public int getPlacementRank()
    {
        switch(getPlacement())
        {
            case "Latent":
                    return LATENT;
            case "Expectant":
                    return EXPECTANT;
            case "Definitive":
                    return DEFINITIVE;
            case "Undefined":
                    return UNDEFINED;
            default:
                    return 0; //error case
        }
    }