Imperial Guard RP Guide

A stalwart vanguard that holds the line on a billion battlefields across a million worlds. The Imperial guard is an unending tide of human flesh thrown against the enemies of the Imperium. The pain, loss and desperation of untold billions echoes throughout a galaxy on fire. Luckily you are stationed on this quiet backwater where nothing can go wrong.

When Everything Goes Wrong
Sadly your plans of resting, minor physical training drills and freezing your toes off in the cold until you retire or find a better gig will never truly be realized which is where this guide comes in. By the end of it you'll be able to recognize when you can and can't gamble on the Astartes, why the Commissar is holding that big pistol and the correct time to shoot your gun.

Chain of Command and You
You are, to put it simply, the backbone of the Imperial military. You are also all under the rank of Sergeant, which currently gives you some leeway as to what you'd like your rank to be. There is no promotion system in place or a way to show your rank besides simply being an Imperial guard so consider it nonessential fluff.

You do however have a basic Chain of Command which looks like this from top to bottom.