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[Zvolimir the Blackhand]

Thorn Hallis, on 06 February 2015 - 01:07 AM, said:

That is correct. But with St. Ives allready in capellan hands one could say Xin-Shen started a bit earlier.

Let's go with that one.

It always starts on the Fringe.

[wanderer]

At this point in history, the ranks in the CCAF are, from the top:

Senior Colonel: One of these per Commonality, the military director for that portion of the Confederation.
Colonel: Regimental-level commanders for both line and reserve forces.
Major: Serves either as a tactical director for a Commonality or as a field rank, commands a battalion-level unit or Home Guard regiment.
Captain: Occasionally a planetary defense co-ordinator, field-commands a 'Mech company/6 aerospace fighters. Command rank for Confederation Militia regiments or Home Guard battalions.
Commander: Officer running a 'Mech or aerospace lance, command rank for a Home Guard company.
Subcommander: 'Mech or aerospace fighter pilot.

(Enlisted)
Force Leader: Senior staff in a 'Mech regiment (and occasional company-level commanders in a pinch), also used as leads for armor and artillery company in non-'Mech units.
Assistant Force Leader: Regular staff in a 'Mech regiment (occasionally lance-level commanders in a pinch), run lances of armor and artillery as well.
Lance Sgt. : A Tech or medical personnel in a 'Mech regiment, also a lance-level commander for armor or an infantry platoon commander. Assistant/Force Leaders are notable in that they have 'Mech experience, while most Lances do not.
Lance Corporal: Astechs and communicatons/other specialized equipment operators. Also the command rank for a single armored vehicle, artillery piece, or infantry squad.
Recruit: The Grunt, straight out of basic training and the core of infantry units.

[Zvolimir the Blackhand]

wanderer, on 06 February 2015 - 12:11 PM, said:

*SNIP*

Correct. We use the Chinese words for these within HLGK. This becomes standard practice later, but for our purposes:

Sao-Wei = Lieutenant = Minimum Rank for MechWarriors
Sang-Wei = Captain = Lance Commander
Sao-Shao = Major = Company Commander (3 Lances)
Zhong-Shao = Lt. Colonel = Battalion Commander (3-5 Companies)
Sang-Shao = Colonel = Regimental Commander (2-5 Battalions)

[MechWarrior5152251]

ooooo Shinys!