Why did people enlist in the Imperial military?
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Apart from the obvious fact that the Empire wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers, why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?
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Apart from the obvious fact that the Empire wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers, why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?
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Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
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You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
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"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
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With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
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Apart from the obvious fact that the Empire wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers, why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?
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Apart from the obvious fact that the Empire wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers, why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?
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Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
3 hours ago
2
You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
3 hours ago
4
"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
3 hours ago
With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
3 hours ago
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show 1 more comment
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Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
3 hours ago
2
You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
3 hours ago
4
"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
3 hours ago
With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
3 hours ago
2
2
Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
3 hours ago
Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
3 hours ago
2
2
You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
3 hours ago
You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
3 hours ago
4
4
"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
3 hours ago
With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
3 hours ago
With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
3 hours ago
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According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were
fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.
Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed. Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc. -- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.
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This depends on the time frame. Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.
We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor. A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.
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According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were
fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.
Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed. Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc. -- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.
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According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were
fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.
Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed. Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc. -- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.
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According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were
fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.
Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed. Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc. -- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.
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According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were
fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.
Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed. Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc. -- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.
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This depends on the time frame. Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.
We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor. A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.
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This depends on the time frame. Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.
We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor. A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.
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Come for the giant triangles, stay because you're poor af.
– Mazura
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This depends on the time frame. Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.
We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor. A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.
answered 3 hours ago
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This depends on the time frame. Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.
We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor. A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.
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Come for the giant triangles, stay because you're poor af.
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Come for the giant triangles, stay because you're poor af.
– Mazura
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Come for the giant triangles, stay because you're poor af.
– Mazura
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Come for the giant triangles, stay because you're poor af.
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Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is largely devoted to answering this question.
– Valorum
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You might as well ask “Why would anyone enlist in any military organisation?”
– TheLethalCarrot
3 hours ago
4
"Well, the hours are good. But now you come to mention it, most of the actual minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. Resistance is useless!"
– Daniel Roseman
3 hours ago
i.stack.imgur.com/AGMhR.png
– Valorum
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With droids doing most of the work, unemployment is massive, and the Empire doesn't strike me as an entity offering a lot of unemployment benefits. Joining the army is basically the only option for survival for many.
– Klaus Æ. Mogensen
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