Red Star Rangers

The Red Star Rangers are an advocacy group within the NCR as of 2281. They are primarily made up of former NCR rangers and military personnel, alongside other collaborators who oppose the growing corruption in the NCR and the recent methods they have taken to fight Caesar’s Legion.
==Background==
In the 2230s to 2240s, the NCR Rangers were well known across California for their opposition to slavery of any kind. They worked to destroy the Slavers Guild within California and acted as an elite military force when they had largely accomplished their abolitionist goals. As the Republic expanded further across California after the defeat of the Enclave, rail lines and housing projects were created to develop the growing nation. This led to the widespread use of chain gangs and other prison labor to build many of these projects, often under inhumane conditions. Years later under the presidency of Aaron Kimball the NCR enacted several policies to militarize and defend against Caesar’s Legion, including conscription. Many of the early rangers who served under Chief Elise were horrified by these actions, seeing them as legalized slavery within the Republic. 
Some time in the early 2270s several veteran and retired rangers would form the Red Star Rangers, a group dedicated to rooting out and exposing those actions taken by the NCR which they believe to be undermining the foundations of their nation. They use a variety of tactics to attempt to change the nation from within, including lobbying the government and informing the public of the realities of the Republic’s policies. 
For now the Rangers have been able to use their status as war heroes and influential citizens of the NCR to avoid being silenced by Kimball's government and the Department of Internal Security. This combined with their genuine beliefs in the NCR and seeing it improve has allowed them to gain a moderate following in California. At least until the government changes its mind and declares the organization an "unpatriotic" one.
==Organization==
Roughly 100 NCR citizens are involved with the Red Star Rangers, either as official members or associates who aid the group's efforts. Only former rangers and military personnel are offered full membership into the group's ranks. Collaborators within the military and judicial network have provided details and photos about the horrid conditions on the front lines of the Mojave, alongside the inhumane treatment of NCR prison labour. With this information, the Red Star Rangers make these details known to the public in hopes of rallying them to demand reforms to the Republic's military.
==Notable members and collaborators==
* Lyle Hayman: Originally a Desert Ranger combat trainer before the Ranger Unification Treaty. He would continue training soldiers under the NCR, but his position allowed him to see the poor training standards for them and the conscription of young New Californians into the army. He would retire from the NCR military before becoming a public spokesperson for the Red Star Rangers. He travels between settlements to share the truths of conscription and poor training received by soldiers. He hopes that this will rally the people to demand reforms in order to improve the army.
* Elizabeth Palmer: A retired ranger scout, now a photography hobbyist and journalist. Palmer travels across the NCR to take photos of settlements and New Californian culture. As a member of the Red Star Rangers she has been using her skills to been take clandestine pictures of chain gangs building railways in the eastern NCR.
* Harry Debus: A high-ranking officer in the supply corps, he is a former ranger and veteran of the sacking of Navarro. As a firsthand witness of the Enclave’s technological strength, he believes in strengthening ties with the Van Graffs to provide advanced energy weapons for the NCR. Debus has also been advocating to military high command that imprisoned Enclave members could gain freedom through voluntarily joining the NCR’s army in exchange for patriation into the Republic. While he has refused membership into the Red Star Rangers, Debus has been providing them with details surrounding the poor quality of NCR equipment. He hopes that this might inspire NCR citizens to support his ideas regarding the Van Graffs and former Enclave members.
* Joseph Dodge: A senator in the NCR, he believes in de-escalating tensions with the Brotherhood and working with them to defend their shared home of California against the Legion. Dodge was a politician during Wendell Peterson’s first efforts into the Mojave and Bullhead City, sent east to try and get the people of the Mojave to cooperate with the NCR. He would return back to California a few years later and eventually became a Senator in the NCR congress. The senator has been working with the Red Star Rangers since hearing about NCR losses back in the Mojave during Operation: Sunburst in 2276, and has become a major political advocate for the group. He views the continued war with the Brotherhood to be a pointless waste for both sides. Dodge hopes that the very real threat of the Legion could get the two factions to cooperate against it, possibly mending their relations in the process.
==External relations==
The Red Star Rangers have developed relationships with several other factions and organizations within the NCR.
*Californian Laborers Coalition: The closest thing to an organized labor rights movement in California, the CLC is made up of those manual laborers in the Republic who oppose the NCR's anti-worker practices as well as the growing influence of Brahmin barons within the Republic. As the Kimball administration has deemed this group to be a subversive and anti-NCR group, the Red Star Rangers do not publicly cooperate with the CLC although several members do so privately.
*Church of Renewal: Founded by the Ghouls of Gecko, the Church of Renewal preaches that a divine force is guiding them to unlock the scientific means to return their humanity. They agree with the Red Star Rangers that reform is required within the NCR, for the followers of Renewal this particularly relates to ghoul and mutant rights within the Republic. The two groups have tentatively agreed to publicly endorse each other to raise awareness for each other's causes.
*Disciples of Dharma: Descended from the beliefs of early Shady Sands residents and the speeches of President Aradesh, Dharmists follow the teachings of a great man from long before the Great War. They are known to exists across California, although their numbers are much more noticeable the closer one gets to Shady Sands. Seen as an outdated concept by most modern NCR politicians, the Red Star Rangers and Dharmists both support each other due to their shared support for the Aradesh and Tandi presidencies. 
*Followers of the Apocalypse: Many members of the Red Star Rangers remember when the NCR had good relations with the Followers of the Apocalypse. They see the same issues with the NCR that the Followers had many years ago, and sympathize with the group's beliefs of aiding those who need it. As long as the NCR continues to have no official anti-Followers policy, the Rangers continue to cooperate with the group.
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