Editing Children of Armok (section)

== [WIP] Legion Command Hierarchy==

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++ Subject: Children of Armok. ++

++ Topic: Legion Command Hierarchy. ++

++ Authored by: Imperialis Logistica Corpus Logistician, Merlynn Xavius. ++

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Foreword: 
This was the hardest part of my report, as there is a veritable Logistica Librarium aisle just for reports and observations on the XIII Legion's apparent Command Structure. Thus the following can, at best, be only a theoretical guideline; There is simply too much conflicting evidence to draw any true pattern from. 

Much of the information that I speak with confidence on, is only due to the insights and evidence gathered by Inquisitor Enoch Vestin, who has invested vast quantities of his time and power into investigating the Children's nebulous forms and elusive leaders. 
And it should be noted that, even Inquisitor Vestin is careful to add caveats to what he knows, but here I will take liberties with what he says, as his knowledge and insight is vastly superior to my own on this subject.

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[[File:Children1.png|300px|thumb|The Children of Armok's chain of command.]]

The Children of Armok seem to have an endless repertoire of command structures and various forms of complex hierarchies. However, based on the average, deduced from hundreds of reports, they have at least 2 main separate Chains of Command, either of which may be the real one, if they do only have the one. 
One we will call the 'official' hierarchy, recorded by the Logista Corpus and datalooms, which is of an uniform nature with the standard structure used by most legions. And another, that we will refer to as the 'unofficial' hierarchy, this being a far more complex structure, on a record authored by Inquisitor Vestin's former master, Inquisitor Harlon Zaros, before the Inquisitor was stranded in the warp. 
This record, though badly damaged in many places did survived, and gives those who can read between the bursts of static and harrowing screaming, a valuable insight into the possible inner workings of the Children of Armok.  
Though the single reference to a ''Group 13'' is quite perplexing.

Leadership has been observed as being selected on a case-by-case basis, often given to the Marine with the most experience in the relevant field. This leads to strange phenomenon, whereby lower ranking officers are able to outrank their superiors as their expertise is deferred to in situations that are appropriate to it.

To hold any officer role in the Children a marine must have served in a minimum number of campaigns, having served in each area of the legions roles, and have experience relevant to the operation the marine is assigned to, ie having the most experience in guerrilla operations, will likely mean you are in command of guerrilla operations the next time they are needed. 
This has 2 main ramifications for the Children:

Firstly, their leaders are experienced and tested individuals, who have proven their talents, and thus have the utmost respect and loyalty of the men under their command. This is why the sergeants insignia is that of a veteran. 

Secondly, the average experience of the average squad member is far higher than most, due to the fact that so many marines rotate through different roles as they survive campaigns, and continue this rotation through specialist roles, while only a relative handful of leadership roles are available. Leaving the average XIIIth Legionnaire skilled in all roles, if not an expert in one, which is often the case. This broad experience base is useful for a Marine, allowing them to maintain an understanding of the ever-changing strategy and tactics of the Children.