Ranks

The ranks of the military hierarchy of Post Diaspora star nations largely followed the traditions of Old Earth military organizations.
== Comparative Naval ranks (officers) ==
Standard abbreviations: Lieutenant - Lieut.; Senior Grade - S.G.; Junior Grade - J.G.
Star Kingdom of Manticore	(People's) Republic of Haven	Andermani Empire	Solarian League	Silesian Confederacy	Protectorate of Grayson	
Admiral of the Fleet 	 	Großadmiral der Flotte
Grand Admiral of the Fleet	 	 	High Admiral 	
Fleet Admiral 	Fleet Admiral 	Großadmiral
Grand Admiral	 	Fleet Admiral 	Fleet Admiral 	
Admiral 	Admiral 	Admiral 	 	Admiral 	Admiral 	
Vice Admiral 	Vice Admiral 	Vizeadmiral
Vice Admiral	 	Vice Admiral 	Vice Admiral 	
Rear Admiral 	Rear Admiral 	Konteradmiral
Counter Admiral	 	Counter Admiral 	Rear Admiral 	
Commodore 	Commodore 	Flotillenadmiral
Flotilla Admiral	 	 	Commodore 	
Captain (S.G.) 	Captain 	Kapitän der Sterne
Captain of the Stars	 	Captain 	Senior Captain 	
Captain (J.G.) 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Captain 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commander 	Commander 	Fregattenkapitän
Frigate Captain	 	Commander 	Commander 	
Lieut. Commander 	Lieut. Commander 	Korvettenkapitän
Corvette Captain	 	Lieut. Commander 	Lieut. Commander 	
Lieut. (S.G.) 	Lieutenant 	Kapitänleutnant
Lieut. Captain	 	Lieutenant 	Lieut. (S.G.) 	
Lieut. (J.G.) 	Lieut. Junior Grade 	Oberleutnant der Sterne
Senior Lieut. of the Stars	 	Sub Lieutenant 	Lieut. (J.G.) 	
Ensign 	Ensign 	Leutnant der Sterne
Lieut. of the Stars	 	Ensign 	Ensign 	
Midshipman 	 	Kadett
Cadet 	 	 	Midshipman 	
== Comparative Marine ranks ==
Star Kingdom of Manticore	(People's) Republic of Haven	Andermani Empire	Solarian League 	Silesian Confederacy	Protectorate of Grayson
Marshal of the Corps 	 	 	 	 	
Field Marshal 	 	 	 	 	
General 	 	 	General 	 	
Lieutenant General 	 	 	Lieutenant General	 	
Major General 	 	 	Major General 	 	
Brigadier 	 	 	Brigadier General 	 	
Colonel 	 	 	Colonel 	 	
Lieutenant Colonel 	 	 	Lieutenant Colonel	 	
 	 	 	Major 	 	
 	 	 	Captain 	 	
 	 	 	First Lieutenant 	 	
Second Lieut. 	 	 	Second Lieutenant 	 	
==Andermani Empire==
===Navy rank===
*Großadmiral der Flotte — Grand Admiral of the Fleet
*Großadmiral — Grand Admiral, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral (, )
*Admiral
*Vizeadmiral — Vice Admiral
*Konteradmiral — Counter Admiral, the equivalent of Rear Admiral
*Flotillenadmiral — Flotilla Admiral, the equivalent of Commodore
*Kapitän der Sterne — Captain of the Stars, the equivalent of Captain (, )
*Fregattenkapitän — Frigate Captain, the equivalent of an RMN Commander ()
*Korvettenkapitän — Corvette Captain, the equivalent of an RMN Lieutenant Commander
*Kapitänleutnant — Lieutenant Captain, the equivalent of an RMN Lieutenant (Senior Grade)
*Oberleutnant der Sterne — Senior Lieutenant of the Stars, the equivalent of an RMN Lieutenant (Junior Grade) ()
*Leutnant der Sterne — Lieutenant of the Stars, the equivalent of an RMN Ensign
*Kadett — Cadet, equivalent of an RMN Midship(wo)man
*Enlisted personnel
===Navy Note===
*The IAN ranks Leutnant der Sterne, Oberleutnant der Sterne, and Kapitän der Sterne parallel the German naval ranks of Leutnant zur See, Oberleutnant zur See, and Kapitän zur See (which are distinguished from the Army ranks of Leutnant, Oberleutnant and Oberst). However, since the IAN is a space navy rather than a wet navy, the titles are "of the stars" (der Sterne) rather than "at sea" (zur See).
===Army rank===
*Oberst – Colonel
*Oberstleutnant – Lieutenant Colonel
==Council for an Independent Prism==
*Commodore
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant
==Masada==
===Navy rank===
*Admiral of the Faithful
*Captain of the Faithful
*Commander
*Lieutenant Commander
*Lieutenant
*Subofficer
===Navy Note===
*Question of convergention of People's Navy ranks possibly appeared in 1903 P.D.
