Griffon Auxiliaries

Support Operations
A wise man once said that an army marches on its stomach. That is a great truth. In fact, a modern war is decided in most cases in favor of the side with the better logistics. So important they are that logistics is considered one of the martial arts. The Griffons military appreciates the real value of the support personel even to the point of having special awards, medals, and commendations awarded to individuals or entire units for particular feats of technical or organizational prowess.

Logistics, Support Operations or Fleet Supply as it is commonly known, comprises all the specialties dealing with transportation, technical services, clerical services, engineering, medical, maintenance, and repair areas. Many of these positions include shipboard duty and some of them are attached to combat units like some engineering, medical, and maintenance staff like, for example, a fighter wing's ground crew, or a combat medic. Needless to say, these people are regarded with respect by all of the operational crew !

Merchant Marines
The Griffons Merchant Marines, or GMM, are inherent to the space minded community. They are the Griffons who are constantly flying through the Middle Rim and sometimes further for exporting and importing goods, and living adventure. They are also a major flow of information on the galaxy's current state for the people living in Cochran and in other Griffon-controlled spaces. The usual procedure was that Marines were assigned a ship. They should then pay a fixed fare plus 50 percent of their profits. People assigned to larger ships are taxed up to 80 percent, depending on the ship size. They are responsible for a large influx of money, and Griffons who do not like to spend their lives in the Military but still want to contribute to the community at large are generally fond of the idea.

The GMM operates off the GSS Appareo Diem, a Neutron Star class carrier/cruiser.