[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by EricH

When you do an application, you don't have to reject anybody.

If you're smart about it, you can use the application to get contact info, emergency contact info, and what part of the team a person wants to be on (mechanical, electrical, programming, non-technical, CAD, that sort of thing). That makes sorting them into subteams easier, and it makes it a whole lot easier to contact them if you need to. (And I hope you never have to use the emergency contact information, but if you need it it's there.)

This. In my mind, an "application" implies the possibility of rejection, while this seems more like paperwork associated with joining the team. If this is what SuperNerd meant by "application," I would encourage him to peruse it. Informational paperwork seems like a good idea in almost any organisation.