Nequam Exercitus

The Nequam Exercitus is essentially cannon fodder, meant to only prepare the enemy for the actual strike.

Recruitment/Enlistment
It is mandatory that all Te'an serve a military role for the Empire for a certain amount of time, males being twenty years and females five. Te'an generally begin their required years of service at age twenty, though they do not have to start until they are seventy (Ancient Te'an had no set age for starting. A Te'an started his/her service whenever he/she wished to do so). If a Te'an male holds his Eraknoi before his required years of service are up, he must then transfer to a different branch of the Te'an military and contiue his service until the remaining time is served.

Equipment
The Nequam Exercitus never recieved the best funding, it is rather neglected. Even so, it is still a formidable fighting force. The Nequam Exercitus of the Ancient Te'an served as the first line of defense and the first wave of attack in most engagements, and were generally enough to win any conflict against less numerous, less organized enemies.

Ancient Te'an
Before the Common Era, each soldier had rather primitive rosite armor. Commanders sometimes had Diite armor, however. Their weapons, while deadly, were nothing special in comparison to the rest of the Te'an military. They were, however, able to put up a formidable fight against the Merol, proving that they are not to be taken lightly.

Modern Te'an
Nowadays, the Nequam Exercitus is just as ill-equipped as they were before. They see far less action, and serve more as a last resort line of defense, in case the Te'an need to evacuate a world or just need to tie the enemy down in a certain spot. Their training is on par with that of bellators in the Te'an army, making them quite a threat, even though their weapons and armor are nowhere near as strong.