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Black Leviathan · 11-19-2019, 12:54 PM

My rule of thumb for ranks is as follows.

Rank 0 - Subordinate. You have no authority, your only role is to perform work assigned to you like a clerk or receptionist, trainee or grunt.
Rank 1 - Independent. Your have no real authority but your role allows you to make decisions and act without direct supervision. Likely you have some specialized training or experienced and on occasion are assigned to lead a group for special projects. Examples would be a State Police patrol officer or FBI Special Agent, Police Desk Sgt.
Rank 2 - Group Leader. You routinely manage a small group of a dozen or less and attend to them administratively. You could be a small-town sheriff or Motor Pool Sgt.
Rank 3 - Department Leader. Your oversee a large group of 50 or less where your responsibilities are typically delegated to group leaders. or you manage an asset that require resources in excess of routine expenditures. This could be a Lieutenant in charge or the beat police for a precinct or Legal counsel for a military base.
Rank 4 - Department head. You manage an office or a division of a large campus, usually the highest rank people outside of the rank structure can deal with. In addition to directing the facility you are also generally it's press contact and representative in government. Examples would be The Captain of a police precinct or the Director of Operations for the CDC's virology lab, or the Captain of a Battleship.
Rank 5 - Regional Director. You control operations and budget for a region or division, taking control of a single campus that governs operations in the area or heading the regional office. You are in charge of the compliance of your subordinate offices and you personally oversee directives from the national director. In organizations that have no national level such as the city police this is the highest rank. Examples include FBI Assistant Director, or The Police commissioner of a major city, or a US Army General.
Rank-6 National Director. You are in charge of the national operation of your organization or military. In most cases this is the highest rank of the organization. This job is purely delegation and interaction with other administrative heads within government.
Rank - 7 Organizational Director. If your organization or military has direct interaction with National government it will have rank 7 Director that manages governmental directions within the organization and overseas one or more internal Rank 6 Directors who manage national efforts of different branches within the organization. Examples would be The Director of the CIA or any of the Joint Chiefs of the armed services, or the Postmaster General of USPS.

11-19-2019, 12:54 PM	#12
Black Leviathan Join Date: Sep 2018	Re: Rank question My rule of thumb for ranks is as follows. Rank 0 - Subordinate. You have no authority, your only role is to perform work assigned to you like a clerk or receptionist, trainee or grunt. Rank 1 - Independent. Your have no real authority but your role allows you to make decisions and act without direct supervision. Likely you have some specialized training or experienced and on occasion are assigned to lead a group for special projects. Examples would be a State Police patrol officer or FBI Special Agent, Police Desk Sgt. Rank 2 - Group Leader. You routinely manage a small group of a dozen or less and attend to them administratively. You could be a small-town sheriff or Motor Pool Sgt. Rank 3 - Department Leader. Your oversee a large group of 50 or less where your responsibilities are typically delegated to group leaders. or you manage an asset that require resources in excess of routine expenditures. This could be a Lieutenant in charge or the beat police for a precinct or Legal counsel for a military base. Rank 4 - Department head. You manage an office or a division of a large campus, usually the highest rank people outside of the rank structure can deal with. In addition to directing the facility you are also generally it's press contact and representative in government. Examples would be The Captain of a police precinct or the Director of Operations for the CDC's virology lab, or the Captain of a Battleship. Rank 5 - Regional Director. You control operations and budget for a region or division, taking control of a single campus that governs operations in the area or heading the regional office. You are in charge of the compliance of your subordinate offices and you personally oversee directives from the national director. In organizations that have no national level such as the city police this is the highest rank. Examples include FBI Assistant Director, or The Police commissioner of a major city, or a US Army General. Rank-6 National Director. You are in charge of the national operation of your organization or military. In most cases this is the highest rank of the organization. This job is purely delegation and interaction with other administrative heads within government. Rank - 7 Organizational Director. If your organization or military has direct interaction with National government it will have rank 7 Director that manages governmental directions within the organization and overseas one or more internal Rank 6 Directors who manage national efforts of different branches within the organization. Examples would be The Director of the CIA or any of the Joint Chiefs of the armed services, or the Postmaster General of USPS.