

Initiate is one of the lowest ranks in the Brotherhood of Steel's rank system. These children are not allowed into combat, instead performing errands and menial labor for the Brotherhood's military, and are provided with training and education in return. In the Midwestern division, initiates are members who have completed initial training (and are thus one step above recruits), and the lowest rank that can be assigned to combat duty. This rank is most likely the equivalent of real-life non-commissioned officers (corporal to sergeant). In the Laughlin division, Initiate is the base rank of one who has only just been accepted into the Brotherhood as a trainee.

The Nuclear Option (Brotherhood of Steel): Brothers of Steel versus the artificial men.
