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Line 16: | children = | children = }} }} − General '''Killian Squarn-Turk''' was the [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from [[2646]] to [[2680]].<ref name=SL6>''The Star League'', p. 106</ref><ref name="H:LoTV1p29">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 29: "Timeline of the Star League"</ref> + General '''Killian Squarn-Turk''' was the [[Commanding General]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from [[2646]] to [[2680]].<ref name=SL6>''The Star League'', p. 106</ref><ref name="H:LoTV1p29">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 29, "Timeline of the Star League"</ref> ==History== ==History== − General Squarn-Turk's service was largely unremarkable, for the most part continuing the programs started by his predecessors. One of his two major contributions was the expansion and deepening of the curriculum at SLDF military academies, based on the general's belief that officers had to be intelligent and sophisticated as much as they were deadly.<ref name=SL6 /> The other was his controversial change to allow retiring soldiers to buy their weapons with their muster-out bonus (barring any proscribed [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]] technology, of course). The policy was originally aimed at combating pirates and other criminals, as many retired soldiers become private security guards in the [[Periphery]],<ref name=SL6 /> as well as building up a large body of well-armed reservists.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 33: "The Commanding Generals"</ref> However, it raised concerns about the proliferation of weapons amongst the populace, especially in cities.<ref name=SL6 /> + General Squarn-Turk's service was largely unremarkable, for the most part continuing the programs started by his predecessors. One of his two major contributions was the expansion and deepening of the curriculum at SLDF military academies, based on the general's belief that officers had to be intelligent and sophisticated as much as they were deadly.<ref name=SL6 /> The other was his controversial change to allow retiring soldiers to buy their weapons with their muster-out bonus (barring any proscribed [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]] technology, of course). The policy was originally aimed at combating pirates and other criminals, as many retired soldiers become private security guards in the [[Periphery]],<ref name=SL6 /> as well as building up a large body of well-armed reservists.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 33, "The Commanding Generals"</ref> However, it raised concerns about the proliferation of weapons amongst the populace, especially in cities.<ref name=SL6 /> It was during Squarn-Turk's tenure as Commanding General that [[First Lord]] [[Michael Cameron]] issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which reduced the military each member state and territorial state was allowed to maintain below those levels agreed at the founding of the [[Star League]], with SLDF inspectors being responsible for confirming the reductions had taken place. It was also during Squarn-Turk's tenure that units from the various [[Great House|Houses]] were allowed to enter the [[Martial Olympiad]], beginning in [[2676]], although no House unit ever won an Olympiad.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> It was during Squarn-Turk's tenure as Commanding General that [[First Lord]] [[Michael Cameron]] issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which reduced the military each member state and territorial state was allowed to maintain below those levels agreed at the founding of the [[Star League]], with SLDF inspectors being responsible for confirming the reductions had taken place. It was also during Squarn-Turk's tenure that units from the various [[Great House|Houses]] were allowed to enter the [[Martial Olympiad]], beginning in [[2676]], although no House unit ever won an Olympiad.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> Line 25:
Line 25: General Squarn-Turk would die of natural causes in [[2680]]<ref name=SL6 /> and was succeeded by [[Admiral]] [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]].<ref name=SL6 /><ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> General Squarn-Turk would die of natural causes in [[2680]]<ref name=SL6 /> and was succeeded by [[Admiral]] [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]].<ref name=SL6 /><ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> − ==References== + == References == <references /> <references /> − ==Bibliography== + == Bibliography == * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' [[Category:Star League Characters|Squarn-Turk, Killian]] [[Category:Star League Characters|Squarn-Turk, Killian]]
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| − | General '''Killian Squarn-Turk''' was the [[ | + | General '''Killian Squarn-Turk''' was the [[Commanding General]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from [[2646]] to [[2680]].<ref name=SL6>''The Star League'', p. 106</ref><ref name="H:LoTV1p29">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 29, "Timeline of the Star League"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | General Squarn-Turk's service was largely unremarkable, for the most part continuing the programs started by his predecessors. One of his two major contributions was the expansion and deepening of the curriculum at SLDF military academies, based on the general's belief that officers had to be intelligent and sophisticated as much as they were deadly.<ref name=SL6 /> The other was his controversial change to allow retiring soldiers to buy their weapons with their muster-out bonus (barring any proscribed [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]] technology, of course). The policy was originally aimed at combating pirates and other criminals, as many retired soldiers become private security guards in the [[Periphery]],<ref name=SL6 /> as well as building up a large body of well-armed reservists.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 33 | + | General Squarn-Turk's service was largely unremarkable, for the most part continuing the programs started by his predecessors. One of his two major contributions was the expansion and deepening of the curriculum at SLDF military academies, based on the general's belief that officers had to be intelligent and sophisticated as much as they were deadly.<ref name=SL6 /> The other was his controversial change to allow retiring soldiers to buy their weapons with their muster-out bonus (barring any proscribed [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony]] technology, of course). The policy was originally aimed at combating pirates and other criminals, as many retired soldiers become private security guards in the [[Periphery]],<ref name=SL6 /> as well as building up a large body of well-armed reservists.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 33, "The Commanding Generals"</ref> However, it raised concerns about the proliferation of weapons amongst the populace, especially in cities.<ref name=SL6 /> |
It was during Squarn-Turk's tenure as Commanding General that [[First Lord]] [[Michael Cameron]] issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which reduced the military each member state and territorial state was allowed to maintain below those levels agreed at the founding of the [[Star League]], with SLDF inspectors being responsible for confirming the reductions had taken place. It was also during Squarn-Turk's tenure that units from the various [[Great House|Houses]] were allowed to enter the [[Martial Olympiad]], beginning in [[2676]], although no House unit ever won an Olympiad.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> | It was during Squarn-Turk's tenure as Commanding General that [[First Lord]] [[Michael Cameron]] issued the [[Council Edict of 2650]], which reduced the military each member state and territorial state was allowed to maintain below those levels agreed at the founding of the [[Star League]], with SLDF inspectors being responsible for confirming the reductions had taken place. It was also during Squarn-Turk's tenure that units from the various [[Great House|Houses]] were allowed to enter the [[Martial Olympiad]], beginning in [[2676]], although no House unit ever won an Olympiad.<ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> | ||
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General Squarn-Turk would die of natural causes in [[2680]]<ref name=SL6 /> and was succeeded by [[Admiral]] [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]].<ref name=SL6 /><ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> | General Squarn-Turk would die of natural causes in [[2680]]<ref name=SL6 /> and was succeeded by [[Admiral]] [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]].<ref name=SL6 /><ref name="H:LoTV1p33"/> | ||
| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | ==Bibliography== | + | == Bibliography == |
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
[[Category:Star League Characters|Squarn-Turk, Killian]] | [[Category:Star League Characters|Squarn-Turk, Killian]] | ||