Squads are essentially social groups within TEST, formed so that like-minded individuals can hang out and play internet spaceships together, or make friends with people to play with. Squads serve no greater purpose, they are not officially organized externally. Most squads allow multi-squad membership.

To join a squad, apply on Auth under group memberships.

Special Interest Groups (SIG) differ slightly from Squads. Test Alliance stays alive on a day-to-day basis with the help of hundreds of members in many varied Special Interest Groups. If you'd like to give a little bit back to the alliance, apply to join one of these SIGs on Auth or check out the Career Center on the forums.