Sometimes you have much more Tribunes than you would need without making SPQR a horsemen faction. In this case I reduce their term to five years and let them serve by seniority. The youngbloods that are in waiting stay in Rome for the time.
Every Tribune is assigned to a specific Legion (i.e. half-stack). He is always where his Legion is, be it in garrison duty either in Italy or a province or out in the fields. He might as well do administrative work; for example when in provincial duty on guard where a governor is missing for a minor town where parts of the local Legion is billeted, or on campaign in newly conquered settlements.
The fact that a single Tribune is moving around with a specific Legion for up to ten years makes it also easy to identify the unit, like "The Legion of Tribune Marcvs Cornelivs Scipio that had been raised in Capua".
I would reject suitors over 25 years. Adoptees are considered to have achieved what would be normal for their age; for example, having served 10 years for a 30+ years adoptee. I would nevertheless keep them in Rome for about a year or two to allow them collecting ancillaries.Also, what do you do for newly adopted FM's who are appear too old to go to school or be a junior assistant. (i.e. adopting 30+ yr old members). What on earth do you do with them?
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