Ground Fleet was created in the fires of the Sathar War but subsequently its funding for personnel was slashed in favor of Space Fleet. The view being that Space Fleet is the first line of defense and Ground Fleet can always be brought back to higher readiness through the training cadres retainned at the end of the war. This is perhaps an overly optimistic presumption made by the politicians but one Ground Fleet has had to live with for decades. <br /><br />Thirty years after the War with the most experienced instructors retiring or taking more lucrative jobs with corporate outifits or mercenary groups Ground Fleet initiated the RICETIC program: Robotically Instructed Combat Education & Tactical Initiative Cirriculum. It was designed to ensure that Ground Fleet could rapidly train new recruits if called upon to reactivate to war footing for another Sathar invasion. The program called for robotic instructors in basic combat and tactical techniques. Tacton collaborated heavily with Ground Fleet expecting a contract for thousands of units but in the end the politicians at the Council of Worlds gutted the budget and only 600 units were purchased.<br /><br />Tachton immediately began marketing to militias, mercenaries, and corporations to defray development cost. This made the "Sgt. Ricky" bot one of the most recognizable combat training robots throughout the Frontier.<br /><br />They did not stop there. Tacton created the Combat Career Centers LLC (also known as C3) as a subsidary and franchised combat training throughout the Frontier. Anyone wishing to recertify their weapon's training at a higher level can pay for training at a C3 center and be trained by a Sgt. Ricky for half the price of a flesh and blood trainer. C3 centers have a dojo, holographic gun range, class rooms and gym. All military skills except demolitions can be learned at a C3 center for half the price but the appropriate time of instruction. <br /><br />Sgt Ricky is a level 6 anthropomorphic robot with all combat related robotics programs. He is covered in durable poly-vinyl rubber for skin. He can also teach tactics and leadership.<br /><br />For X ammount of credits, 1-5 exp, and two weeks time he can teach a leadership seminar. Attendees will recieve LDR points equal to the number of EXP they spent.
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