[jason taylor]

Regimental Feuds:

A tradition in several polities going back thousands of years to before spaceflight. Military units will have a traditional rivalry expressing itself in practical jokes, bar brawls, unusual enthusiasm at contests of martial athletics, etc. Some of these date to some historical event like having spiritual ancestors on opposing sides in some ancient conflict. An example in Great Britain on Ancient Terra was assigning the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards to opposite sides in a general review because supposedly one had taken Parliament's side in the English Civil War, one the King's and parade directors didn't want the embarrassment of having them quarrel. Similarly several regiments in the Armies of the Third Imperium came from member states who had once been perennial opponents, and still remember it.