the Free Trader's Guild "FTG" was founded on 53 new calender by a group of like minded starship captains in order to bring aide to isolated sectors and protect the space-lanes from pirates and renegade militias.

the FTG was instrumental in rebuilding the sector and saved billions of lives, the broth relief to the needy , recovered lost tech , brokered treaties and trade agreements, protected the helpless from those who prayed on the weak .

For there efforts the guild enjoys a special status , allowed to cross any border unmolested for trade and communication.

the guild is a fully independent from any governing body and has no allegiance making the perfidy tool to use as diplomatic couriers and observers, capable of moving cargo anywhere it needed.

the guild does has an arm wing to defend themselves, officially they can't interfere in the affairs of government or use military action to further there objectives but they have been cases of rule bending.

with the resent demand for more Ships and personnel the guild has been less stringent in it's recruitment selection and some unwanted elements have wormed it way in to the guild's inner circle .

Joining the guild,
the guild usually recruits there own members bringing in talented individuals and assets , assuming one has a clean criminal record wit no outstanding bounties.
apron swearing to the guild bill of principles one is assign a rank and a position based on the asset they bring, example a captain owner bringing in a ship and crew in to the guild typically given the rank of captain as for the crew, apond admissibly receives the rank of cadet for one years probation ,if they pass the guild exam earns the rank of Midshipman , further promotion may be assign by the commanding officer .

The guild provides training and courses to it's members , some are necessary for carer advancement.

Recently to compensate for the lack of qualified officers the guild has set up training campuses wear raw recruits may receive a formation in several disciplines.

but thees are dark times , to combat acute manpower shortages recruiters are given for the recruits they singe up leasing to gorse abuse , crocked contracts and applicants that should have been rejected.

While the guild requires that all ship officers be guild members , ships captains are at liberty to hire there own crew ant to assign Warrant Officer status to trusted individuals.