JOIN:
501st
Legion - Apply for Member Registration
FIRST
OF ALL -- WHAT IS THE 501st LEGION ??
The
Fighting 501st Legion is the premiere organized group for people
who own and proudly wear the costumes of the stormtroopers (and
other imperial characters) from the Star Wars movies. We particpate
in all sorts of activites, including but not limited to attending
Volunteer Charity and Fund Raising Events and 'trooping' at
Conventions.
SO
NOW THAT YOU KNOW, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO JOIN??
If
you own a suit of stormtrooper armor of any kind and would like
to enlist, just follow the steps below. All you need is a suit
of armor (or other approved imperial costume) to join - there
are no fees, no requirements. This is just a fun, non-profit
gathering of fans honoring the characters of George Lucas' wonderful
imagination. This page is dedicated to him and to his vision.
For
further information regarding our club mission, please read
Article 1 of the Club
charter.
STEP
ONE : Do you qualify for membership??
- Are
you at least 18 years old??
- Do
you own a professional quality Star Wars costume ? Costume
can be Imperial, Bounty Hunters, Denizens of the Empire
or other "bad guy" costume. Rebel costumers should join
the Rebel
Legion, our sister organization.
For
further information regarding our club membership qualifications,
please read Article 2 of the Club
charter.
STEP
TWO : Fill out the 501st Legion Application Form to apply
for membership.
APPLY
in English
With the exception of the information you deem 'public'
which will be posted on your "member" page (click here to
see the Legion
Founder - Albin Johnson's record for an example of 'private'
versus 'public' information), all information submitted
will be kept confidential and will be used only for 501st
Legion registration purposes. Information obtained by the
Rebel scum (through search engines) is still under investigation.
You will need to determine what ID number you want. Your
ID number can be anything from 0000-9999. The prefix will
depend on your costume . TK-#### would be a stormtrooper.
Check the database or our full
roster listing of current IDs in use for available numbers
before selecting your top 5 choices.
For
further information regarding our club costume prefix designations,
please read Article 2 of the Club
charter.
STEP
THREE : Prepare your imperial identification pictures
Upon
submission of your application, the 501st Legion Membership
Team will be made aware of your request to join. A membership
officer, most likely your Garrison Membership Liaison, will
contact you to verify your qualifications (click here to see
the 501st Legion Garrison Listing with CO,
XO and GML assignments),
and will most likely ask for pictures of you in your imperial
gear for validation.
We will need two pictures of you, ALONE,
with a PLAIN BACKGROUND, one with your helmet on and one with
your helmet off. This picture will not only serve as
your verification for the membership officer, but will be
edited and placed within an imperial frame, for eventual posting
to the Legion Website (click here to see the Legion
Founder - Albin Johnson's record for an example of what
your pictures will end up looking like).
For
further information regarding our club oragnization , please
read Article 3 of the Club
charter.
STEP
FOUR : Wait for communication from the 501st LMO,
0895, Michael Washko
After
communication has terminated between yourself and your GML,
that GML will advise the LMO of their findings.
If your application is approved,
you will receive an email confirmation to that effect, at
which time you will get your TKID assignment and be approved
(only done by the LMO) and your record is marked is 'ACTIVE'
in the Empires database, which auto-generates a webpage on
our site under the approprate costumes that have been validated
(please refer to the 501st
Legion Members Area for reference).
If you are not validated for membership,
your record will be deleted from our database and your
enlistment information will be sent to the Rebel Command for
enlistment in a lesser organization (just kidding -- your
record does get deleted from our database but we would never
give the Rebels ANY information! :)
PLEASE NOTE: This process should take only a week BUT it
can take up to three weeks!
STEP
FIVE : Start 'TROOPING'!!
Your
GML will be able to let you know how to find out about local
events so you can get out there and make the Empire proud!
- LMO:
Legion Membership Officer
- CO:
Commanding Officer (for a garrison)
- XO:
Executive Officer (for a garrison)
- GML:
Garrison Membership Liason (update
your current 501st.com information or find out about your
pending application for the 501st from this person for your
garrison)
- GWL:
Garrison Web Liaison (send your pictures
for your member page on the 501st.com information to this
person for your garrison)
- TBD:
This unit does not have this position
filled at this time. If you are interested in this position,
please contact the Captain Of The Guard, listed on
Legion
Officers page.
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