Central Command History

The Beginning

In 2165, following successful military careers a number of NanoTrasen senior military officials were offered a payout for their retirements. Along with this effort to downsize expenditures, NanoTrasen outright fired several senior staff who refused to take the buyout, effectively cutting their budget in half. Many of these individuals were veterans of the old Kidan War, and had made lifelong friends - and enemies within the corporation. Many, unable to return to civilian life, and with lifespans shortened due to extensive cloning, found themselves with the desire to once again make war. Through unofficial channels, and backwater deals, they would go on to found the newly named "Stellar Vanguard Solutions". This new company specialized primarily in training, offering, and deploying troops for mercenaries in the sector. Initially, SVS was massively successful, due to the ongoing cold war, and fears of future conflict which burned in the collective public consciousness following the recent Kidan War.

It's impossible to say exactly why, but shortly afterwards, NanoTrasen saw a rather large exodus of employees. Through murky details and backwater channels, it has been uncovered however that many of these individuals left due in part to old loyalties outside of NanoTrasen. Further speculation shows many leaving to form new startups, such as Gorlex and Cybersun. Other sources claim that better working conditions and higher pay drove the exodus, but either way, resentment was forming inside of NanoTrasen. Soon, NanoTrasen began to see an increasing number of accidents, and the dramatic loss of station productivity due to poor worker morale and spiraling corruption. This culminated in the "Cargonia Pineapple Incident" which took the lives of many crewmembers. It was during this time that NanoTrasen decided to focus on its resources on equipment, scientific research, and a robust military program. Part of this decision included rigorous selection processes, more akin to military training than workplace recruitment. In time, many stations were abandoned, with no personnel to take care of them.

Meanwhile, peace fell over the Starlight Sector. Stellar Vanguard Solutions began to receive fewer and fewer contracts, and the need for mercenaries all but vanished. Many groups requiring long-term protective personnel moved to directly hiring veterans of foreign wars, instead of renewing existing contracts. In response, SVS attempted to branch out, extending its services to include scientists, medical personnel, engineers, and in a last ditch effort: janitors. With such a renewed focus on civilian affairs however, the added scope and complexity proved to be too much, forcing the company into greater and greater debt. Once again, it looked bleak, with a divide forming within SVS, those that had wished to remain with NanoTrasen, and those who were strictly opposed.

In 2220, NanoTrasen realized they had an opportunity at hand. With such a rigorous training process, and the potential to outsource all of their civilian recruitment to another company such as SVS, they could control most of the known sectors with their military might. NanoTrasen offered to pay off Stellar Vanguard Solutions' debts (and some senior directors), as well as to provide Stellar Vanguard Solutions with 80% of their necessary funding. In exchange Stellar Vanguard Solutions would sign an exclusivity contract, and transition to training heads of departments as well as handling all employee relations and staffing on NanoTrasen Stations. While most of the founders argued this to be the start of a mutually beneficial relationship, many viewed this deal as a direct betrayal. Internal relations soured all the more as Stellar Vanguard Solutions transitioned and roles were eliminated. Eliminated employees and a few founding members absconded, with many joining rival corporations including CyberSun and other organizations that would be later known collectively as the Syndicate.

Stellar Vanguard Solutions changed its name to Central Command, or CentComm as it is presently known. Some whisper it was due to the guilt and self-loathing of returning into NanoTrasen's folds. But most say that name makes more sense given the massive shift in company structure and complete change of product scope. Either way the founding of CentComm resulted in both the beginning of a massive enterprise as well as the dissolution of decades old friendships.

"Have you forgotten what you did to Stellar Vanguard? We had something, and you killed it."

- Former Stellar Vanguard Director

"Yeah, we had debt."

- Current CentComm Council Member