Whitehelm

Before becoming a full soldier in an Utovian battalion, each and every one served time as a whitehelm, the informal but fond nickname for Utovian recruits. They are known for being relentlessly drilled by sergeants or corporals from the regular forces, who take out their bitterness of not being with their units on the poor and somewhat defenseless recruits.

Whitehelms are all infantry units, since the basic infantry duty is good for learning important lessons regarding taking orders and working as a group. It´s first after finishing whitehelm training that soldiers take part in the various speciality training, such as tank crews or airborne training.

It is extremely rare for whitehelms to be deployed outside the Utov System, and instead they conduct numerous excercises as well as carrying the brunt of the load in regards of interior security, such as manning guard points, entrance posts and the like.