[quote=@HeySeuss]
I think that an ex-pirate is a fine addition to the group, but yeah, this is a 'regular' (as much as such applies in the Alliance) 'line' (same) unit of the Rebel Alliance Army. There's no doubting that someone with a background in piracy can be very useful, but these characters are part of a platoon in the war as a matter of organizing the whole thing to keep it cohesive.

Edit: The Intruder could easily be an ex-pirate ship, however, crewed by ex-pirates. That'd make for an amusing backstory as the opinion of the infantry about the freebooting supplemental activities of their Naval counterparts is less than legal in a lot of ways. Also, black marketeering, which goes hand in hand with the Hutt someone proposed as a character. It might just be the remnant of a Hutt Cartel operation that had nowhere to go but the Alliance Navy, especially since someone else proposed a Hutt on board.

That'd give the whole ship a sideline -- black marketeering and various profit-motivated enterprises as a supplement to their naval operations. They'd have to cut in the platoon, as they're the boarding force and security.
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That'd be an interesting idea to play with, especially if any of the rebels are ex-militia or really high morals and then suddenly they're on an ex-pirate ship that still won't be exactly squeeky clean.