Netin wrote...
It doesn't seem like you fully understand how military ranks work.
The rank of an officer/soldier indicates the level of paygrade and what kind of authority within the military he/she has. Just because you command a ship doesn't mean you're automatically promoted to the rank of Captain, a Commander can very well be a ship's first in command.
The list of ranks in ascending order is: Lt. Commander > Commander > Captain.
Major is usually not used in navies, but rather in armies and air forces as a rank above Captain.
This in the US military it differs from Branch
Army, Marines, Airforce.
1st Lt, 2nd Lt, Cap., Major, Lt. Col, Col. Then all your assorted Flags.
Navy its Ensign, LT JG, Lt, Lt Commander, Commander, then captain.
An Army Col, is equal to a Navy Captain.
Plus you mean Executive Officer, and most Military men would be a tiny bit resentful beging compaired to a CEO. We all work for a living at the very least. XO is more of a position than a rank, he basically is the ship Commanders underling *reguardless of rank* for instance say I was on a cutter an LT could be the Commanding Officer, while a Ensign is his XO, on a Capital ship of the Fleet it will be some sort of Admiral, with at least a Commander acting as his XO. Military units tend to operate on a more...anarchist manner, most of the time the President if he has any sense will out line a political military objective for his senior commanders to take.
In the Army, it goes from the White House, to the Pentagon, Pentagon to the various Army Commanders, then Corps, then Divisional, then Regimental/Brigade, then the Battalion, then the Company, Platoon, then finally you get the Sgt's screaming the objectives. From 1 million men to 12-36. And its a bit more streamlinded than a company, should the Captain be shot, then the various LT's an NCO will take his place, in fact a Man as low as a PFC which is dirt can in less than a day under a situation can rise up to Sgt and then LT. Audie Murphy is a case of such. moving up ranks quickly due to tactical flexability.
Shepards rank is not important, his posting is. There are Sergeants and LT's in the various US ground forces that have as much power as a full bird Col. they have such power as they have the postion of well more or less Aide-de-camp(with various names of that position). Generally any order from them is as if it were spoken from the Commanders lips perssonally.
Though it is true higher ranks result in more pay, minus the JSDF which pays based on job. There are Sergeants in the JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) who make enough to make a general turn green with envy.
Modifié par KenKenpachi, 18 février 2011 - 12:42 .
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