During
a meeting with the First Circuit in 2933 Primus York proposed the
formation of a standing military for ComStar. This military, to
be called the ComStar Guards and Militia, would be a
rapid-deployment, light infantry force constantly on call for
emergencies such as the abduction of prominent ComStar personnel.
ComStar would have the ability to repond quickly with some degree
of military force in times of need. Fifty years later, building
from this foundation, the reigning Primus and First Circuit began
an ambitious MechWarrior training program.
The
original proposal called for the creation of eight regiments of
full-time troops, but the Primus settled for five regiments as a
compromise with a liberal faction of the First Circuit. The
ComStar Guards and Militia would be based in the Sol system and
would remain under the combined control of the Primus and the
First Circuit. To fund the creation of a standing military,
Primus York tapped the vast resources of ROM, arguing that ROM
would have less need for the money now that ComStar would have a
military force.
The
core of the Guards and Militia was the former mercenary
Bandersnatches. Their contract was dissolved and they accepted
full-time permanent employment with ComStar. The Guards and
Militia would have the best equipment possible, vintage Star
League Defense Forces gear left behind after the Exodus.