Throughout the Clone Wars, troopers of all ranks served alongside each other to protect the Republic from the onslaught of separatist forces, wherever they would rise. There was one rank in the clone army however which was shrouded in mystery across most of the Republic, and only had one confirmed member, The Clone Major. So, lets break down the role of a Clone Major, and how there is only one confirmed trooper that belongs to this rank.
Clone Trooper majors, or simply CT majors were a type of Clone Trooper who served in the grand army of the Republic on the front lines. Majors were placed in command of entire battalions of soldiers, often serving alongside a clone battalion commander. The majors and Battalion commanders would lead around 660 men into battle, subdivding the group out into four companies.
In addition that, the Clone Majors had red armor flashes sprayed into their phase 1 or 2 equipment, to denote their rank and seniority amongst the other troopers. Just like Clone Captains, the majors would often trim their armor with red stripes, but that was usually up to personal choice and not required in all cases.
Now the more interesting part about the Clone majors is that they received a specialized behavioral modification program known as “flash training” in order to infuse their minds with leadership skills, without having any practical experience. The kaminoan scientists back on Kamino would place Clone majors into sterilized lab environments, before using holographic flashing to train them without them ever having to step onto the battlefield. The Clone Majors would have millions of images and video flashed before their eyes in nanoseconds, as well as firing techniques and simulations, with the hope that they would pick up the knowledge through this method.
The most intriguing thing about Clone Majors is that we have only ever seen one of them on active duty, serving the Republic on the front lines. This clone trooper doesn’t have a name, but we know he served aboard a Republic Juggernaut Turbo tank on Kashyyyk, helping to keep the wookiees away from enslavement by the separatists. And because this brave trooper doesn’t have a name, we’ve gotta continue the channel tradition of giving him a name in the comments below!