diff --git a/docs/chapters/startup-configuration.rst b/docs/chapters/jail-startup-configuration.rst
similarity index 86%
rename from docs/chapters/startup-configuration.rst
rename to docs/chapters/jail-startup-configuration.rst
index 0063763e..4712e1d8 100644
--- a/docs/chapters/startup-configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/chapters/jail-startup-configuration.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ nextcloud will first be stopped because it "depends" on nginx.
 
 Note that if we do a ``bastille restart nginx``, however, nextcloud will be stopped, because it "depends" on nginx, but will not be started again, because the jail we just restarted, nginx, does not depend on nextcloud.
 
+Parallel Startup
+----------------
+
+Bastille supports starting, stopping and restarting jails in parallel mode using the ``rc`` service script. To enable this functionality, set
+``bastille_parallel_limit`` to a numeric value. For example, if you run ``sysrc bastille_parallel_limit=4``, then Bastille will start 4
+jails at a time on system startup, as well as stop or restart 4 jails at a time when ``service bastille...`` is called.
+
+This value is set to 1 by default, to only start/stop/restart jail one at a time.
+
 Startup Delay
 -------------
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index f7db9ff6..b6a318ba 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ https://docs.bastillebsd.org.
    chapters/gettingstarted
    chapters/configuration
    chapters/targeting
-   chapters/startup-configuration
+   chapters/jail-startup-configuration
    chapters/networking
    chapters/usage
    chapters/upgrading
diff --git a/usr/local/bin/bastille b/usr/local/bin/bastille
index 99671e27..e962d513 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/bastille
+++ b/usr/local/bin/bastille
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 PATH=${PATH}:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
 
-BASTILLE_VERSION="0.14.20250420"
+BASTILLE_VERSION=aec0630
 
 ## check for config existence
 bastille_conf_check() {
@@ -253,14 +253,28 @@ case "${CMD}" in
                     shift 1
                     ;;
                 *)
-                    if ! set_target "${1}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                        OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} ${1}"
-                        shift 1
-                    else
-                        XARGS_JAILS="${JAILS}"
-                        shift 1
-                        break
-                    fi
+                    case "${CMD}" in
+                        stop|destroy)
+                            if ! set_target "${1}" "reverse" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                                OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} ${1}"
+                                shift 1
+                            else
+                                XARGS_JAILS="${JAILS}"
+                                shift 1
+                                break
+                            fi
+                            ;;
+                        *)
+                            if ! set_target "${1}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                                OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} ${1}"
+                                shift 1
+                            else
+                                XARGS_JAILS="${JAILS}"
+                                shift 1
+                                break
+                            fi
+                            ;;
+                    esac
             esac
         done
         ;;
@@ -286,7 +300,5 @@ if [ -f "${SCRIPTPATH}" ]; then
     fi
 
 else
-
-    error_exit "${SCRIPTPATH} not found."
-	
+    error_exit "${SCRIPTPATH} not found."	
 fi
diff --git a/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille b/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
index b8dd04eb..51abbb3b 100755
--- a/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
+++ b/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 
 # Add the following to /etc/rc.conf[.local] to enable this service
 #
-# bastille_enable (bool):        Set to "NO" by default.
-#                                Set to "YES" to enable bastille.
-# bastille_conf (bool):          Set to "/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf" by default.
-#                                Path to bastile.conf file.
-# bastille_startup_delay (bool): Set to 0 by default.
-#                                Set to a numerical value.
-#                                This is the delay between startup of each jail.
+# bastille_enable (bool):          Set to "NO" by default.
+#                                  Set to "YES" to enable bastille.
+# bastille_conf (bool):            Set to "/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf" by default.
+#                                  Path to bastile.conf file.
+# bastille_startup_delay (bool):   Set to "0" by default.
+#                                  Set to a numerical value.
+#                                  This is the delay between startup of each jail.
+# bastille_parallel_limit (bool):  Set to "1" by default.
+#                                  Set to a numerical value.
+#                                  Number of processes to run in parallel when starting/stopping/restarting jails.
 #
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
@@ -25,20 +28,26 @@ rcvar=${name}_enable
 : ${bastille_enable:="NO"}
 : ${bastille_conf:="/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf"}
 : ${bastille_startup_delay:=0}
+: ${bastille_parallel_limit:=1}
 
 command=/usr/local/bin/${name}
 start_cmd="bastille_start"
 stop_cmd="bastille_stop"
-restart_cmd="bastille_stop && bastille_start"
+restart_cmd="bastille_restart"
 
 bastille_start()
 {
-    ${command} start --boot --delay ${bastille_startup_delay} ALL
+    ${command} -p ${bastille_parallel_limit} start --boot --delay ${bastille_startup_delay} ALL
 }
 
 bastille_stop()
 {
-   ${command} stop ALL
+    ${command} -p ${bastille_parallel_limit} stop ALL
+}
+
+bastille_restart()
+{
+    ${command} -p ${bastille_parallel_limit} restart --boot --delay ${bastille_startup_delay} ALL
 }
 
 load_rc_config ${name}