Aleric Crofta

Colonel Aleric Crofta was a military officer during the  who later served the  before defecting to become an advisor to the  and its successor, the. A member of the, Crofta reached the rank of and joined the  at the outbreak of the Clone Wars. He was a highly respected soldier-scholar and was appointed as the 's First and Principal, also being the chief strategist on the. Crofta oversaw the formation of the Republic Militia, a reserve force of conscripted Republic citizens, to assist the Army. Although he initially supported 's  and served in the, it was not long before the colonel became disillusioned and retired.

He had become so thoroughly disgusted that when the was formed, Crofta joined it and was granted his old rank, as well as the office of  during the. In this position Colonel Crofta served as a senior military advisor to and the rest of the  on military matters. Following the he entered the 's  as an executive advisor, becoming part of the group of Clone Wars veterans that formed the "" in the military.