As the division, like all airborne units, was intended to be an elite formation, the training regime was extremely arduous.

Within this corps of 'peltasts' was its elite formation, the Agema.

It was considered an elite formation.

By now the division had gained a reputation as an elite formation.

Originally consisting of 3,000 men by the Third Macedonian War they were 5,000, most likely to accommodate their elite formation, the Agema.

Of this elite formation, Rader said, "I wanted to see what the best was like."

Defenders of the Stone, the: The elite military formation of Tear.

The people of the Ural districts took the initiative to create the Urals voluntary tank corps which became an elite formation.

Queen's Guards, the: The elite military formation in Andor.

Then, as with other elite formations, they are the core around which the army is formed.