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# Creating a Unit

> Create a unit with your callsign, agency and equipment, then go on duty on a CAD panel.

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## What is a Unit?

A unit is your on-duty identity in the CAD: your callsign, roleplay name, rank, agency and equipment. You need an active unit before you can use the Police, Fire, EMS, DOT or Dispatch panels.

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## Creating a Unit

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Unit Manager">
    Click **Create Unit** (or **Select Unit**) in the middle of the panel, or click the unit chip in the top bar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a unit">
    Click **Add unit**, fill in the form and click **Create Unit**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go on duty">
    Click the unit's row to log in as it. Click it again to log out.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Your last unit on each panel is remembered on your device and rejoined next time. Use the ⋮ menu on a row to edit or delete a unit.

<Note>
  If **Add unit** is greyed out, your server has no agencies on this panel you can use. Agencies are set up by admins in [Customization](/CAD/Admin/customization#agencies). An agency linked to a department is only available if you're in that department.
</Note>

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## Unit Fields

| Field | Description |
| - | - |
| Unit Number | Required. Your callsign, for example 5F-407. |
| Unit Name | Your roleplay name |
| Rank | Your rank. Filled in and locked if the agency is linked to a department you hold a rank in. |
| Agency | Required. Only agencies allowed on this panel are listed. |
| Subdivision | One of the agency's subdivisions |
| Platoon | Free text, for example A Platoon |
| Items / Abilities | The agency's equipment, such as Hose or AED |
| Premade Group | Optionally put the unit straight into a [premade group](/CAD/User/units/groups#premade-groups) |

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## Joining a Panel

Your server can add extra checks before you go on duty:

* Some panels only accept units from certain agencies.
* You may need to be clocked in. Open the CAD menu, go to **Activity** and start a shift first. Shifts started from the CAD end when you leave the panel.
* You may need a live bodycam first. See [Bodycam](/CAD/User/radio/bodycam).

Dispatchers, supervisors and CAD admins can fix another unit's details by right-clicking it and choosing **Edit identifier**.

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