===Army rank===
*Brigadier
*Colonel
*Lieutenant
==People's Republic of Haven / Republic of Haven==
===Military Note===
*State Security Naval and Ground Forces ranks matched regular Navy and Marine Corps ranks. (, )
*Under the Committee of Public Safety all ranks were preceded by term Citizen. Usage of the style Sir/Ma'am was reserved for People's Commissioners.Most People's Navy Admirals considered the use of the term Citizen a "comic book opera" at best, and rebelled against it by breaking with naval tradition and referring to their staff by given names. Several commissioners allowed the use of the term skipper when refering to the captain. ()
===Navy rank===
====Flag Officer====
*Fleet Admiral
*Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Rear Admiral
*Commodore
====Non-flag Commissioned Officer====
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant Commander
*Lieutenant
*Lieutenant Junior Grade
*Ensign
*Midshipman
====Non-Commisioned Officer====
*Master Chief Petty Officer
*Senior Chief Petty Officer
*Chief Petty Officer
*Petty Officer First Class
*Petty Officer Second Class
*Petty Officer Third Class
====Enlisted personnel====
*Spacer First Class
*Spacer Second Class
*Spacer Third Class
===Marine rank===
====Commissioned officer====
*General
*Lieutenant General
*Major General
*Brigadier General
*Colonel
*Lieutenant Colonel
*Major
*Captain
*First Lieutenant
*Second Lieutenant
====Non-Commisioned Officer====
*Sergeant Major
*Master Gunnery Sergeant
*First Sergeant
*Master Sergeant
*Gunnery Sergeant
*Staff Sergeant
*Sergeant
*Corporal
====Enlisted personnel====
*Lance Corporal
*Private First Class
*Private
==Protectorate of Grayson==
===Navy rank===
*High Admiral
*Fleet Admiral
*Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Rear Admiral
*Commodore
*Senior Captain
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant Commander
*Lieutenant (Senior Grade)
*Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
*Ensign
===Navy Note===
*Enlisted personnel — according to fan sources GSN enlisted personnel ranks were the same as in the RMN.
===Army / Marine rank===
*Colonel
*Captain
*Lieutenant
===Harrington Steadholder's Guard===
*Brigadier
*Colonel
*Major
*Captain
*Lieutenant
*Sergeant
*Corporal
*Armsman
==Republic of Monica==
*Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Rear Admiral
*Commodore
*Captain
*Commander
*Senior Lieutenant
*Junior Lieutenant
==Silesian Confederacy==
===Navy Note===
According to Saganami Island Tactical Simulator
===Navy rank===
====Commissioned Officer====
*Admiral
*Fleet Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Counter AdmiralAt HH6 a fake Rear Admiral appeared. Rank of Commodore mentioned at HH0, but not listed at SITS, Ship Book 2.
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant Commander
*Lieutenant
*Sub Lieutenant
*Ensign
====Enlisted personnel====
*Master Chief Petty Officer
*Senior Chief Petty Officer
*Chief Petty Officer
*Petty Officer 1st Class
*Petty Officer 2nd Class
*Petty Officer 3rd Class
*Senior Mate
*Mate
*Apprentice
*Recruit
==Solarian League==
===Navy rank===
*Fleet Admiral
*Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Rear Admiral
*Commodore
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant Commander
*Lieutenant
===Marine / Gendarmerie rank===
*Brigadier General
*Colonel
*Lieutenant Colonel
*Major
*Captain
*First Lieutenant
*Second Lieutenant
==Star Empire / Kingdom of Manticore==
===Navy Note===
Admiral ranks in Manticore are divided into two tiers: junior or "of the Red" and senior or "of the Green" (e.g. Vice Admiral of the Green).
===Navy rank===
====Flag Officer====
Rank 	Collar	Sleeve	Note
Admiral of the Fleet	 	 	Reserved for the CO of Home Fleet
Fleet Admiral 	 	 	Reserved for COs of special fleets
Admiral 	 	 	
Vice Admiral 	 	 	
Rear Admiral 	 	 	
Commodore 	 	 	
====Commissioned OfficerMedical Branch officers had their rank prefixed by Surgeon====
Rank 	Collar	Sleeve	Note
Captain (Senior Grade) 	 	 	Also called Captain of the ListSo called as promotion to flag rank became automatic with sufficient seniority. ()
Captain (Junior Grade) 	 	 	
Commander 	 	 	
Lieutenant Commander 	 	 	
Lieutenant (Senior Grade)	 	 	
Lieutenant (Junior Grade)	 	 	
Ensign 	 	 	
Midshipman 	 	 	Female form: MidshipwomanLegal status described in , not referred in
====Warrant Officerintroduced in ====
*Master Chief Warrant Officer
*Senior Chief Warrant Officer
*Chief Warrant Officer
*Warrant Officer 1st Class
*Warrant Officer 2nd Class
====Non-Commissioned Officeraccording to David Weber's tech bible====
*Senior Master Chief Petty Officerin real world Royal Navy rating varies depending on job, eg. Boatswains Mate, Builder, etc.
*Master Chief Petty Officer
*Senior Chief Petty Officer
*Chief Petty Officer
*Petty Officer First Class
*Petty Officer Second Class
*Petty Officer Third Class
====Enlisted personnel====
*Spacer First Class
*Spacer Second Class
*Spacer Third Class
===Marine rank===
====Officer====
* Marshal of the Corps — known as Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Field Marshal
* General
* Lieutenant General
* Major General
* Brigadier
* Colonel
* Lieutenant Colonel
* Major
* CaptainAboard a starship, the title was Major (honorary), when the ship's CO held the rank of Captain, to avoid confusion about who was meant when someone spoke of the Captain.
* First Lieutenant
* Second Lieutenant
====Non-Commissioned Officer====
*Regimental Sergeant Major
*Sergeant Major — the highest Marine SNCO aboard the ship, called the Gunny
*First Sergeant
*Master Sergeant
*Staff Sergeant
*Platoon Sergeant
*Corporal
*Lance Corporal
====Enlisted personnel====
*Private First Class
*Private
==References==
==External links==
*Royal Manticoran Naval Officer's Guide - Grayson Supplement
*Royal Manticoran Naval Officer's Guide - Harringtom Steading Guard supplement
Category:Military of the Andermani Empire
Category:Masadan Military
Category:Grayson Military
Category:Havenite Military
Category:Military of Manticore
Category:Monica
Category:Silesia
Category:Military of the Solarian League
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