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Goonfeet
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Posted - 2015.02.23 10:40:00 -
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Alena Ventrallis wrote:Look up Commandant of the Marine Corps. I was in the Marines, I wouldn't lead you astray on rank structure.
The commandant and assistant commandant are both General Officers. If I recall correctly the Assistant Commandant of the Marines carries a minimum rank of Lieutenant-General (3 stars) while the Commandant is simply "General." 4 stars.
Commandant in foreign militaries can be equivalent to a Major, but the title is unique in the U.S. Armed Forces. Most llikely to differentiate between that position and the rank of Commander in Naval parlance, the second-in-command to a Captain in the Navy, both of whom outrank a Captain of the Army, Air Force and Marines, and all of whom are outranked by the Commandant, Fleet Admiral and General of the Army.
Believe it or not, this little diatribe is meant to illustrate these points in a way that may help the conversation.
There is absolutely no reason why the four empires must follow traditional ranks in lockstep.
Example: Minmatar can combine modern parlance with viking ranks:
1: Thrall
2: Valklear
3: Thrall-Corporal (Fire Team Leader)
4: Valklear Sergeant
6: Platoon Sergeant
7: 1st Valklear (Lieutenant)
8: Raider-Jarl
9: Absolved Colonel (Valklears are sentenced criminals, not volunteers)
10: General-Matar
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Breakin Stuff
Goonfeet
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Posted - 2015.02.23 11:01:00 -
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1- Acolyte
2- Guardsman
3- Armsman
4- Crusader
5- Crusade-Captain
6- Paladin
7- Paladin-Captain
8- Imperial Templar
9- Imperial Commander
10- Lord General
I see the ranks of the amarr military as both an increase in military rank, and the accepted method of an otherwise "commoner" in the Empire to be able to ascend to proper nobility, and for noble scions to prove their family's worth lest their contributions to the empire fall of, leaving the family with neither the favor, nor grace of the Imperial heir families such as Sarum or Kador.
As far as Caldari ranks, I would expect them to follow more standard ranks because the Caldari see war and soldiering for what it is. To the State it is enforcement of acceptable economics. They need no flowery titles. They're there to fight and kill to protect State assets and procure new assets for same.
Modern parlance would be appropriate but I would do a mix of Japanese and American ranks for the most part. Perhaps a corporate honorific to represent one of the big seven. Let the caldari players pick which corp.
Example: Ishukone Chu'I
Kaalakiota Sergeant
Wyrkomi State General
Ishukone Dai-Gensui (I'm pretty fking sure I cannot spell these well)
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Goonfeet
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Posted - 2015.03.02 15:27:00 -
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Nocturnal Soul wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:Should have consulted Spkr4theDead.  That tank scrub that no one likes to agree with? Why?
Because everyone could use a good laugh.
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Breakin Stuff
Goonfeet
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Posted - 2015.03.05 11:08:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:I have repoked the web department
Can you flag this thread as a feedback thread with bans for threadsh*tting please? It's not as important as balance stuff but the last devolution of sanity should be killed with fire.
then killed again. With more fire.
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