ARC training program

ARC training program
General information
Founder(s)	Alpha-17
Leader(s)	Alpha-17
Headquarters	Tipoca City, Kamino
Historical information
Date founded	22 BBY
Other information
Affiliation	Grand Army of the Republic

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"The canned edu-packs can teach a soldier only so much. These commanders need the guidance only seasoned combat veterans can provide."

―Alpha-17

The ARC training program, also known as ARC training or simply as the ARC program, was an advanced officer training program for the Grand Army of the Republic's clone trooper commanders and other clone trooper officers during the Clone Wars. Established by the Advanced Recon Commando Alpha-17, the program was overseen by Alpha and other ARC troopers.

Description

"There's a galaxy of difference. Sure, we understand that the neural pumps give us what feel like authentic combat memories, but having the ARC drill sergeants making it real and overseeing the simulations gives us the edge over the previous units."

―Commander Thire, graduate of the ARC training program

The program constituted grueling training, with the goal being individuality and independence. Participants were rewarded with the right to take nicknames, to be used instead of their numerical designations.

Training took place within the first few months of the war, with the first class of one hundred graduates being ready by approximately 22 BBY. Some graduates went on to form the elite Squad Seven.

Notable graduates

• CC-1004 "Gree," clone trooper commander of the 41st Elite Corps
• CC-1119 "Appo," clone trooper sergeant and later clone trooper commander of the 501st Legion
• CC-1138 "Bacara," commander of the Galactic Marines
• CC-2224 "Cody," clone marshal commander of the 7th Sky Corps
• CC-4477 "Thire," commander of the Coruscant Guard
• CC-5052 "Bly," clone marshal commander of the 327th Star Corps
• CC-8826 "Neyo," clone marshal commander of the 91st Reconnaissance Corps
• Davijaan/"Odd Ball," commander of Clone Flight Squad Seven
• CT-7567 "Rex," clone trooper captain of the 501st Legion's Torrent Company

Appearances

• Star Wars: Republic 62: No Man's Land (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
• "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:2:22" — Star Wars Insider 74 (Mentioned only)

Sources

• "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84 (First identified as ARC program)
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 32
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
• Commander Bacara in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Commander Bly in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Clone troopers in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Clone Commander Cody in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Commander Gree in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Commander Neyo in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Thire in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File (2013) Part 2 (COD1–4, Commander Cody)
• "Uncivilized: Great Gunslingers in Star Wars, Part 1 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Uncivilized: Great Gunslingers in Star Wars, Part 1 backup link (2013/09/19/so-uncivilized-great-gunslingers-in-star-wars-part-1//So Uncivilized: Great Gunslingers in Star Wars, Part 1) not verified!) (Indirect mention only)
• "Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 9: Battlefields of the Clone Wars {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 9: Battlefields of the Clone Wars backup link (2014/06/17/the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-part-9-battlfields-of-the-clone-wars//Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 9: Battlefields of the Clone Wars) not verified!) (First identified as ARC training program)