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Originally Posted by Prince Charon
EDIT: Also, I feel the need to point out that modern military forces can each have two types of Colonel, three or more kinds of General or Admiral, three or more kinds of Sergeant or Petty Officer, and some navies have several kinds of Captain (e.g. the German Navy). |
Indeed, but this is presumably a British-flavoured system, and I don't think the British have ever used multiple kinds of Major. It's the lowest kind of
senior officer, where you start giving orders to officers rather than other ranks, and the crown insignia symbolises that.