The Black Mountain Brigade communicates mainly in Quebecois French, with 95% speaking it fluently. This is because an overwhelming majority of soldiers grew up in areas where French is the mother tongue.

A majority of soldiers in the Black Mountain Brigade field the XSR-5A1, XSR-5A2, or SR-51, due to familiarity with the rifles, and basic training with them at their time of enlistment in the 2150's.

The Black Mountain Brigade derogatorily refer to other USRF soldiers as Tourists, in part due to their relative short stay at BMC, and most of all because they lack proper experience out in the field. 

The Penal Incursion Brigade does not have any 'official ranks', rather an internal system of respect and loyalty towards those that have the greatest amount of scavenged equipment and goods. These "Ringleaders" often lead groups or gangs of prisoners and - while often having decently sized followings - may find themselves in direct conflict with other group ringleaders for power... or even in danger of having their belongings, or life, stolen from them by other greedy penals if they aren't careful enough.

The Penal Incursion Brigade is directly overwatched by the Discipline Authority, and sometimes high-ranking officials of the USRF.

Like the name entails, Green Rifles are entirely made up of only mutants in its lower and middle ranks. The only exceptions are its higher and leadership ranks where they may not be a mutant.

Green Rifles are one of the poorest units in the Lakeside Division, where even their Section Leaders have little to no personal protection, alongside with using equipment and weapons that have been passed down and being re-used, instead of being issued new ones.

Due to their circumstances, the overall morale of the unit varies throughout their members, and can either be very low or very high.

The Black Navy has 2 colored life vests that represent the two sides of the Navy. Red lifevests are issued to any logistical job such as Logistics Officer or Helmsmen and Green lifevests are issued to combative jobs such as riflemen or heavy gunners

The Privates of the Black Navy are often referred to as Marines due to their job as Marine Infantry.

A unique position that the Reclamation Navy offers to those skilled and trained enough to manage vessels is the Helmsman role. This position allows a serviceman to operate small and sometimes larger watercrafts with permission from a Naval Officer.

The Navy sports white neckerchiefs as a sign of their loyalty to the Union. Rumors of Black Navy leadership punishing those for having dirty neckerchiefs spread, few believe these punishments ever go out.

The unit wears a specially modified blue RMU, having them stick out from other units in the Black Mountain Complex. Keep in mind, although these uniforms are made of slightly better material, they still aren't the most comfortable.

Despite using a different rank structure, the Black Navy is still under the same Director and Deputy Director.

After a Black Navy Marine's first operation, it is a common tradition that they will be given a tattoo to commemorate their beginnings as a Private. While this is not mandatory on paper, it's a proud tradition all Marines should adhere to.

The 99th Biological Containment Battalion was among the first units formed during the creation of the Crisis Corps when the Subspecies Act of 2152 passed within the Northeast Union. It originally operated under the Northern Division before being moved to the Lakeside Division during the Biomass Crisis.

The 99th Biological Containment Battalion is directly attached to and overseen by the Department of Quarantine.

The Biomass Containment Group features a mixture of enlisted soldiers and scientists within the USRF.
NOTE: You may not create a character under the 99th Biological Containment Battalion as your first character if you are applying to the faction.

The Southern Repatriates communicate in a variety of languages depending on their country of origin. Most GTR expatriates speak TexMex Spanish, a post-flash dialect from Texas. Many SU expatriates and some GTR expatriates speak Cajun French, often used as a stand in for Quebecois French within the Southern Repatriates.

The Southern Repatriates use a mix of gear from the NEU and their respective countries of origin. 

Most of the Southern Repatriates drivers and crewman are from the GTR, while most of the infantry are from the SU. There are fewer members of the FAS within the unit, those that are mostly fill infantry roles.

The 18th Motorized Infantry Battalion is among the oldest Foreign Legion units as it was founded during the birth of the Foreign Legion branch on June first, 2154. They have served in almost every major conflict since the Roanoke Conflict.

The Southern Repatriates and the CSB often do not see eye to eye, as a result discipline is often handled internally by senior members from the respective country of origin of the offender.

The Northern Repatriates are hardly issued their own equipment from the USRF. Besides their RCU, which come in varying conditions, they are entirely reliant upon the unit's massive surplus of Canadian and Coalition equipment. Low ranks in this unit might be seen using the Coalition's leather protective vest OR the Canadian flak vest. Alongside using versions of XSR-5A1, XSR-5A2, and SR-51, they also have a number of Weavers and its variants in their armory.

The Northern Repatriates have the largest age range of any unit stationed in Black Mountain, from being 21-62. The average age of a soldier in the NP is 37.

Because of these vet's experiences in battle, a lot of members are left emotionally cold and hardened by the experiences they carry with them. Additionally, it's not uncommon to see a Northern Repatriate member with different severities of post-traumatic stress.

The Northern Repatriates, despite their diversity in where they've come from, hold one thing dear to them: each other. A mural dedicated to the 32é is kept alongside the unit's colors.

The Northern Repatriates carry great survival skills with them in extreme weather conditions and have "learned to live in the suck" when faced with these harsh conditions.

A tradition amongst the Northern Repatriates is making maple syrup. It is taught to each and every member, and every spring they will collect large amounts of it from trees, making an array of maple syrup flavored items like maple snow cones, maple syrup taffy, etc. This tradition amongst the Northern Repatriates has also found itself to be handy in desperate survival situations.