Imperial Stormtrooper Corps

The Imperial Stormtrooper Corps was a major branch in the Imperial Army, and was the primary front soldier for the Galactic Empire

Recruitment
On planets with major cities, permanent recruitment centers would be set up, and would do basic evaluation of human recruits. If the recruits passed the evaluation, they would be sent an Imperial Academy, to train as stormtroopers. If a recruit hailed from a desert planet, they would often become a sandtrooper, or if a recruit came from an ice world, they would usually become a snowtrooper

Training
Recruits would be placed in squads of 10, which would be their unit for 6 months. They would begin physical training, and they would continue to do this for about twp months. At the end of the physical training, which was about the point where anybody who passed it was almost certainly going to become a stormtrooper, technical and weapons training began, and they would work with the various blasters used by stormtroopers, and would also learn how to use the other equipment Imperial stormtroopers used. At the end of this two month period, they were nearly ready for the combat simulation. They would engage in a final simulation, working with other 4 squads of recruits, and when completed, those who showed leadership capabilities would be taken to be trained as sergeants, and other specialties would be assigned at this point. For the final month of training, they would scattered through out a front line platoon, to fill in empty slots where needed. At the end of this, they would officially become stormtroopers, and they would be assigned to whatever unit they were sent to train with.

Structure
The structure for the Stormtrooper Corps was derived from a revised version of the clone trooper structure.

Squad
The squad was the smallest unit in the Stormtrooper Corps, and the basis for all following units. A squad was comprised of the following:
 * 1 Squad leader, usually referred to by their rank of sergeant.
 * 1 Corporal.
 * 1 Stormsurgeon, usually referred to as a medic.
 * 1 Stormsniper, usually just referred to as sniper or sharpshooter.
 * 1 Stormtrooper equipped with a DLT-19 heavy blaster, with the rank of either private, private first class, or lance corporal
 * 5 Stormtroopers of ranks between private and lance corporal

Rank identification
All of this applies to stormtroopers who were either just standard stormtroopers, sandtroopers, magma troopers, and space troopers. Other environmental specialists would use other unique methods for identification, such as shoretroopers using different colored plating on their armor. Stormtroopers below the rank of corporal didn't wear pauldrons unless they were sandtroopers or magma troopers, in which case they would simply wear a solid black pauldron over their right shoulder.

Commander
Stormtrooper commanders are those who go to officer school or those who climbed the ranks. They usually stayed near the back of the line, but could also be seen fighting alongside the troopers they commanded. These commanders would wear an orange pauldron over their right shoulder, and wear a rank plaque on their chestplate. A stormtrooper commander would command a company of 164 other stormtroopers. All officers above this would be Imperial Army officers, not stormtroopers, and commanders could be promoted out of the Stormtrooper Corps to higher ranks. They were also equipped with electrobinoculars.

Lieutenant
Stormtrooper lieutenants lead a platoon of 40 other stormtroopers. They would be promoted up from the sergeants and could become stormtrooper commanders. They wore an orange pauldron over their right shoulder, and were equipped with the same gear as a sergeant, plus a pair of electrobinoculars.

Sergeant/squad leader
Sergeants/squad leaders were selected from recruits who showed leadership skills, and were given special training. They were identified with a white pauldron over their right shoulder.

Corporal
Corporals were selected from those who failed the sergeants examined or those who also showed leadership skills but not at the same level as a squad leader would become corporals, who would wear a black pauldron with a white stripe on it over their right shoulder. Corporals would take command of a squad if the sergeant is killed or they could be promoted to sergeant if their sergeant put in a request. In the event a corporal was killed, the most experienced trooper would take their place.

Stormsurgeon
Stormsurgeons, often just referred to was medics, were stormtroopers who were trained to use medical equipment to help wounded stormtroopers in the field. They were given special training and wore a red pauldron over their right shoulder. They were also known to be good shots despite the fact they were mostly trained in medical knowledge.

Stormsnipers
Stormsnipers, often just referred to as snipers or sharpshooters, were stormtroopers who specialized in the use of the DLT-19x targeting blaster. They were known as some of the best shots in the galaxy, and wore a blue pauldron over their right shoulder. They also had were equipped with the standard E-11 and later E-22 blaster rifle, which they carried in a holster that was issued to all stormtroopers.

Magma troopers
Magma troopers were a specialized division of stormtroopers utilized by the Galactic Empire to either defend volcanic mining worlds such as Sullust, or to attack and occupy such worlds. They wore a variant of the stormtrooper armor designed to withstand extremely high temperatures, incorporating extra armor on the legs the legs, wore rank pauldrons, and a respirator connected to a backpack via a tube to protect them from volcanic ash and gasses. They were admired in particular by Yogar Xeran for their skill and bravery in combat.

Sandtroopers
Sandtroopers were stormtroopers equipped to operate on desert worlds. Their armor was augmented with cooling fans and a helmet sand filter. In addition, they wore an SD-48 survival backpack stocked with extra rations and water. They used the same pauldron ranking system as the magma troopers.

Snowtroopers
Snowtroopers were Imperial stormtroopers trained to operate in arctic climates. They were also well equipped for their mission, which was to provide security on colder worlds, using snowtrooper armor which was well suited to the climate extremes of frozen worlds such as Hoth, Rhen Var, and Toola. Unlike other troopers, snowtroopers wore a white, rugged body glove, which provided camouflage, and provided thermal insulation from the cold. Over this was an eighteen-piece outer shell altered to include more powerful heating and personal environment units, and an airtight fabric oversuit for additional protection from the cold. To facilitate breathing in extremely cold or dangerous atmospheres, a breather hood enveloped the snowtrooper's faceplate and fed into the suit liner. Each trooper was equipped with terrain-grip boots, a standard utility belt containing high-tension wire, grappling hooks, ion flares, additional blaster ammunition, a survival kit, and ration packs. They were among the few stormtrooper units who didn't use the traditional pauldron ranking system, and lieutenants and commanders would only wear their plaques, and lower ranks would make do with only small markings that didn't give away a snowtrooper.

Spacetroopers
Spacetroopers were stormtroopers equipped to operate in Zero-G environments. They wore a variant of the stormtrooper armor fitted with a rebreather pack. They would usually wear their pauldrons, and provide security on large installations on the outside.