How do you make it that when you start the battle you can automatically be a special soldier?

ODF property. PointsToUnlock = "0".

you can either use the fake console command "remove poit limits"
or in the lua, add (or something close to that)

Where do you put it in the lua. I put it under setmemorypool and it had an error.

i'd try under this:

SetupTeams{
rep = {
team = REP,
units = 20,
reinforcements = 150,
soldier = { "rep_inf_ep3_rifleman",9, 25},
assault = { "rep_inf_ep3_rocketeer",1,4},
engineer = { "rep_inf_ep3_engineer",1,4},
sniper = { "rep_inf_ep3_sniper",1,4},
officer = {"rep_inf_ep3_officer",1,4},
special = { "rep_inf_ep3_jettrooper",1,4},

or somewhere near this this:

SetHeroClass(CIS, "cis_hero_darthmaul")
SetHeroClass(REP, "rep_hero_obiwan")

no its not.

it goes here:correct me if im wrong

@Recon Trooper: If this is for your Imperial side mod, I suggest you just edit the unit(s)' ODF as Fiodis pointed out.

I know what to do now...

In soldier.odf you write what fiodis said...

myers73 wrote:correct me if im wrong

Both places would have worked. It goes any time after the unit class has been read in. However, the ODF file changes are the preferred way of doing it.