Important organizations with Courtesy Rank for standard ranks

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by rkbrown419

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OK, but most of that has nothing to do with what I wrote, though? This isn't about a few specific people in an organization having Courtesy Rank, it's about most or all of the ranks in an organization being Courtesy Rank, when the organization has some real authority.

Originally Posted by rkbrown419

This would hold true for Civilian vessels where Administrative ranks apply.

This is the only part that's sort of connected to what I was referring to, but it's a part specifically mentioned in the OP as rarely applying to the concept this thread was started for.