Planetary Security Forces

The Planetary Security Forces were various divisions that served on various members of the Galactic Republic and were charged with both their defense as well as security. They had been in place since the earliest days of the Old Republic and consisted of a core group of dedicated beings that defended their chosen star systems from both neighboring worlds as well as pirates. Each Planetary Security Force was considered apart from the Republic and maintained their own military traditions.

In the final years of the Old Republic, the different Planetary Security Forces became more and more estranged from one another. This partly stemmed from the fact that Senators representing the systems that were patrolled by those Security Forces tended to use the groups as personal security forces with their actions leading to these defenders being dispatched on simple patrol missions or even being used as glorified honor guards for the Senator. In those years leading to the Clone Wars, the Planetary Security Forces suffered many budget cuts as well as conflicting orders from the Galactic Senate. This led to a number of Security Forces being disbanded as a result of these actions.

Upon the Declaration of a New Order, the Galactic Empire was formed which saw Emperor Palpatine turning the Planetary Security Forces into the Imperial Navy. The New Order began to change the many military traditions of the Security Forces which saw career officer families known as Generationals being either forced to adopt the new competitive ruthless system based on political ambitions or be passed over for those with those qualities.