In order to join Phoenix Squadron you must first be a member of the 501st Legion. Once you have been accepted by the main legion, and a profile (with or without pictures) is posted on the main site you may contact us with your Bounty Hunter number designation (TKID). After we have verified your allegiance to the 501st and your postion as a bounty hunter (costume!), we will activate your post with Phoenix Squadron.

Please complete the following form in order to register with Phoenix Squadron.

As a member of Phoenix Squadron you will be responsible for maintaining your own user profile and photos. Unlike the main 501st site you will be provided with your own unique login and password, where you will be able to upload/delete pictures, edit your personal and contact information, and add new costume listings. The system is easy to use and there is, of course, a help section, if you aren't sure.

The following information is adapted from the registration text from the main 501st Legion website.

501st Legion - Apply for Member Registration

WHAT IS THE 501st LEGION?
The 501st Legion of Imperial Stormtroopers (aka the Legion aka 501st) is a Star Wars fan club celebrating the movies using costumes and props, in particular those of the stormtrooper characters and their various incarnations. The Legion is an international, not-for-profit club formed for the express purpose of bringing together costume enthusiasts and giving them a collective identity within which to operate. The Legion's aims are to celebrate the Star Wars movies through the wearing of costumes, to promote the quality and improvement of costumes and props, and most importantly to contribute to the local community through charity and volunteer work. We the members of the 501st hold no rights to these characters and recognize it is a privilege to wear these costumes. We also acknowledge that while in costume we represent these movies and as such accept the responsibility to behave professionally and civilly while in public.

If you own a film quality imperial costume and would like to enlist, just follow the steps below and we will assist you in becoming part of the premiere Star Wars costuming club in the world. There are no fees or participation requirements.

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.

STEP TWO: Fill out the 501st Legion Application Form to apply for membership.
Please apply in English, we are not equipped to interpret foreign language applications. If you require aid in translating your answers please contact your local garrison.

Please select your ID number.The ID number can be anything from 0000-9999 but prefix will depend on your costume (for Phoenix Squadron, the prefix will be BH). Check the database or our full roster listing of current IDs in use for available numbers before selecting your top 5 choices. With the exception of the information you deem 'public', which will be posted on your "member" page, all information submitted will be kept confidential and will be used only for 501st Legion registration purposes.

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(GML), will contact you to verify your qualifications 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. (Phoenix Squadron members will be required to photoshop their own photos. We've made this as easy as possible but you can request aide if you really suck at it).

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 Legion Membership Officer (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!

Glossary

• 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 PROFILE or find out about your pending application for the 501st from this person listed for your garrison)
• GWL: Garrison Web Liaison (send your pictures for your 501st.com PROFILE to this person listed 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.