Imperial Central Joint Training Center

The Central Joint Training Center was a massive, fortified Imperial training center located on the Spinara Plateau on Carida. The training center had several departments, each specialized in training/retraining cadets and soldiers from the Imperial Army, Imperial Navy, and Imperial Stormtrooper Corps. The recruits sent to the center came from all parts of the galaxy, though were typically of high status due to the high admission fees and its reputation for strict instructors (lower-class soldiers trained in smaller centers or bases on other worlds).

As of 10 BBY, more than 15% of all Imperial Military personnel was stationed at the Central Joint Training Center (including trainees, security, instructors, intelligence officers, and civilian staff). At least twenty million soldiers received some form of training at this center from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. The exact duration of an individual's training ranged from weeks to years depending on their branch, role, specializations, and planned deployments. For example, a standard rifleman in the Imperial Army may see deployment after only two months of daily training.

While each section was usually overseen by its own command officer(s), the overall complex was commanded by the Dean of Imperial Training Operations, of which there was one per training center, all of which directly appointed by Emperor Palpatine or the Imperial Military High Command (which consisted of Grand Admirals, Grand Generals, and Grand Moffs).

History
The Central Joint Training Center finished construction as the Spinara Defense Academy (and briefly the Carida Judicial Training Complex) in around 50 BBY, which was used to train and house members (as well as vehicles) of the Republic Judicial Forces. Over the following decades, additional structures and defense mechanisms were installed within the wall's boundaries. The academy was renamed in 19 BBY following the formation of the Imperial Military, and Carida almost immediately became one of the Empire's central training/staging worlds next only to Coruscant, Anaxes, Eriadu, and Kuat, who all trained and produced an equal amount of Imperial personnel each year.

Many local activists often protested the training center after learning that 500-1,000 cadets died or were seriously injured at the Academy (and many more at other academies in the galaxy) each year. Imperial officials initially denied these claims, though later admitted that by 0 BBY, over 12,000 students and other personnel were injured (usually fatally) in the last eighteen years. This was usually attributed to the training regimens themselves, which tested a student's agility, strength, and intellect to a much more intense degree than most individuals their age could handle. Some activists pleaded with the Imperials to at least reissue the training manuals in favor of leniency, though most academies did not meet this request and continued their normal regimens. While the Imperials played the incidents off as accidents, many instructors did indeed enforce an "only the strongest survive" policy and would berate students or personnel for being injured, even during the most dangerous training sessions.

Description
The Central Joint Training Center consisted of multiple separate buildings and barracks enclosed within a large metal wall (lined with various shield generators, radars, and weapon emplacements). These barracks served as housing quarters for stationed troopers, while officers, cadets, and trainees were housed in larger, more comfortable structures. Other structures served as armories, military prisons, restaurants (which personnel were allowed to freely dine at unless training sessions were active), laundry warehouses, storage facilities, hangars (which housed TIE/ln starfighters, Lambda-class T-4a shuttles, and Sentinel-class landing crafts), repair shops, and medical facilities.

A unit of AT-ST and AT-AT walkers, supplemented by airspeeder patrol units, were also stationed within the complex's walls.

Departments/Sections

 * The Academy of Carida, overseen by both the Imperial Army and Stormtrooper Corps, was where cadets aged 13-17 were trained. Cadets either became stormtroopers or Army troopers based on their age, physical heath, preferences, personality, and performance abilities. The Academy Command Council consisted of usually five colonels and/or brigadiers appointed by the Dean to oversee the Academy and its students/faculty. Most youth who attended the academy were of very wealthy backgrounds, as admission (let alone housing fees) could easily reach half-a-million credits in total per student. During times where there were personnel shortages, admission fees were drastically decreased to encourage more potential cadets to enlist.
 * The Officer's Candidate School trained potential field officers for the Imperial Army and the Stormtrooper Corps. This section's overseer held the title Officer Training Chief Instructor.
 * The Imperial Navy Command Officer's School trained potential deck officers for the Imperial Navy. Rarely did recruits exceed the rank of master chief or lieutenant upon completion, though some unique cases of students attaining the rank of captain or commodore while still in training were known. It was initially part of the orbital Imperial Naval Center, though was relocated to Carida's surface as part of the Officer's Candidate School before it was eventually made a distinct training section within the complex. This section's overseer held the title Navy Training Command Officer, who also held authority aboard the orbital training station.
 * The Imperial Army Evaluations Building housed trained Army troopers that were undergoing reevaluation and/or retraining, usually to be relocated to another unit, specialization, and/or deployment. This section's overseer held the rank of major general and the title Army Evaluations Command Officer.
 * The Stormtrooper Corps Evaluations Building served an identical role to its Army counterpart, though instead housed stormtroopers. This section's overseer held the rank of major general and the title Stormtrooper Evaluations Command Officer.
 * The Stormtrooper Specialist Building was a large, round building that housed unique stormtrooper types including scout troopers, storm commandos, and flametroopers (collectively known as stormtrooper specialists). These troopers were usually stormtrooper enlists that had recently completed their relocation to a special forces unit and were awaiting deployment. This section's overseer held the rank of brigadier general and the title Stormtrooper Specialist Command Officer.
 * The Dean's Residence was a large, mansion-like building near the center of the complex which housed the Dean as well as most instructors (other instructors either lived in nearby suites or had personal homes in Carida's capital city).
 * The Imperial Naval Center of Carida was a large military station in orbit of Carida and, apart from serving as a command center for the Imperial fleet across the surrounding sector, also trained pilots, mechanics, crewmen, stormtrooper marines, novatroopers, and computer specialists. A four-star admiral was usually placed in command of the station's operations, and the station's commander was often seen as the naval equivalent to the Dean. The term "Naval Center of Carida" itself specifically referred to both the orbital station and the naval officers' section of the training complex.
 * The Imperial Caridan Transportation Fleet consisted of Gozanti-class cruisers, escorted by Arquitens-class light cruisers and occasionally Star Destroyers, which were tasked with transporting graduates to stations in other parts of the galaxy. The fleet itself was divided into many smaller sub-fleets in order to effectively transport enlists to multiple deployments at once. A three-star admiral was usually placed in command of the fleet's operations.