Warchildren had become a new class of people within the New Elites Program.
It was a way to reward linefighters for answering the highest calling.
After all, by sacrificing their lives for a greater purpose, they would not be able to live to enjoy the rich rewards that they deserve.
This was why the Red Two and the first-rate colonial superstates came together and figured out a fair and reasonable way to transfer contributions to the next of kin.
The class of Warchildren therefore came into being. Any child or adolescent below the age of 30 that bore this special title could enjoy a lot of conveniences.
From pensions to easy access to prestigious educational institutions, these offspring who had lost their fathers or mothers to the Red War gained a much easier ride to success and prosperity. The benefits were substantial enough to motivate a lot of soldiers to volunteer for the ominous duty of trying to hold the line against the powerful aliens!