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Imperial Warrant Officer

Model ID 5955,ID 91977, Photo by BJ Savage, Stephen Biemiller

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Description: Imperial Warrant Officer Prefix: ID Detachment: Imperial Officer Corps Context: Star Wars Episodes IV and VI Warrant Officers, serving generally as non-commissioned enlisted officers, do not have a specific task as other ranks do. These officers instead specialize in particular fields that other crew members have little or no knowledge of. Among other duties, Warrant Officers are efficient shuttle pilots, technical crew leads, tractor beam and shield generator operators. NOTE: Warrant Officer Versions Please note that there are three acceptable versions of the Imperial Warrant Officer costume. Version One is seen in ANH. Version Two is seen in ROTJ on Endor, and Version Three is seen in ROTJ as a shuttle pilot.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. The Imperial Officer Corps defines additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, requirements for Level 2 “Executor” are listed in blue. Requirements for Level 3 “Imperator” are listed in red.

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type. This document is not intended to be a detailed how-to on costume construction; rather a visual guide to be used for 501st costume approval. Details on construction may be found on the respective costume detachment web forum. GMLs uncertain about an aspect of submitted costume shall post questions in the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the Legion forum. Measurements given in this document are intended to be approximate and generalized; not criteria for approval. Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size. Text descriptions are only one part of the guideline. GMLs and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

	Imperial Hat, black Fabric is a medium weight suiting material matching the pants and tunic if applicable. Gabardine style weave is most accurate. Base of the hat is conical, with a crown about 4" (101.6 mm) tall. Front and rear "flaps" overlap on the sides and are about 4" (101.6 mm) high. Front bill extends 3" down, decorated with 5, 6 or 7 concentric stitches. Imperial Code Disk is positioned in the center of the front vertical flap.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Code Disk has a notch detail on the outermost disk.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Code disk exactly matches screen-used prop.

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	Tunic Version One Fabric should be a medium weight black suiting material exactly matching the pants and hat. Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke. Yoke comes straight across from the collar center not coming up to the shoulder seam. The standing collar has square corners and is about 1.25" (31.8 mm) tall, closes snug and includes a modesty panel. Sleeves are long, and without decoration, cuffs or buttons, containing 2 seams, one along the bottom and one along the back. There are no code cylinder pockets. Princess seams are optional.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): There is a dart of about 2" (50.8 mm) in the top center of the yoke.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Tunic is secured on the right side by snaps or buttons, not Velcro. Has have a lining sewn in.

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	Tunic Version Two and Three Fabric should be a medium weight suiting material exactly matching the pants and hat. Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke. Yoke comes up across the shoulder to the top shoulder seam. The standing collar has square corners and is about 1.25" (31.8 mm) tall, closes snugly and includes a modesty panel behind closure. Collar edges are closed with two eye hooks. There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket from about half way between the top and bottom on the arm hole. Sleeves are long, and without decoration, cuffs or buttons, containing 2 seams, one along the bottom and one along the back. Tunic is constructed with no top-stitching (stitches visible on the exterior surface of fabric) Fasteners on the uniform should not be visible.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): There is a dart of about 2" (50.8 mm) in the top center of the yoke. There is a seam running the entire circumference of the tunic, dividing it along a line hidden by the uniform belt. The back of the tunic has princess seams that run vertically and turns outward to intersect the arm-hole seam at the vertical center.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Tunic must be secured on the right side by snaps or buttons, not Velcro. There is a lining sewn in.

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	Gloves Black, leather or leather-like, enclosed fingered, non-textured. No buckles or straps. Versions One and Three are fitted gauntlet length with no decorative stitching. Version Two are wrist length and may have three lines stitched on the top of the hand.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Gloves are made of leather.

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	Belt The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material. Approximately 2" (50.8 mm) in width, up to 3" (76.2 mm) is acceptable. There are no loops on the belt. A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) from the buckle. The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the buckle. The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material. The buckle size is approximately 2 ⅛" (66.7 mm) high and 4 ⅛" (104.5 mm) wide with 0.5" (12.7 mm) radius rounded corners. Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center. Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on accurate and inaccurate style buckles.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Belt is made of leather. Snap is worn to the left of the wearer. Buckle has a slight horizontal curve.

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	Pants Fabric is a black medium weight suiting material. Pockets are acceptable, although not visible with the tunic on. Pants are neatly pressed or ironed, but with no creases. Version One pants are straight leg in style and rest on the top of the shoes without bunching or giving any sloppy appearance. Version Two and Three pants are flared riding breeches, or jodhpurs.

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	Boots Version One Calf high black leather or leather like material. Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments. If seams are present on the shaft they are at the rear only. Boots may have a single adjustment strap at the top outside of the boot, with the buckle no wider than 1". This need not be functional. Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed. If the zipper is not covered by vinyl/ leather, it is painted black. German "jack boot" style boots are most canon.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boots are made of leather.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Original German jack boots (or “Knobelbechers”) or an authentic replication thereof. Boots have the top adjustment strap.

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	Boots Version Two and Three Knee-high, black, riding style, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material. There are no buckles, snap tabs or decoration. Boots have conservative heels. A single stretch panel or zipper may be present, they are to be hidden on the inner part of the boot shaft. Not visible from the front, side or back. The top of the boots may be flat or Spanish Style, but not Cowboy or Super Hero (pointed at the front) style.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boots do not have stretch panels or a zipper.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Boots are made of leather. Not vinyl or PVC. Exact replicas of English riding (dress) boots or Equestrian boots.

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Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.

	Belt Boxes Dimensions are approximately 2 1/2" (63.5 mm) by 3 1/2" (88.9 mm) by 1" (25.4 mm) thick. Boxes can be worn either vertically or horizontally on either side of the belt buckle. One or two boxes can be worn on each side. Placement of the screw / rivet for the belt boxes should be on the shortest side (top and bottom for vertical belt boxes, left and right for horizontal) The same amount of boxes are worn on each side of the belt. Project boxes are not allowed for level 2 and 3 clearance.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Belt boxes are only worn vertically.

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