As stormtrooper honor guards, Novatroopers were assigned to either
historically significant locations such as the Sith burial grounds, or
to guard captured enemy starships,
they were also used as specialized troopers on the front-line. More
rarely, after specialist training they were also known to perform other
roles aboard ships such as Naval stations and Imperial Star destroyers.
Sometimes attached within the Imperial Marines they would be tasked with
duties such as close protection of high ranking personnel. Also used
as commandos
on special missions, such as infiltrating enemy bases, Novatroopers
were trained better than most Stormtroopers, though their equipment was
the same except for their blast plated armor.^[2]
In addition, being honor guards, they also preside over various
official Imperial ceremonies, including the semi-annual awarding of the Medal of Valor and the Emperor's public address to the citizens of Coruscant at the beginning of Fete Week, although they are rarely encountered outside of these events.