Recruit

Recruit
General information
Organization	SAS FBI SWAT GIGN Spetsnaz GSG 9
Position	Attacker Defender

Recruit refers to the default Operator class featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege for all organizations. While the Recruit has more customization in terms of generic gadgets, they lack any unique ability of their own.

Gameplay Description

The Recruit makes up for versatility in what he lacks in specialization. With an arsenal no other Operator can match, the Recruit can still keep up with the rest with experience.

• The Recruit is the default class if an Operator is not chosen before the start of round.

• The Recruit is also not able to customize their weapons with any sort of attachments or weapon skins as they are generic operators and lack this ability.
• However, the Recruit has more versatility in how they customize their secondary gadgets than normal Operators. While Operators are limited to one line of secondary gadgets, Recruit can have two different kinds of secondary gadgets. This is most apparent with on the Defenders' side, where Recruits have access to Barbed Wire, along with either a Deployable Shield or a Nitro Cell.

Loadout

The Recruit's speed-armor rating and available weapons vary depending on the selected CTU. Recruits can equip two generic gadgets since they don't have any special ability.

Attacker

Attacker Recruit carries two Drones and a Grappling Hook, just like any other Operator in game.

ATK
CTU	Armor rating	Speed rating	Primary weapons	Secondary weapons	Gadget #1	Gadget #2
SAS	●○○	●●●	L85A2 M590A1 AR33	P226 SMG-11	Breach x 2 Smoke x 2	Stun x 3 Frag x 1
FBI SWAT	●●●	●○○	B.Shield	MEUSOC 5.7 USG	Breach x 2 Smoke x 2	Frag x 1 Stun x 3
	●●○	●●○	M1014 R4-C 556xi
GIGN	●●●	●○○	F2 SG-CQB 417 B.Shield	LFP586 P9	Breach x 2 Smoke x 2	Stun x 3 Frag x 1
Spetsnaz	●●●	●○○	AK-12 SASG-12 6P41	PMM GSh-18	Breach x 2 Smoke x 2	Frag x 1 Stun x 3
GSG 9	●○○	●●●	AUG A2 M870 552C G8A1	P12	Breach x 2 Smoke x 2	Frag x 1 Stun x 3

Defender

The Defender Recruit can use Barricades on doors and walls, just like any other Operator in game, but carries only one reinforcement for walls and trapdoors.

DEF
CTU	Armor rating	Speed rating	Primary weapons	Secondary weapons	Gadget #1	Gadget #2
SAS	●○○	●●●	MP5K M590A1 FMG-9	P226 SMG-11	Barbed Wire x 2	D.Shield x 1 Nitro Cell x 1
FBI SWAT	●●○	●●○	UMP45 M1014	MEUSOC 5.7 USG	Barbed Wire x 2	Nitro Cell x 1 D.Shield x 1
GIGN	●●●	●○○	P90 SG-CQB MP5	P9 LFP586	Barbed Wire x 2	Nitro Cell x 1 D.Shield x 1
Spetsnaz	●●●	●○○	9×19VSN SASG-12	PMM GSh-18	Barbed Wire x 2	Nitro Cell x 1 D.Shield x 1
GSG 9	●○○	●●●	MP7 M870 416-C	P12	Barbed Wire x 2	D.Shield x 1 Nitro Cell x 1

Outbreak

These Recruits are equipped differently to their PVP counterparts. Along with a different model, they are limited to a different loadout and can customize their weapons with attachments and cosmetics. Additionally, these Recruits have their own set of dialogue and personality, alongside being Recruits of the FBI SWAT.

Loadout
Armor rating	Speed rating	Primary weapons	Secondary weapons	Gadget #1	Gadget #2
●●○	●●○	R4-C M590A1 SIX12 6P41 P90	P226 Mk 25 PMM LFP586	Stun x 2 Smoke x 2 Claymore x 2	Impact x 3 Frag x 2 Nitro Cell x 2

Development

Recruits had a different design during development, wearing a pair of shades instead of goggles. This model can still be found used in promotional trailers and Rook's operator video.

Trivia

• The Recruits from the GIGN, FBI SWAT and GSG 9 are the only Operators that have four Primary weapons (including the Ballistic Shield) in their Loadout.
• Recruits have 3 models, each corresponding to 1 armor-speed level.

Patch Changes

Update 5.0; November 17, 2016 Patch: Character models revamped. GSG 9 Recruit Defender's number Barbed Wire is reduced from 3 to 2. Update 3.0; May 10, 2016 Patch: FBI SWAT Recruit is changed to a Heavy Armored Operator when a Ballistic Shield is equipped.