Military Rank

GURPS 4e is a little vague about Military Ranks while Classic gave far more detail.
==Classic Military Ranks==
*Rank 8: Corps-level command or higher (Lieutenant General, General or Admiral)
*Rank 7: Division-level command (Brigadier or Major General)
*Rank 6: Brigade/group/regimental command (Colonel) or Captain of a capital ship
*Rank 5: Battalion command (Lieutenant Colonel)
*Rank 4: Company command (Captain or Major)
*Rank 3: Platoon command (Lieutenant or Warrant Officer)
*Rank 2: Non-commissioned officer (NCO) associated with platoon, company, or battalion commands (Sergeant 1st Class, First Sergeant or Sergeant-Major)
*Rank 1: Squad/platoon NCO (Sergeant or Staff Sergeant)
*Rank 0: Enlisted man (Private, Airman or Ordinary Seaman)
==GURPS WWII Ranks==
MR	U.S.ArmyUnited States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II, 
United States Army officer rank insignia, List of ranks used by the United States Army 	! U.S. NavyNavy officers (Ensign and above) and enlisted	German Army 	Japanese Army	Soviet Army
8 	General of the ArmiesHas only been awarded three times: John J. Pershing in 1919, George Washington in 1976, and Ulysses S. Grant in 2022 ,General of the Army	Admiral of the Navy 	Generalfeldmarschall	Gensui 	Marshal Sovetskogo Souza
8 	General 	Fleet Admiral 	Generaloberst 	Taishō 	General Armii
8 	Lt. General 	Admiral 	General 	Chūjō 	General-polkovnik
7 	Major General 	Vice Admiral 	Generalleutnant 	Shōshō 	General-leitenant
7 	BrigadierGen. 	Rear Admiral 	Generalmajor 	– 	General-major
6 	Colonel 	Captain, Commodore 	Oberst 	Taisa 	Polkovnik
5 	Lt. Colonel 	Commander 	Oberstleutnant 	Chūsa 	Podpolkovnik
4 	Major 	Lt. Commander 	Major 	Shōsa 	Major
4 	Captain 	Lieutenant 	Hauptmann 	Tai-i 	Kapitan
3 	1st Lieutenant 	Lieutenant, junior grade 	Oberleutnant 	Chū-i 	Starshiy Leitenant
3 	2nd Lieutenant 	Ensign 	Leutnant 	Shō-i 	Leitenant
2 	Master or First Sgt. 	Chief Petty Officer 	Stabsfeldwebel 	Sōchō 	Starshina
2 	Technical Sergeant 1st Cl. 	Petty Officer 	Oberfeldwebel 	Gunsō 	Starshiy Serzhant
1 	Staff Sergeant 2nd Cl. 	Petty Officer 	Feldwebel 	Gochō 	Serzhant
1 	Sergeant 3rd Cl. 	Petty Officer 	Unterfeldwebel 	Heichō 	Mladshiy Serzhant
1 	Corporal 1st Class 	Seaman 	Obergefreiter 	Jōtōhei 	Efreitor
0 	Private 1st Class 2nd Class 	Seaman 	Oberschütze 	Ittōhei 	–
0 	Private 	Apprentice Seaman 	Schütze 	Nitōhei 	Ryadovoy
A “–” means no equivalent rank. Italics indicate rank was not filled in WWII.
According to Wikipedia the only Admiral of the Navy was George Dewey who achieved the rank in 1898.
===Note on WWII Ranks===
"During WWII, armies tend to have fewer enlisted ranks and one more officer rank than is common in the present day. In particular, corporals often filled roles now considered the province of sergeants, such as leading a squad." More over at least two ranks (US' General of the Army and Fleet Admiral) didn't exist until near the end of the war.
This is why the equivalent ranks above don't match up with what they "should be" by modern standards. For example, the General of the Army is actually equivalent to a Fleet Admiral but neither of these positions actually existed until the passage of Pub.L. 78–482 on 14 December 1944. Similarly, in modern times, a US General is equivalent to an US Admiral not a Fleet Admiral.
==Additional Information==
*Ten... HUT!!!: An Alternate Treatment of Military Rank for GURPS (9/20/2002)
*U.S. Military Ranks (GURPSLand)
==Notes==
==References==
*Basic Set (Third Edition) Revised pg 22
*GURPS WWII pg 63
Category:Advantages
Category:WWII