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=The Trial by Fire=

The Trial by Fire is adopted by the Tau Empire. It is used to test the ability of their and find out their capabilities upon the field of battle.

The Trial
The Trial by Fire is usually a normal mission, but the individual is given a special task, outdoing all the normal troops. One such was on the push into the 3rd sphere expansion where an was captured by the  forces and sent to an underground prison. Many brave warriors attacked the bunker and rescued the. Each that survived had succesfully passed their Trial by Fire.

By no case is the task difficult, but is made harder by the risk involved. Most involve atacking heavily defended bunkes or bases or the assasination of a ruthless enemy commander. Many brave warriors fall during their Trial by Fire, but do so in honor in attempt to aquire the Greater Good throughout the galaxy.

Reward
Apart from death, reaching the highes rank in the Fire Caste is the only way to leave the military. To rise ranks, a must spend 4 years in service, at which point he can take the Trial by Fire. Every 4 years they take it, until they reach O' status, at which point the completion of the Trial by Fire allows leave from the military.