Lucian Saint-Just

Lucian Saint-Just was an officer during the  and the.

Early career
Born in to a family of local aristocracy in 42 BBY, Lucian Saint-Just came of age around the time of the  and signed up for the Republica Naval College in 23 BBY, at the age of 17. He passed the examinations and took part in the school's advanced training course, which was meant to create a new generation of junior officers for the reformed that came into existence to fight the. Saint-Just excelled at the College and was regarded by instructors as a model cadet and a prodigy, going straight from the strategic studies department of the Republica Naval College to the Admiralty War Staff. There, Saint-Just started off his naval career as a staff officer for the Operations Division, in charge of operational and strategic planning.

His talent and intelligence were recognized early on and he was promoted to in 21 BBY, followed by  the next year. Shortly after the latter promotion, Saint-Just was appointed Assistant Chief of the War Staff, regarded as an impressive achievement for someone his age. In his position he took a direct part in assisting the chief, Rath Ederlyn, with naval planning for operations in the latter stage of the Clone Wars. However, the War Staff's role was officially advisory, so not all of their work was accepted by the. By the end of the war the 23-year old Saint-Just was one of the youngest captains in the fleet, despite having not held any shipboard command or seen any actual combat. At the same time he was regarded as an expert in staff and administrative work.