Requirements: Combat 1
When using spears and pikes in melee, your skill is Combat+1.
You can throw spears at Combat skill, rather than Combat//2 or Stealth//2.
If you were trained as a soldier, you can autonomously form Formations with other Spearmen. For each Spearman neighbor in Formation at your flank, your frontal Melee Defense is increased by an extra +1.