First Voice

Ambassadorial Arm Crest

To Serve and Speak

An Alliance government organization and allied agency to Fleet.

Mission and Scope of Activities

First Voice is the ambassadorial arm of the Alliance, trained in first contact, negotiation, trade agreements, diplomatic relations, and protocol. The service includes ambassadors, lawyers, anthropologists and linguists, and archivists. Bodyguard duties, if deemed necessary, are contracted out either to Ground Forces's security divisions, or to Fleet. The Alliance's vision for First Voice was literally that: the first voice to speak to aliens. In practice, the few first contacts have overwhelmingly been made by Fleet or other exploratory vessels, and First Voice is brought in later.

First Voice also does courier duty for sensitive information, or items that require ceremonial handling.

Device

Device is a bowl and torch surmounted by two stars. The ambassadorial arm of First Voice has its own device--a crossed sword and branch, with the bowl and torch of First Voice above.

History

Notable First Voice activities would include the Treaty of Za'ara. They also negotiated the treaty with the Faulfenza (and First Voice was dispatched initially to Zafiil on Starbase Alpha). They also brought the Phoenix into the Alliance (one of the odder bits of Alliance history), and interfaced with the Sirelanders.

Personnel and Assets

The Concord Class corvette was developed for First Voice but deemed too large (with its minimum crew of 30) for its average mission. If a First Voice teams needs a vessel, they use one of the service's Discovers. The pool of these ships is smaller than the pool of runabouts and shuttles, however, and it's more common for First Voice members to hitch rides with Fleet vessels than for them to drive themselves.

Uniforms

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  On Duty Uniform
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  Formal Uniform