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The three states of readiness are: | The three states of readiness are: | ||
:'''''Condition One''''': Attack is present, or imminent. This alert places the ship at its highest state of readiness. All crews go to their combat posts. Bulkhead doors are closed in case of decompression. Additional [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots are scrambled to supplement the [[Combat Air Patrol]] | :'''''Condition One''''': Attack is present, or imminent. This alert places the ship at its highest state of readiness. All crews go to their combat posts. Bulkhead doors are closed in case of decompression. Additional [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots are scrambled to supplement the [[Combat Air Patrol]] and flight support crews man their stations. The [[CIC]] is locked down and the ship's commander is on station. | ||
:'''''Condition Two''''': Threat probable, but not present. Crew readiness is somewhat more relaxed than full readiness. This is usually ordered directly after the end of a Condition One alert. | :'''''Condition Two''''': Threat probable, but not present. Crew readiness is somewhat more relaxed than full readiness. This is usually ordered directly after the end of a Condition One alert. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*The three known conditions seem to follow the same condition template that the [[w:United States Navy|US Navy]] (USN) does for '''Conditions One''' to '''Three'''. [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] has been known to base much of the terminology in the [[Colonial Fleet ( | *'''Condition One''' and '''Two''' are similar to the famous "Red Alert" and "Yellow Alert" used throughout the ''[[w:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' television series. | ||
*The term "action stations, | *The three known conditions seem to follow the same condition template that the [[w:United States Navy|US Navy]] (USN) does for '''Conditions One''' to '''Three'''. [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] has been known to base much of the terminology in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] on real-world terminology from the USN. If the Action Station system is the same in both, '''"Condition Four"''' would be normal peacetime cruising (which we may never see because they have been living "in wartime" since the [[Miniseries]]), and '''"Condition Five"''' would be normal peacetime condition while in port. | ||
*In various scenes (specifically during | *The term "action stations", a term from the [[w:Royal Navy|Royal Navy]], is equivalent to "general quarters" in the USN. Both replace the outdated "battle stations". | ||
*In various scenes (specifically during [[Exodus, Part II]]), text referring to each of the known conditions can be observed on the tactical station's displays in the [[CIC]]. | |||
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