Sentry

“We eat, sleep and dream Rainbow during training. And one day, it’ll pay off.”

The current crop of Defense Recruits, also known as Sentries, in Rainbow are undergoing a revamped training regimen and finding their place in an organization that needs their drive, adaptability and resilience. Besides adding bodies to larger-scale defensive missions, Recruits are the foundation of Rainbow. Their ranks may seem faceless and nameless at times, but that won’t last forever, as the organization will often promote from within, drawing a Recruit up into being a Specialist.

While they are made up of a varied group with many personalities, backgrounds, heights, weights, languages and skillsets, there are some commonalities between the Defense Recruits. To succeed in the program, one must exhibit patience, attention-to-detail and a deft ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both prior to and during a mission.

Since the training of the Defense Recruits fell under my purview I created a new series of training modules, specifically designed for the threats Rainbow currently faces in the field. It is imperative that a Recruit masters these training modules before heading into a hot mission. After Emerald Plains and our long journey to capturing Deimos, we ideally need our Recruits to be on an equal footing with the Keres Elite, who are quite clearly receiving expert and well-funded field training. I can only hope that with Deimos under our roof, that edge will dull.

While our experienced Specialists will have their unique gadgets and abilities to help ensure their success, a Recruit given the opportunity to join a mission must showcase a mastery of a variety of weapons. They are not the scalpel; they are the Swiss Army Knife, which is why they bring additional utility into the field to support Specialists.

No matter what some of our more opinionated Operators may say, these Defense Recruits are not all the same; they come from a variety of military and police backgrounds and have distinct goals they are pursuing within the organization. What Defense Recruits all share, however, is a keen focus on hostage protection, and a will to do whatever it takes to complete the mission objective. Do not mistake them for shrinking violets though. With my training, they are learning to be just as aggressive as the Attack Recruits when the situation warrants it.

-- Elena Maria “Mira” Alvarez, Defense Recruit Training Lead