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== Under Highprince Kholin ==
After [[Kaladin]] saves Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s life, Highprince Kholin repays him by securing the release of the entire bridge crew unit from Highprince Sadeas. He does this by giving his [[Shardblade]] [[Oathbringer]] to Highprince Sadeas in exchange for the bridge crews' freedom.{{book ref|sa1|69}}
Following this, Highprince Kholin offers money and freedom to every member of the bridge crews, if they wanted it; alternatively, the bridge crews are offered the opportunity to join Kholin's army as soldiers.{{book ref|sa1|73}} Very few bridgemen take Kholin's offer of freedom, and Kholin is left with a full thousand-man battalion.
After the bridge crews are freed by Kholin, they all immediately recognize Kaladin as their leader.{{book ref|sa1|73}} Highprince Kholin formalizes this by appointing Kaladin as their commander
=== Organization ===▼
▲After the bridge crews are freed by Kholin, they all immediately recognize Kaladin as their leader.{{book ref|sa1|73}} Highprince Kholin formalizes this by appointing Kaladin as their commander and appointing him to the rank of captain.
▲=== Organization ===
Captain Kaladin re-organizes the bridge crews into twenty platoons of fifty men each, with each platoon named from Bridge One to Bridge Twenty, in memory of their previous life.{{book ref|sa2|2}}
Bridge Four, Kaladin's original
=== Innovations ===
Under Captain Kaladin's command, the bridge crews have implemented a number of innovations to warfare.
Due to Kaladin's background in medicine, he has trained some members of the bridge crews in battlefield medicine, leading to the first deployment of combat medics on the battlefield.
Kaladin also creates a modernized command structure for the bridge crews. A typical Alethi army is organized around a very small number of lighteyed officers with a moderate amount of "citizen officers," the Alethi term for a non-commissioned officer.{{book ref|sa1|46}} Since the bridge crews have no lighteyes, and also because Kaladin believes this command structure to be lacking, he creates the position of lieutenant between himself and the sergeants who lead platoons. Additionally, he is considering expanding the size of his non-commissioned officer corps by adding the additional rank of "master sergeant."{{book ref|sa2|2}}
=== Members ===
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