the Mandalorians see the clone commandos as Mando men. It's embedded in their culture to train sons as warriors. So they make terrific training sergeants.

Sadly, Jango couldn't find enough of them to fill all the Cuy'val Dar posts. It meant that most of the seriously bad (and loyal) Mandos were out of circulation for years, remember.

Republic Commando: Triple Zero Q/A (TheForce.Net Message Boards (2005))