Jedi Training in relationship to age

This page is merely my personal view. It is not meant to be authoritative.

I describe the skills I believe Jedi have based on their age. Individuals may vary and race has a major impact on what age is related to what age category (or even if they apply at all). Ages and phases are based on regular humans.

Babies are not done enough to have any significant worldly influence. They are not generally accepted as Jedi and it is usually very difficult to identify a Force sensitive baby from a regular one. Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• Basic mobility
• Simple words in a single language
• How to produce large quantities of poop

Some parents test their children (or have them tested by the Jedi) for Force sensitivity. Without a test, a child is unlikely to be recognised as Force sensitive.

Those tested positively might join the Jedi order, but usually at this age they are still too young to get anything resembling serious training. As such, infant Jedi may play with toys developed for creating hand-eye coordination and basic language ability, but nothing outside the range of normal child rearing.

Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• Simple hand-eye coordination
• Own name, answer simple questions, tell stories
• Basic climbing, running
• Understand difference between mine and thine

At this age the childs connection to the Force becomes obvious, up to and including (accidental) use of various simple Force powers. Often these children have other remarkable abilities such as a high intelligence that is easy to pick up on. Jedi usually join the order during this stage of their development.

Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• Basic hygene
• Reading and writing
• Simple arithmetic (addition, multiplication, division)
• Computer skills (typing, commincating over the holonet, visit a holonet site)
• Learn galactic basic if not the native language
• Basic galactic knowledge such as positions of systems, names of superpowers, recognising most common races
• Basic financial interaction (trading money for goods, how subscriptions work)
• Tell time
• Giving instructions to droids
• Traffic laws and use of selfpropelled vehicle (bike, scateboard, etc)

As part of Jedi training, they additionally learn:

• Basic unarmed combat moves
• Meditation and control of any unwanted power manifestations
• Basics of the Jedi Code and beliefs
• Using emergency beacons and signals to call for help
• Swimming
• Using breathing equipment
• Getting around a space ship that lost gravity

Child Jedi do not go on missions, but may go on field trips under the watchful eyes of adults.

This age is generally too late to start Jedi Training as a child not following the program will lag too far behind to keep up with those of their age who have been receiving training for the past years. They may still be trained as Jedi if a Master picks them up as a personal charge, but being behind they need a lot of intense guidance to catch up. Those who are not picked up by the Jedi often get picked up by non-Jedi groups who have experience with Force Sensitives to help them deal with their unique challenges.

Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• New language besides galactic basic and native tongue
• Detailed geography of the galaxy
• Recognising most races and cultures from the Union and surrounding area
• General history of the Union since the Times of Chaos
• Advanced computer skills (looking up specific information, ordering online, differentiating between scams, advertisement and actual data)
• Proper use of money in everyday ammounts
• Advanced arithmetic (percentages, ratio's, units of measurements, powers of basic numbers and whole number square roots)
• Ability to read maps
• Detailed interactions including interpretation of bleeps and bloops binary language
• Singing and use of basic musical instruments
• Basic knowledge of the legal system (knowledge about police, judge, jail)

As part of Jedi training, they additionally learn

• Basic diplomacy and racial interactions
• Knowledge of other religions
• Advanced knowledge of Jedi Lore
• Use of basic weapons in non-adverserial environment (using a blaster at a range and early lightsaber training vs drones)
• Basic survival skills such as simple first aid, making fire, knotting ropes, proper emergency behavior, making alarm signals
• Weapon and armour maintenance

Tweener Jedi will get specific training in skills they have aptitude for, which for one may be pod-racing, for another may be computer use and for a third may be acrobatics. The Jedi may be ahead of their peers in these skills.

Tweener Jedi may be sent to carry out tasks on their own, possibly related to their specific skills, but as a general rule are secretly watched to see how they act and to ensure their safety. Those watching them may interfere in case of problems, but they may be allowed to fail or get in trouble as a valuable life lesson.

Adolescent Jedi are in a difficult phase of their lives and are rarely accepted into the Jedi order at this age as they are too old to join the other Jedi youth and too young to work as a Padawan learner. Special cases may apply of course, especially if a Master is willing to take them under their wing, but this is rare.

Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• Basic science including physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics
• Detailed histories of all Union member worlds and various non-union member worlds as well as other superpowers
• Basic crafting skills working with wood, textiles, metals and plastics as well as using 3d printers
• Knowledge of art and art history, including basic cultural knowledge of film, hologames, theatre, dance, etc.
• Drawing basic images, including proper use of perspective
• Detailed knowledge of various forms of government, reading data about population density and industrial development, colonies etc.
• Basic economics
• May pick up another language or two
• Able to properly play an advanced musical instrument
• Use of simple motorized, non-flying vehicle travelling at low speeds
• Sexual education
• Important small laws for various Union worlds

As part of Jedi training, they additional learn

• Advanced diplomacy, reading people's emotions
• Basic philosophy and ethics, based on Jedi teachings
• Usage of a lightsaber, including Shii-Cho style and dueling
• First aid including basic CPR, dealing with chemical and exotic matter burns
• Proper battlefield behaviour, including following orders as well as trigger and muzzle discipline, unit tactics
• Combat with and against improvised weapons such as staves, clubs and daggers
• Basic slicing, getting past locks, breaking into security systems
• Stealth and camouflage
• Extensive survival, in various environment (space, desert, ice, jungle, under water, etc)
• Electronics including building or repairing a holonet transmitter
• Basic space ship piloting (i.e. plot holonet course, simple coordination with traffic control, landing using auto-pilot or landing assistance)
• Basic vehicle control (making speeder or swoop bike go forward, but not parallel parking or driving in traffic)
• Investigative techniques introduction (DNA, fingerprints, etc.)

Adolescent Jedi are considdered old enough to go on (minor) missions with other Jedi.

Young Adult Jedi are completing their training and are considdered physically and mentally old enough to cover some of the more serious matter that Jedi must know. From this age onwards, a force sensitive not trained by the Jedi may also join the order, in which case their training would focus on learning their missing knowledge of Jedi teachings first and foremost.

Basic skills acquired during this age period:

• Value of larger armounts of money, paying for rent, food, etc. on a limited budget
• Knowledge of architecture and building construction, including identifying structural weak points
• Proper piloting of space ships without autopilots or controls
• Proper vehicle control, including advanced usage such as parallel parking and racing through traffic at high speeds without computer assistance
• Large scale economics, impact of politics, religion on day to day affairs
• Space ship and vehicle repair and maintenance
• Basic people management skills

As part of Jedi training, they additionally learn

• Basic leadership skills, speech writing, people management
• Working with law enforcement
• Cooperative lightsaber combat and lightsaber combat vs multiple opponents
• Basic use of non-standard weapons such as mounted turrents, long range rifles, rocket launchers, mortars, grenades, timed and remote controlled explosives and mines
• Space combat between fighters
• War-time strategy, insurgency and guerilla warfare, battlefield logistics
• Killing when absolutely necessary, and dealing with the emotional trauma that may result

Young Adult Jedi are expected to be able to handle missions on their own, provided they are not too extreme.