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Vehicles - Transportation - Environment - Terrain

What BARC does

  BARC is the C.A.A. Black-7 charged with providing and managing the personnel associated with transportation and navigation for the C.A.A.  They specialize in vehicles, terrain, environment, and reconaissance.  BARC is unique in that it has 3 personnel rank and designation systems specifically for it, because of it's varied transportation role.  Personnel in BARC are the ones that get the C.A.A. moving, they maintain, rebuild, and drive the various assortment of vehicles the C.A.A. uses.  They also are specially trained in mapping, general navigation, and specific terrain and environments.  BARC works with BOSS for registration and marking of vehicles, as well as tracking and monitoring vehicle location and operation.  BARC personnel once trained, are often attached to other Legions to provide transportation or environmental or terrain specific needs.  Because of the nature of BARC operations, it is open only to Full Commission personnel.

The four rank catagories of BARC

Army

  The same as the rest of the C.A.A. BARC has some personnel who follow the Army ranking and designation system.  These personnel are the ones specially trained for navigation, environment, or terrain, and not specifically vehicles; such as the Marines. 

Ground

  The Ground ranking and designation system is for ground vehicle personnel.  These personnel are the drivers, the mechanics, anyone involved with ground vehicles for the C.A.A. and BARC.

Navy

  The Naval ranking and designation system is for personnel who specialize in water based vehicles.  These are the boat drivers, the marine mechanics, and anyone associated with water and the vehicles that travel on it.

Air

  The Air ranking and designation system is for personnel who specialize in flying vehicles.  Such as pilots, ground crew, and anyone associated with aviation and flying.

Fleet Ops

  Fleet Operations is the sub unit of BARC whos purpose is to manage and maintain the fleet of vehicles the C.A.A. uses, and work with BOSS for vehicle logistics.  Fleet Ops focus is the vehicles themselves, where BARC's is more the personnel that operate them.  Fleet Ops must maintain and keep track of all C.A.A. related vehicles, and monitor them when and where they are in use.  Fleet Ops has control over the management and deployment of any type of vehicle the C.A.A. has, no matter what type of vehicle it is, that way management of the vehicle fleet is much more centralized and easy to operate.

The C.A.A. Navy

  The C.A.A. "Navy" consists of boats and vessels owned both by the C.A.A. and private individuals.  The Navy is called on whenever water based transportation is required for C.A.A. Operation.  On top of vessels owned and operated by the C.A.A. the Navy consists of vessels owned or leased from private individuals who donate their vessel and often their time to help the C.A.A. whenever water transportation or operation is required.

The C.A.A. Air Force

  Like the Navy, the "Air Force" consists of aircraft both owned by the C.A.A. as well as leased or borrowed from private individuals.  The Air Force is called on whenever air transportation or operations are required.  Often for things such as transportation of relief supplies, or transportation of C.A.A. personnel in remote areas.

The C.A.A. Ground Force

  Same as the Navy and Air Force, the Ground Force consists of ground vehicles owned by the C.A.A. as well as leased or borrowed from private individuals.  These vehicles are called upon frequently for basic transportation needs of the C.A.A. and are the single most important  of the three vehicle forces.

Vehicle Rules

  We are very conscientious about the environment, and our vehicles, we strive to be good stewards of this planet.  We also always put safety first, and require very specific things from our vehicles.  Therefore we have a list of general specifications C.A.A. vehicles must follow:

       1. All C.A.A. Vehicles purchased by the C.A.A. must be equipped to run entirely off alternative fuels within 10 years of their acquisition.

2. All Vehicles manufactured by the C.A.A. must be run off electricity or alternative fuels.

3. All C.A.A. Vehicles must be equipped with survival equipment.

4. All C.A.A. Vehicles must be equipped with a radio, and or C.A.A. Communication device.

5. All C.A.A. Vehicles must meet basic transportation as well as environmental rules and regulations.

 6. All C.A.A. Vehicles must carry C.A.A. reporting marks and identification.

 7. All C.A.A Vehicles must include emergency medical equipment. (first aid kit at the very least)

  8. All C.A.A. Vehicles must be equipped with proper lights

  9. All C.A.A. Vehicles must have onboard computers, and they must be compatible with C.A.A. computer interfaces

   The C.A.A. is very cautious about what vehicle makes it endorses and uses.  The vehicles have to be reliable, tough, solid construction, and have to have been constructed by a company that has acceptable business practices.  Because of these stringent standards, the C.A.A. uses Willys Overland, and Jeep as it's main vehicle makes utalized for the ground transportaion needs of the organization.

C.A.A. Vehicle and Markings Policy

  The C.A.A. has a set of guidlines that pertain to how vehicles are marked, how they can be marked, and who can use C.A.A. markings and color schemes, and how vehicles can be modified and equipped.  These guidlines must followed for any vehicle either owned by the organization, or closely associated with the C.A.A. that wears the C.A.A. markings.  The C.A.A. does allow privatly owned vehicles to be marked and equiped the same as C.A.A. owned ones, but this requires strict adherence to C.A.A. vehicle marking guidlines, and specific Council permission.  These vehicles also have to be closely associated with the organization, or personnel in it.  Often vehicles associated with the organization are granted the ability to wear C.A.A. symbols without having to totally adhere to vehicle marking and coloration guidlines, if they only want to display one or more basic symbols or emblems.  The C.A.A. Council and Grandmaster hold the ultimate authority over color schemes, symbol use, and look of C.A.A. and related vehicles.

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