[Social Engineering] Granting / sharing Social Traits? (Non-supernatural)

[johndallman]

Social Engineering pages 12-13 has some guidelines about when buying Rank requires buying Status as well, or vice-versa.

Even in countries that don't require a head of state or legislature to sign off on high-level military decorations or ranks, there tend to be councils of senior officers who do selection or approval. That tends to be a hallmark of constitutional government, in fact: when a head of state can make people generals just because they're friends of his, you have a high degree of personal rule going on.