08-07-2006, 07:47 PM
Kate.
for your question earlier. If a U.S. unit receives a unit award, such as a Presidential or Meritorious Unit Citation, those awards are permanently awarded to those serving in the the Unit and the Unit bears the honor of such award permanently. New members of the unit temporarily wear the award as part of the unit heritage until transferred to another assignment.
I thought diplomas were given as a standard upon successful completion of service? I know I would want mine, especially if say I were a Gaul settling down in Syria after 25 years service, I would want proof of my Roman Citizenship in case something not so good were to happen.
On the CR Cohorts, If they were raised as a quick means to build troop formations ( like after Varus) as opposed to a Legion, would they have been equipped like a Legionary Cohort or was the intent to cut costs and equip like a auxiliary unit to save money.
In a way I can see this as a a very flexible means of raising troops and maintaining them on a frontier someplace as I think about it. Initially you recruit them as a body of Roman citizens, send them to some frontier to perform a security mission or to round out a Legion, and over time, because they are are a Auxiliary unit, you have the freedom to recruit locally to maintain your unit numbers.
But, back to like Caius says, there is a lot we just don't know, and may never know.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Mike
for your question earlier. If a U.S. unit receives a unit award, such as a Presidential or Meritorious Unit Citation, those awards are permanently awarded to those serving in the the Unit and the Unit bears the honor of such award permanently. New members of the unit temporarily wear the award as part of the unit heritage until transferred to another assignment.
I thought diplomas were given as a standard upon successful completion of service? I know I would want mine, especially if say I were a Gaul settling down in Syria after 25 years service, I would want proof of my Roman Citizenship in case something not so good were to happen.
On the CR Cohorts, If they were raised as a quick means to build troop formations ( like after Varus) as opposed to a Legion, would they have been equipped like a Legionary Cohort or was the intent to cut costs and equip like a auxiliary unit to save money.
In a way I can see this as a a very flexible means of raising troops and maintaining them on a frontier someplace as I think about it. Initially you recruit them as a body of Roman citizens, send them to some frontier to perform a security mission or to round out a Legion, and over time, because they are are a Auxiliary unit, you have the freedom to recruit locally to maintain your unit numbers.
But, back to like Caius says, there is a lot we just don't know, and may never know.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Mike
Mike Daniels
a.k.a
Titus Minicius Parthicus
Legio VI FFC.
If not me...who?
If not now...when?
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a.k.a
Titus Minicius Parthicus
Legio VI FFC.
If not me...who?
If not now...when?
:wink: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" />:wink:
