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Eventually the Social General title was abolished by the Lyran Commonwealth in the twenty-ninth century, but the term remained part of the LCAF's lexicon. It came to mean an officer who held their position due to political acumen<ref name=hbhsp57>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 57</ref> or holding an honorary military title who thought they could command troops in battle.<ref>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 45</ref> The term was later introduced to the [[AFFS]] during the [[3024]] [[Alliance Games]] on [[New Earth]]. There several LCAF and AFFS units engaged in wargames, and the LCAF was humiliated.
 
Eventually the Social General title was abolished by the Lyran Commonwealth in the twenty-ninth century, but the term remained part of the LCAF's lexicon. It came to mean an officer who held their position due to political acumen<ref name=hbhsp57>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 57</ref> or holding an honorary military title who thought they could command troops in battle.<ref>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 45</ref> The term was later introduced to the [[AFFS]] during the [[3024]] [[Alliance Games]] on [[New Earth]]. There several LCAF and AFFS units engaged in wargames, and the LCAF was humiliated.
  
The influence of the AFFS built on the reforms started by [[Katrina Steiner]] to reduce the number of Social Generals in the LCAF during the [[Federated Commonwealth]] alliance. Between the [[Fourth Succession War]] and the [[Clan Invasion]] the LCAF had fewer Social Generals than any other time in its history. After the formation of the [[Lyran Alliance]] however, the Social Generals returned in force as [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] put loyal but militarily unskilled supporters into many positions.<ref>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 105</ref>
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The influence of the AFFS built on the reforms started by [[Katrina Steiner]] to reduce the number of Social Generals in the LCAF during the [[Federated Commonwealth]] alliance. Between the [[Fourth Succession War]] and the [[Clan Invasion]] the LCAF had fewer Social Generals than any other time in its history. After the formation of the [[Lyran Alliance]] however, the Social Generals returned in force as [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] put loyal but military unskilled supporters into many positions.<ref>''Handbook House Steiner'', p. 105</ref>  
  
 
==Notable Social Generals==
 
==Notable Social Generals==

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