Addendum 6: Memorandum UR 670-1 [RESTRICTED]

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MEMORANDUM

Subject: Standardization of Dress and Appearance

Reference: CAF Uniform Regulations 670-1

From: Office of the General, CAF High Command

I. INTRODUCTION

1. As the Confederate Armed Forces continues its expansion in step with the swelling ranks of new enlistees and recruits across the member systems, the Office of the General has found cause to revise and standardize the uniform code presently in force.
2. The Confederacy remains, as it has always been, a multicultural and multispecies polity. Accordingly, this revised code has been drafted to furnish all CAF personnel, irrespective of species, world of origin, or biological configuration, with a standardized and identifiable dress. The uniform shall continue to serve its traditional function as an institutional symbol of discipline, unit cohesion, and rank, binding the many worlds of the Confederacy under a single visible standard of service.
3. This memorandum is issued for the information of all command-level officers and is to be disseminated downward through respective chains of command to all subordinate personnel without delay.

II. REQUIREMENT

1. The Confederate Armed Forces remains, by virtue of the CAF Droid Army's continued service, an entirely volunteer force. No conscription law is enforced at the federal level, and service within the CAF is undertaken freely by all enlisted personnel.
2. All humanoid enlisted personnel are required to wear the standardized CAF Service Uniform, designated informally as the "Long Greys", during all duty hours. This requirement extends to service aboard military installations, garrisons, and registered navy vessels, as well as attendance at public functions in an official capacity. Refer to Attachment 1 for a worn example.
3. Non-humanoid enlisted personnel are required to indent their specific, customized uniforms through the Office of the Adjutant General. Personnel are advised that indents should be filed at the earliest opportunity following enlistment to avoid delay in issuance. Full procedure is detailed in CAF Uniform Regulations 670-1.

III. DISCRETION

1. Personnel holding a cultural, religious, and/or biological aversion to the wearing of the CAF Service Uniform may lodge an appeal with the Office of the Adjutant General. Such appeals will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and alternative arrangements made in accordance with CAF Uniform Regulations 670-1.
2. The Confederate Armed Forces is further supported by the countless local Planetary Defense Forces (PDFs) maintained across the Confederacy. PDF personnel are encouraged, but not required, to wear the CAF Service Uniform. As PDFs remain subject to their respective local administrations, local governments are permitted to design their own service uniforms for submission to, and approval by, the Office of the Adjutant General prior to issuance. Full procedure is detailed in CAF Uniform Regulations 670-1.

IV. ACCESSORIES

1. All military personnel within the Confederacy, whether serving with the CAF proper or with a constituent PDF, remain subject to the CAF's unified military hierarchy in accordance to the Militia Act. To this end, all uniform designs adopted anywhere within the Confederacy must reserve dedicated space for the following two insignia:

a. Rank Plaque. To be worn upon the right shoulder, or biological equivalent, unless the wearer is biologically unable to do so. The CAF Rank Plaque is the standard-issue signifier of rank and additionally houses the bearer's identity documentation, security clearances, and biological data. Refer to Attachment 2 for a non-inclusive list of example ranks.

b. Unit Badge. To be worn upon the left shoulder, or biological equivalent, unless the wearer is biologically unable to do so. The Unit Badge identifies the primary headquarters to which the bearer is assigned, while simultaneously cultivating unit identity and pride.

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1. One Unit Badge design is permitted per PDF, to be submitted to the Office of the Adjutant General for approval prior to issuance. PDF personnel are nonetheless permitted to wear their own local unit badges and accessories in addition to the approved PDF Unit Badge.
2. Within the CAF proper, Unit Badges are mandated for: all Army formations of division size and greater; all Navy formations of fleet size and greater; and all Light Assault Craft (LAC) formations of wing size and greater. Where a Unit Badge has not yet been designed or approved for a given formation, personnel of that formation are required to wear the Unit Badge of their next-superior formation until such time as one is issued.
3. Refer to Attachment 3 for a non-inclusive list of example unit badges. For regulations concerning other accessories such as but not limited to tabs, identifiers, and awards, please refer to CAF Uniform Regulations 670-1.

Attachment 1: CAF Service Uniform (SAMPLE)	Attachment 2: Updated CAF Rank Plaques (SAMPLE)

Attachment 3: CAF Fleet Badges (SAMPLE)

Designer's Notes: 0. HEADQUARTERS FLEET. Depicts Star Station Independence in flight over the Separatist Hex, flanked by the many stars and systems of the Confederacy. An elliptical orbit represents the rest of the CAF in orbit around the Independence. The motto 'Pointing the Way' represents Headquarters Fleet primary mission; to lead the CAF and thus the Confederacy itself. 1. FIRST FLEET GROUP. Depicts the Hand of the Hydian over the Seal of Serenno. The reaching hand represents Trans-Hydian Frontier, and the outstretched finger represents the Hydian Way. The finger also represents the Number One. The Seal of Serenno represents the First Fleet Group's main base of operations and commitment to the founding world of the Confederacy. The motto 'Over the Front, Into the Frontier' represents the First Fleet Group's primary operations; warfare in the Northern Dependencies, and the exploration and colonisation of Wild Space. 2. SECOND FLEET GROUP. Depicts the Indrexu Spiral and its two ends, surrounding by six stars representing the six constituencies of the Tion Hegemony: Thanium, Indrexu, Keldrath, Cron, Jaminere, and Tion. The blue stars within the Indrexu Spiral represent the capital system of Raxus Secundus. The two ends of the Indrexu Spiral also represents the Number Two. The motto 'Never Yielding, Never Breaking' represents the Second Fleet Group's dedicated defense of the Perlemian Trade Route, and thus the Foundry of the Confederacy and Tion Hegemony, dating back to the Galactic Civil War. 3. THIRD FLEET GROUP. Depicts a woman in the colours of the Confederacy, the personification the 77 Sectors, holding the Shield of the Confederacy. The trident represents the Third Fleet Group's main base of operations, Druckenwell, and its shaft represents the Corellian Run, while the helmet represents the Third Fleet Group itself. The trident also represents the Number Three. The motto 'We the Crystal Bastion' represents the Third Fleet Group's dedicated protection of the Confederacy's economic heartland on the Corellian Run, which is famous for its crystal technology trade. 4. FOURTH FLEET GROUP. Depicts a cracked world set ablaze, orbited by a single moon. The only Numbered Fleet Group to not represent its number in its badge. The motto 'The Last Word' represents the Fourth Fleet Group's commitment to victory. 5. FIFTH FLEET GROUP. Depicts a serpent atop a five-toothed cog. Known as the Void Raiders among military and intelligence circles. Everything else is unknown or classified. Its motto is 'Hidden Horrors'. 6. SIXTH FLEET GROUP. Depicts a six-headed serpent encircling the Separatist Hex. Existence uncertain. Everything else is unknown or classified. Its motto is 'Dare Me.'

By order of the Office of the General, CAF High Command, Confederate Armed Forces.