[Supers] A More Scientific Golden Age

[Prince Charon]

Working Title: BIS Operational Ranks

There were many arguments over what rank system uniformed BIS personnel should use, some of them still ongoing, though most in the BIS have accepted this compromise:

Space Chief Marshal (one crown over crossed rockets, wreathed) (theoretical rank, no current holder)

Space Marshal (one crown over crossed rockets) (theoretical rank, no current holder)

Space Vice-Marshal (crossed rockets) (theoretical rank, no current holder)

Rank 4 (with Courtesy Rank 2) [22]
OF-6 Space Brigadier (one crown and three bronze pips) (de facto professional head of space operations)

Rank 3 (with Courtesy Rank 2) [17]
OF-5 Group Colonel (one crown and two bronze pips)
OF-4 Wing Major (one crown and one bronze pip)

Rank 2 (with Courtesy Rank 2) [12]
OF-3 Squadron Major (one crown)
OF-2 Flight Major (two bronze pips)

Rank 2 (with Courtesy Rank 1) [11]
OF-1 Pilot Officer (one bronze pip)

Courtesy Rank 3 [3]
OF(D) Space Cadet (one to five orange pips, showing class ranking)

Rank 1 (with Courtesy Rank 1) [6]
Sergeant (three chevrons)

Rank 1 [5]
OR-3 Leading Spacecraftman (one chevron)

Rank 0 [0]
OR-1 Spacecraftman (no insignia)

The Rank/Courtesy Rank levels are due to the small size of the service not matching the intended prestige of the service, nor the level of training required.

'Captain' exists as the positional title for the onboard commanding officer of a rocket, rather than as a substantive rank as the Royal Navy had wanted. The Executive Officer has the positional title of 'Vice Captain.'


I really think that there's more that needs to be added to this article, but I'm not really sure what. Does anyone have suggestions?