Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20160910171345

This list will show case the Officer ranks of the Dominion. Note their are two branches within the Dominion: Infantry and Navy.

Grand Admiral/general:

The head of either a combined army or naval group (3 battle groups)

Vice Grand Admiral/general:

The are not the head of any formation but rather the right hand men to the Grand Admirals or generals.

High Admiral/general:

In charge of one battle group (A battle group is about the size of three fleets or armies). Their are three of these men under each Grand Admiral/general

Admiral/general:

In charge of either an army or a fleet.

Lower Admiral/general:

Those in charge of a picket fleet or defense force. (Normally those of the fortress units)

Rear Admiral:

A rear admiral is in charge of 3 ships. It has no army equivalent.

Brigadier:

A brig is in charge of 5 divisions (15 in each army)

Captain/Colonel:

A captain or colonel is in charge of either one ship or one division.

Lieutenant Colonel/commander:

Both are staff officers as well as being the right hand men of either a Captain or a colonel (For the Lieu Col the one that is his personal right hand man receives the rank of Vice Colonel). The only difference is that a Lieutenant Col is in charge of 3 detachments (15 in each division)

Major:

A major is in charge of one detachment of troops. It has no naval equivalent.

Vice Commander:

A Vice commander is the right hand man of a commander. Their is only one for each commander.

High Ensign:

Basically a officer in charge of lower officers. It has no army equivalent.

Ensign:

The lowest ranking officer within the Navy. They can command a detachment of sailors or act as staff officers.

Captain (Army):

A captain is in charge of a platoon (5 in each detachment.)

First Lieutenant:

Under a captain and is in charge of a section (4 in each platoon)

Second Lieutenant:

In charge of a squad (3 in each section.)

Other:

Marshal:

A marshal out ranks both a Grand admiral and general and is the head of the military in general. Their are four such individuals.

Grand Marshal:

The head of the military and gnerally the rank given too the Autoarch and the head of the military council.

Civil High Admiral/general:

In charge of the police and patrol duties of solar systems.

Civil Admiral/general:

In charge of the police and patrol duties within a planet and it's surronding space. 