Greater Ecumene Republic Government Structure

Being a Stratocracy, the government of the Greater Ecumene Republic (GER) is entirely staffed by high-ranking military personnel.
The government is headed by the Praetor, who has final say on all government decisions.
Beneath the Praetor presides the Reformed Ecumene Council. A council of fifteen Admirals, Generals and Field Marshals from the highest sections of the military, this includes both the Commander in Chief of the Ecumene Intelligence Office (CinCEIO) and the Chief of Internal Security (CoIS). These fifteen individuals discuss matters of governance and pass their decisions up to the Praetor for final approval.
Beneath the Reformed Ecumene Council lies the Civil Senate, a gathering of hundreds of both lower-military and civil representatives of various sectors of society, ranging from heads of lesser governmental departments, to Planetary and System Governors/Senators. These representatives meet regularly to discuss and review the state of the nation and bring matters of their concern to be passed up to the Reformed Ecumene Council. This is done by a series of votes made by the representatives once each case has been made.
There are, in total, ten separate tiers of citizenship. Tier 1 being the lowest and Tier 10 being the highest. Whilst any citizen of any tier has access to any and all basic necessities of society such as shelter, food, water, education and medical care, their tier of citizenship directly dictates what positions they may fill in society and what luxuries they may be able to access.
Excelling in your current position would lead to promotion which would come hand in hand with an increase in tier should that promotion uplift you into the next tier. This again is easiest and clearest within the military rankings, with higher ranks equating to higher tiers.
This emphasises the GER’s value of duty to the people, the state and public service.
Being good at what you do should benefit the society as a whole over personal gain, and as such, those who do excel are greater contributors and are rewarded with promotions in both rank and tier.
In the case of an individual being demoted, it is not so much a blemish on their reputation as it is the ones who promoted them to a position that they were not prepared for. Promoting somebody who is not fit harms society as a whole. By these means, the Meritocratic nature of the state is upheld, preventing favouritism towards individuals.