Welcome Wagon

The term "Welcome Wagon" is used to describe the first envoy sent from the Assembly to a new Member shortly after it joins the Union.

At the minimum, the Welcome Wagon carries with it the personnel to start an Union School, Union Post Office and a XChange. Depending on the level of development of the new member and it's customs the supplies needed to built the initial buildings housing those activities might also be shipped as well. By long standing tradition, at least one battle group is sent as an escort. The composition of the Welcome Wagon can vary tremendously depending on a variety of factors such as the size of the new member, the level of peace between the new member and it's neighbors. For instance, the Welcome Wagon to planet Woorld consisted of the entire First Fleet along with a number of other ships that carried both supplies and specialists in restoring pollution ravaged planets as well as the standard components of the welcome wagon.