Veteran Squads are exclusively a part of the First Company of the Chapter. This spread illustrates Squad no 6 of the Ultramarines First Company. The shoulder pad rims are white: the Company colour. All of the Marines wear the white helmet of an Ultramarines veteran while the Sergeant has the broad white stripe marking on his red helmet to denote his veteran status. The Veteran Squad white tactical symbol is based on the crux terminatus. There are many variations of this symbol and the Codex not only approves the use of these variants but also encourages the Master of the Chapter to regularly change the symbol to confound the Chapter's foes.

TERMINATOR HONOURS 1st Company Veterans have been trained in the use of Terminator armour are entitled to wear the crux terminatus honour badge. Of course this great stone badge is fixed to the left shoulder armour of the actual Terminator suit. If the Marine is not fighting in a Terminator suit he will carry and display a small metal version of the crux. Supplementing this badge will various painted or stencilled crux on the Marine's armour. Collectively these markings are known as Terminator honours.

All of the Battle-Brothers and the squad leader Sergeant are Veterans, vastly experienced Space Marine warriors who have undoubtedly seen many combats and, of course, survived. All of these Marines would have been recruited from within the ranks of the Chapter's Battle and Reserve Companies. The Sergeant will have received special leadership training to fully equip him for his additional command responsibilities although any of the Battle-Brothers is capable of leading the Squad should the Sergeant be taken out of action.

All of the Marines are illustrated wearing the exact same armour. This is simply a convention used for the purposes of clarity. Of all Marines, Veterans are most likely to have a mix of armour styles and configurations within their ranks. Space Marine power armour is individually produced, with each suit adapted to its wearer. Each Marine treasures his suit and repairs and maintains it religiously. Furthermore, in their careers Veterans are likely to have acquired an extensive personal catalogue of honours and blessings. These will be displayed on the Marine's armour enhancing its customised look.

As in the Tactical Squad two of the Battle-Brothers may be chosen to carry other weapons into combat. One Marine may be designated as Heavy Weapon Trooper and will carry one of the three types of heavy weapons available to the Squad: the Heavy Bolter, the Lascannon or the Missile Launcher. These options dramatically improve the tactical flexibility of the Squad and improve its chances of success in a wide variety of situations. This is equally true of the Special Weapon Trooper who may be chosen to carry one of the following weapons: Flamer, Meltagun or Plasma gun.

The whole Squad will also usually carry grenades of which by far the most common types are Frag grenades (wide area, fragmentation blast) or Krak grenades (tightly focused, armour piercing blast). Other grenade types are occasionally used on special missions but are generally restricted to officers and squad leaders.

Veteran Squads are often provided with armoured transports; usually Rhinos (armoured personnel carriers) but sometimes Razorbacks (Rhino carriers with a cupola mounted heavy weapon). This enables the Squad to advance quicklv on the battlefield or rapidly redeploy to a new sector of fighting.

Veterans are exceptional warriors, even by Space Marine standards. They excel at all forms of combat and are supplied with the best equipment. They are normally at the forefront of the fighting, leading by example, inspiring the troops around them with their determination, fortitude and skill in battle.

All ranks	Battle-brother	Sergeant

Squad Sergeant