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Are Stormtroopers conscripted?
Introducing service conscription After the Clone Wars, human recruits supplanted clones in the stormtrooper ranks of the Galactic Empire. During the Emperor’s reign, stormtroopers were used to bring any remaining Separatist worlds into line.
How did they recruit Stormtroopers?
The only way to become a Stormtrooper was by going through the Imperial Academy. These academies became the training center for Imperial cadets, who are individuals who were recruited to join the Empire. Cadets could be recruited by fellow members of the Empire or simply go to the academy when they were of age.
How did the First Order get Stormtroopers?
The First Order is a smaller organization that gets their Stormtroopers by kidnapping children and raising them as soldiers. While this does give them the ability to try and effectively brainwash their Stormtroopers, it also means they can’t really know what sort of people they have in their ranks until much later.
Are Stormtroopers volunteers?
Yes. Both are true. During the Galactic Empire stormtroopers were recruited and commissioned from academies.
Why did Stormtroopers replace clones?
The main motivation for the switch to Stormtroopers was simply that cloning became too expensive. The Kamino cloning facilities were shut down in Canon shortly after the end of the war, leaving only one more generation of troopers to be grown and trained.
Did the Ewoks eat Stormtroopers?
The ewoks did not eat any Stormtroopers following the Battle of Endor. They attempted to “roast several captured Stormtroopers”, but were stopped by Han Solo and Leia Organa. who convinced them not to eat them.
When were clones replaced with Stormtroopers?
19 BBY
From clone troopers to stormtroopers The term “stormtrooper” was officially adopted by all clone troopers in 19 BBY following Emperor Palpatine’s reorganization of the Old Republic into the first Galactic Empire.