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A '''scout''' is a position that can be held by pilots in the [[DDF]].{{book ref|sky1|41}} Cadets train with scouts during their time at [[Flight School]] and have the option to become a scout after they graduate.{{book ref|sky1|41}} There are at least twelve scouts{{book ref|sky1|48}} in the DDF, including [[FM]], however, nine of these scouts are killed by a [[lifebuster]] during the [[Second Battle of Alta]].{{book ref|sky1|48}}
 
==Job==
There are one to two scouts in every full DDF Flight,{{book ref|skyward|41}}, tasked with patrolling the skies, even during battles, and reporting incoming [[Krell]] forces both during and outside of battle. They look for low-riding Krell by their dust trails, Krell hiding behind hills, and teach cadets how to tell whether or not something off in the distance is a Krell ship or an optical illusion. If they see an incoming force of Krell, scouts are also tasked with holding them back to buy time for the other [[:Category:DDF Flights|Flights]] to get off the ground and provide backup. Scouts are sometimes viewed as cowards, but they understand that their job is essential to the survival of the DDF and humanity, because without them, the Krell would catch the DDF off guard and unready.{{book ref|sky1|41}}▼
 
▲There are one to two scouts in every full DDF Flight{{book ref|skyward|41}}, tasked with patrolling the skies, even during battles, and reporting incoming Krell forces. They look for low-riding Krell by their dust trails, Krell hiding behind hills, and how to tell whether or not something off in the distance is a Krell ship or an optical illusion. If they see an incoming force of Krell, scouts are also tasked with holding them back to buy time for the other Flights to get off the ground and provide backup. Scouts are sometimes viewed as cowards, but they understand that their job is essential to the survival of the DDF and humanity, because without them, the Krell would catch the DDF off guard and unready.
 
==Equipment==
Scouts are given [[Val-class]] ships, with its 138 Stewart destructor swapped out for a 131. Its sensor systems are better than the average ship, longer-ranged, and contain more detail.▼
 
▲Scouts are given Val-class ships, with its 138 Stewart destructor swapped out for a 131. Its sensor systems are better than the average ship, longer-ranged, and contain more detail.
 
==Known Scouts==
*'''[[Blaze]]''' oversaw Skyward Flight's Scoutscout exposure training.▼
 
*'''[[Remark]]''', a member of one of the other Flight School Flights, claims he has already received an offer from a full DDF Flight to be a Scoutscout, while eating with the other cadets.{{book ref|skyward|42}}▼
▲'''Blaze''' oversaw Skyward Flight's Scout exposure training.
*'''[[Cloak]]''', the seventh member of [[Ranger Flight]]
 
*'''[[Underscore]]''', the eighth member of [[Ranger Flight]]
▲'''Remark''', a member of one of the other Flight School Flights, claims he has already received an offer from a full DDF Flight to be a Scout, while eating with the other cadets.{{book ref|skyward|42}}
*'''[[FM]]''', joins the scouts after she graduates from Flight School.{{book ref|sky1|48}} She is one of three scouts that survive the lifebuster blast during the [[Second Battle of Alta]]
 
==Notes==
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