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Sometimes, the New Meat isn't a grunt. Sometimes, he's put in charge. Ensign Newbie is a young officer, fresh out of the Academy, who is given command of The Squad. Sometimes, he was top of his class, and as such was put in command of the best unit in the force, for whatever reason, or maybe he was a prankster, or dated The General's Daughter, and got saddled with a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits nobody else wanted. Sometimes, he's both. What the British army calls, with despairing affection, a Rupert. And heaven help him if the unit happens to be All-Female... Examples of Ensign Newbie include:

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  • Sometimes, the New Meat isn't a grunt. Sometimes, he's put in charge. Ensign Newbie is a young officer, fresh out of the Academy, who is given command of The Squad. Sometimes, he was top of his class, and as such was put in command of the best unit in the force, for whatever reason, or maybe he was a prankster, or dated The General's Daughter, and got saddled with a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits nobody else wanted. Sometimes, he's both. What the British army calls, with despairing affection, a Rupert. And heaven help him if the unit happens to be All-Female... Examples of Ensign Newbie include:
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  • Sometimes, the New Meat isn't a grunt. Sometimes, he's put in charge. Ensign Newbie is a young officer, fresh out of the Academy, who is given command of The Squad. Sometimes, he was top of his class, and as such was put in command of the best unit in the force, for whatever reason, or maybe he was a prankster, or dated The General's Daughter, and got saddled with a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits nobody else wanted. Sometimes, he's both. What the British army calls, with despairing affection, a Rupert. Much like the New Meat, he has to learn the harsh realities of war the hard way, without losing his head in the process. On top of this, he has to work five times as hard to earn the respect of the squad (Who will probably see him as The Neidermeyer by default until proven otherwise), because he's gotta get them to listen to what he says. And heaven help him if the unit happens to be All-Female... Usually they get an old reliable Sergeant Rock to help him learn the ropes, not only of field command in general, but also The Squad and its little "quirks" in particular. If the Sergeant gets killed early on expect thing to get bad quickly for this inexperienced officer. This being fiction, we can all but guarantee that happening. Truth in Television: In the US Army, new Butterbars (2nd Lieutenants) are occasionally referred to as highly paid privates by Noncoms (Corporals and Sergeants). Every experienced Lieutenant had to have been the raw newbie officer sometime in the past. Likewise in the other services: In the Navy, shrugging one's shoulders in confusion is referred to as "the Ensign Salute." Compare Rookie Red Ranger, when this trope is invoked is a superhero setting. Examples of Ensign Newbie include:
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