From Lexicanum

Veteran Space Marines are members of the 1st Company of a Space Marine Chapter, the so called Veteran Company. They form the Chapter's battle hardened core and have wide access to its armoury.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Heraldry 3 Veteran Squads 4 Notable chapter variants 5 Sources

Overview

To be promoted into the 1st Company is a great honour for all battle-brothers. Those that have proven themselves worthy usually have centuries of service behind them and have risen to the rank of a sergeant. Sometimes a less experienced Marine may be accepted after committing several acts of outstanding heroism.^{4 5}

The Marines of the 1st Company bear the privilege of taking the Chapter's finest and most revered equipment to battle, as well as the duty to return with it afterwards.⁵

Heraldry

Members of the 1st Company traditionally wear white helmets. The sergeant's red helmet is adorned with a white stripe.

Their power armour features white or silver trimmed shoulder pads. The tactical symbol on the right shoulder is a stylized cross which is derived from the Crux Terminatus. A small Crux, known as "Terminator honour" is carried on the left knee pad.^{1 2}

Veteran Marine helmet

Veteran Sergeant helmet

Terminator helmet

Terminator Sergeant helmet

Veteran Squads

• Terminators are trained to fight in the eponymous Terminator armour, the toughest armour the Chapter has to offer.¹ Terminators that are geared for close combat fight together in Terminator Assault Squads.³

• Vanguard Veterans excel in close combat. Apart from a huge assortment of melee weapons, jump packs are often used to add the advantage of speed to their attacks.⁵

• Sternguard Veterans are experts of ranged combat. They rely on finely crafted weapons and highly specialised ammunition to take on all manners of foes.⁵

Notable chapter variants

Some Codex divergent Chapters have their own unique veteran formations. Below are some notable examples:

• The Sword Brethren of the Black Templars
• The Wolf Guard of the Space Wolves
• The Deathwing of the Dark Angels and the respective formations of their successors

Sources

• ¹:Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), p.25, p.66
• ²:Insignium Astartes
• ³:Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition), pp.8/9
• ⁴:Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), p.12, pp.30-32
• ⁵:Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pp.62-64, p.136

Space Marine Infantry

Command	Master • Captain • Master of Sanctity • Reclusiarch • Epistolary • Codicier • Command Squad • Apothecary • Company Standard Bearer • Company Champion
Standard	Tactical • Assault • Devastator • Scout • Veteran • Tyrannic War Veterans • Honour Guard
Terminators	Terminator Squad • Terminator Assault Squad • Terminator Command Squad