Do Stormtroopers get benefits?

In most canonically documented cases, Stormtroopers also received regular pay in Imperial credits. Star Wars eventually sees that plan falter in the face of the Rebellion, but the Empire still stood strong for two decades before it fell, with the Stormtrooper corps at its center.

What does it take to become a Stormtrooper?

Those who apply must be 5-foot 10-inches to 6-feet tall with slender or athletic build. They’ll also have to be at least 18-years-old or a high school graduate in 2019. Applicants must demonstrate “high energy levels” and “imaginative improvisation” during their audition if they want a role.

Who do the Stormtroopers work for?

Introduced in Star Wars (1977), the stormtroopers are the elite shock troops/space marines of the Galactic Empire, under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin, during the original film trilogy (1977–1983).

Do stormtroopers have free time?

Now, of course, they didn’t just sit around and do nothing in their spare time. They constantly exercised, trained, and occasionally robbed citizens for food or spare change. Stormtroopers patrol the busy streets of Jedha, Imperial officers conversing on the right.

How much was a storm trooper paid?

Stormtroopers are paid US$5.00 an hour, minus overtime. They spend most of their money at intergalactic strip-clubs and casinos. The well-behaved ones will spend their money at the gun range but even that does not help them improve their aiming skills.

What do stormtroopers eat?

Stormtrooper rations were canned, self-warming rations issued to Imperial stormtroopers during their service to the Empire. The grayish, gooey substance was horribly bland, but it met the nutritional requirements of a typical stormtrooper.

How much did Harrison Ford make for a new hope?

Harrison Ford earned just $10,000 for the original Star Wars in 1977. That’s hard to believe, but Ford himself confirmed the low-ball figure in an interview with Good Morning America. In the clip below, Ford says he earned just $1,000 a week for the original film.

How much do stormtroopers get paid in Star Wars?

Stormtroopers were not paid. They were (to quote Wookiepedia) “volunteers and conscripts”, suggesting that they received no pay and were simply fed and housed by the Empire. An exception to this can be found in The Mandalorian. During the aftermath of the Galactic Civil War, some stormtroopers hired themselves out as mercenaries.

How tall do you have to be to be a stormtrooper?

If you are 5 feet 10 inches to 6 foot tall with a slender to athletic build, and can think on your feet, you might be the perfect candidate to don Stormtrooper amor at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

Do stormtroopers ever send their families back?

It certainly seems like storm troopers do but send pay back to their families, because (if Finn is a typical recruit) they are abducted, er, “enlisted” at an early age. What are entertainment Holos? What about Clone Troopers or First Order Stormtroopers?

How many stormtroopers are there in the canon?

Unfortunately there is no canon, nor EU information for any size of the stormtrooper corps at any time period that I am aware of. Though the number is assuredly very large. I’d estimate somewhere between 100 million and 2 billion troops including support personnel.