The ranks of the military hierarchy of Post Diaspora star nations largely followed the traditions of Old Earth military organizations.

Contents 1 Andermani Empire 1.1 Established naval ranks 1.2 Established army ranks 2 Faithful of the Church of Humanity Unchained 2.1 Established naval ranks 2.2 Established army ranks 3 Protectorate of Grayson 3.1 Naval ranks 3.2 Established army ranks 3.3 Harrington Steadholder's Guard 4 People's Republic of Haven - Republic of Haven 4.1 Naval ranks 4.2 Marine ranks 5 Star Kingdom of Manticore 5.1 Naval ranks 5.2 Marine ranks 6 Republic of Monica 7 Council for an Independent Prism 8 Silesian Confederacy 9 Solarian League 9.1 Established and possible naval ranks 9.2 Established and possible Marine and Gendarme ranks 10 References 11 External links

Andermani Empire Edit

Established naval ranksEdit

• Großadmiral der Flotte — Grand Admiral of the Fleet
• Großadmiral — Grand Admiral, the equivalent of "Fleet Admiral" (HH6, HH10)
• 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" (HHA3.1: MMH, HH10)
• Fregattenkapitän — "Frigate Captain", the equivalent of an RMN "Commander" (HH6)
• 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)" (HH10)
• Leutnant der Sterne — "Lieutenant of the Stars", the equivalent of an RMN "Ensign"
• Kadett -- "Cadet", equivalent of an RMN Midship(wo)man
• Enlisted personnel

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 Hauptmann). 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).

Established army ranks Edit

• Oberst – Colonel
• Oberstleutnant – Lieutenant Colonel

Faithful of the Church of Humanity Unchained Edit

(Masada)

Established naval ranks Edit

• Admiral of the Faithful
• Captain of the Faithful
• Commander
• Lieutenant Commander
• Lieutenant
• Subofficer

Question of convergention of People's Navy ranks possibly appeared in 1903 P.D.

Established army ranks Edit

• Brigadier
• Colonel
• Lieutenant

Protectorate of Grayson Edit

Naval ranks Edit

• High Admiral
• Fleet Admiral
• Admiral
• Vice Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Commodore
• Senior Captain
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant Commander
• Lieutenant (Senior Grade)
• Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
• Ensign
• Enlisted personnel - according to fan sources GSN enlisted personnel ranks were the same as as in the RMN.

Established army ranks Edit

Including Marine ranks.

• Colonel
• Captain
• Lieutenant

Harrington Steadholder's Guard Edit

• Brigadier
• Colonel
• Major
• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Sergeant
• Corporal
• Armsman

People's Republic of Haven - Republic of Haven Edit

Notices:

• State Security Naval and Ground Forces ranks mimicked probably regular Navy and Marine Corps ranks.
• Under government of Committee of Public Safety all ranks were preceded by term "Citizen". Usage of the term "Sir/Ma'am" was reserved for People's Commissioners. ^[1]

Naval ranks Edit

• Flag Officers
  • Fleet Admiral
  • Admiral
  • Vice Admiral
  • Rear Admiral
  • Commodore
• Non-flag Commissioned Officers:
  • Captain
  • Commander
  • Lieutenant Commander
  • Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant Junior Grade
  • Ensign
  • Midshipman
• Non-Commisioned Officers:
  • 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 ranks Edit

• Commissioned officers
  • General
  • Lieutenant General
  • Major General
  • Brigadier General
  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Major
  • Captain
  • First Lieutenant
  • Second Lieutenant
• Non-Commisioned Officers:
  • Sergeant Major
  • Master Gunnery Sergeant
  • First Sergeant
  • Master Sergeant
  • Gunnery Sergeant
  • Staff Sergeant
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
• Enlisted personnel:
  • Lance Corporal
  • Private First Class
  • Private

Star Kingdom of Manticore Edit

Naval ranks Edit

Flag Officers

Rank	Collar	Sleeve	Comments
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 Officers^[2]

Rank	Collar	Sleeve	Comments
Captain (Senior Grade)			Also called Captain of the List
Captain (Junior Grade)
Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant (Senior Grade)
Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Ensign
Midshipman			Female form : Midshipwoman[3]

Warrant Officers^[4]

• Master Chief Warrant Officer
• Senior Chief Warrant Officer
• Chief Warrant Officer
• Warrant Officer 1st Class
• Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Non-Commissioned Officers^[5]:

• Senior Master Chief Petty Officer^[6]
• 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 ranks Edit

• Officers:
  • Marshal of the Corps - known as the Commandant of the Marine Corps
  • Field Marshal
  • General
  • Lieutenant General
  • Major General
  • Brigadier General
  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Major
  • Captain
  • First Lieutenant
  • Second Lieutenant
• Non-Commissioned Officers:
  • 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

Republic of Monica Edit

Known naval ranks:

• Admiral
• Vice Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Commodore
• Captain
• Commander
• Senior Lieutenant
• Junior Lieutenant

Council for an Independent Prism Edit

Established naval ranks:

• Commodore
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant

Silesian Confederacy Edit

According to SITS:

• Commissioned Officers
  • Admiral
  • Fleet Admiral
  • Vice Admiral
  • Counter Admiral^[7]
  • 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 Edit

Established and possible naval ranks Edit

• Fleet Admiral
• Admiral
• Vice Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Commodore
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant Commander
• Lieutenant

Established and possible Marine and Gendarme ranks Edit

• Brigadier General
• Colonel
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Major
• Captain
• First Lieutenant
• Second Lieutenant

References Edit

External links Edit

• Royal Manticoran Naval Officer's Guide - Grayson Supplement
• Royal Manticoran Naval Officer's Guide - Harringtom Steading Guard supplement