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Line 6: After receiving the title, the Social Generals received the right to pass the title down to their children. They also demanded that they be allowed to wear uniforms and ceremonial regalia of real soldiers. At the same time they started to meet with actual serving members of the military. This encounter encouraged LCAF officers to take an interest in high culture and participate in high society. The Social Generals occupied their time designing overly elaborate uniforms or parades, while professional officers were forced to compete in the arena of high society just to ensure they could hold their positions. This resulted in an officer corps that was more interested in rewarding friends and handing out empty promotions instead of fighting. Many good officers who were passed over for promotion or sick of the constant gamesmanship left the LCAF and started their own mercenary commands. Frequently they would take their best soldiers with them, resulting in more problems for the LCAF. The influence of the Social Generals resulted in several elite formations being reduced to formation marching duties for special occasions.<ref name="HSTLCp109">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 109</ref> After receiving the title, the Social Generals received the right to pass the title down to their children. They also demanded that they be allowed to wear uniforms and ceremonial regalia of real soldiers. At the same time they started to meet with actual serving members of the military. This encounter encouraged LCAF officers to take an interest in high culture and participate in high society. The Social Generals occupied their time designing overly elaborate uniforms or parades, while professional officers were forced to compete in the arena of high society just to ensure they could hold their positions. This resulted in an officer corps that was more interested in rewarding friends and handing out empty promotions instead of fighting. Many good officers who were passed over for promotion or sick of the constant gamesmanship left the LCAF and started their own mercenary commands. Frequently they would take their best soldiers with them, resulting in more problems for the LCAF. The influence of the Social Generals resulted in several elite formations being reduced to formation marching duties for special occasions.<ref name="HSTLCp109">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 109</ref> − 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> 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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After receiving the title, the Social Generals received the right to pass the title down to their children. They also demanded that they be allowed to wear uniforms and ceremonial regalia of real soldiers. At the same time they started to meet with actual serving members of the military. This encounter encouraged LCAF officers to take an interest in high culture and participate in high society. The Social Generals occupied their time designing overly elaborate uniforms or parades, while professional officers were forced to compete in the arena of high society just to ensure they could hold their positions. This resulted in an officer corps that was more interested in rewarding friends and handing out empty promotions instead of fighting. Many good officers who were passed over for promotion or sick of the constant gamesmanship left the LCAF and started their own mercenary commands. Frequently they would take their best soldiers with them, resulting in more problems for the LCAF. The influence of the Social Generals resulted in several elite formations being reduced to formation marching duties for special occasions.<ref name="HSTLCp109">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 109</ref> | After receiving the title, the Social Generals received the right to pass the title down to their children. They also demanded that they be allowed to wear uniforms and ceremonial regalia of real soldiers. At the same time they started to meet with actual serving members of the military. This encounter encouraged LCAF officers to take an interest in high culture and participate in high society. The Social Generals occupied their time designing overly elaborate uniforms or parades, while professional officers were forced to compete in the arena of high society just to ensure they could hold their positions. This resulted in an officer corps that was more interested in rewarding friends and handing out empty promotions instead of fighting. Many good officers who were passed over for promotion or sick of the constant gamesmanship left the LCAF and started their own mercenary commands. Frequently they would take their best soldiers with them, resulting in more problems for the LCAF. The influence of the Social Generals resulted in several elite formations being reduced to formation marching duties for special occasions.<ref name="HSTLCp109">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 109</ref> | ||
| − | 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]] | + | 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> | 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> | ||