The Spades
"When someone needs a tough job done, they call the Jackals. When the Jackals need a tough job done, they call the Spades." -Junior Officer TurtleThe Spades are one of the oldest and largest subsections of The Free Jackals. They are ostensibly the trained sappers of the Jackals organization, but also often function as the primary force called upon to break any sort of entrenched position. They are led by Junior Officer Turtle, and under his leadership the renewed force of the unit has regained a large part of its renowned tenacity and toughness.
Structure
The organizational structure is intertwined with that of the The Free Jackals. It is headed by a specific Junior Officer, under whom are gathered a number of other members with varying degrees of leadership in the Spades which corresponds to their position within the Jackals as a whole. For instance, someone may be promoted to the equivalent of Corporal because of their work within the Spades, which still gives them authority in pitched battle that belies their rank, even though their direct subordinates may not be present. That being said, outside of active battle, they exist within their command structure and follow those rules. Members may be also be transferred in and out of units and even back to the greater Jackals as a whole. Membership in the Spades is both a job and a specialization: Members are expected to still perform and practice all regular duties of a Jackal in their day-to-day life (there are no pure paper-pushers, for instance).