Here is the transcript of the text taken from the
501st Legion's - Membership Application Webpage :
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. (
Please REFER to the 17 QUALIFYING CATEGORIES that I've posted in my previous reply)
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 WashkoAfter 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!
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i.
LMO: Legion Membership Officer
ii.
CO: Commanding Officer (for a garrison)
iii.
XO: Executive Officer (for a garrison)
iv.
GML: Garrison Membership Liason (update your current 501st.com PROFILE or find out about your pending application for the 501st from this person listed for your garrison)
v.
GWL: Garrison Web Liaison (send your pictures for your 501st.com PROFILE to this person listed for your garrison)
vi.
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.