Outer Colonies Defence Force:
Ranks
Ground Forces | Naval Forces | Air Core | Marines | Technician* |
Commanding General |
Admiral of the
Fleet (only used in times of war) |
Air Chief Marshal (only used in times of war) |
No equivalent | No equivalent |
General |
Admiral | Air Marshall | No equivalent | Tech-Master General |
Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Vice-Air Marshall | No equivalent | No equivalent |
Major General | Rear Admiral | Air Commodore | Rear Admiral | No equivalent |
No equivalent | Commodore of the Fleet | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent |
Brigadier | Commodore | No equivalent | Commodore | No equivalent |
Colonel | Captain | Group Captain | Captain | No equivalent |
Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Wing Commander | Commander | No equivalent |
Major |
Lieutenant Commander | Squadron Leader | Lieutenant Commander | No equivalent |
Captain | Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Engineering-Captain |
Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Sub Lieutenant | Engineering-Lieutenant |
2nd Lieutenant | Midshipman | Pilot Officer | Midshipman | No equivalent |
Officer Cadet | Officer Cadet | Officer Cadet | Officer Cadet | No equivalent |
-------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer 1st Class | Warrant Officer |
Regimental Sergeant Major | No equivalent | No equivalent | Warrant Officer 2nd Class | Senior Crew Chief |
Company Sergeant Major | Chief Petty Officer | Flight Sergeant | Sergeant Major | Crew Chief |
Sergeant | Petty Officer | No equivalent | Sergeant | Tech-Sergeant |
Corporal | Leading Rate | Sergeant | Corporal | Supervising Technician |
Lance Corporal | No equivalent | No equivalent | Lance Corporal | Technical-Specialist |
Private/MechWarrior 1st Class | Leading Rate | Airman | Marine |
Tech 1st class |
Private/MechWarrior 2nd Class | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | Tech 2nd class |
No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | AsTech 1st class |
No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | No equivalent | AsTech 2nd class |
Cadet |
Seaman |
Cadet | Cadet | Cadet Technician |
*Specialisms
(open to all ranks)
Bandsman
Farrier
Driver
Radar Operator
Meteorologist
Bomb Disposal Engineer
Telcom Op (Linguist)
Operator Special Intelligence
Construction Materials Technician
Gun Fitter
Driver Specialist
Vehicle Electrician
Armoured Engineer
Survey Technician
Lab Technician
Registered General Nurse
Telcom Op (Special)
Aircraft Technician
Military Lawyer
Medical Officer
Medic
Combat Medic
Chaplin
Psychologist
Miscellanies ranks & positions:
Judge Advocate General (JAG): senior military lawyer.
Quartermaster-General: senior supply/support officer.
Surgeon-General: senior army medical officer.
Commander Air Group (CAG): senior pilot assigned to warship or space-station.
Crewman-Specialist: enlisted crewmember with extra training in a given area.
Kommandant: commander of
military academy.
Drill instructor: officer at military academy.
Drill Sergeant: NCO at military academy.