While not explicitly trained as a formal military unit, the Winterfell Guards are formed of a mix of veterans who are at the far end of their prime and young men still wearing their first beards. They rarely see combat more involved than a drunken brawl, and yet in these days of the War, they must muster and march on occasion. They can fill out the line and competently flank but should not be relied upon to bear the brunt of an enemy assault.