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=Marine Ranks=
==Ranks and Command==
While rank is to be respected at all times, during normal operations, command is determined by position. If someone is given conflicting orders, they must give priority to those of their department’s superiors. The Commanding Officer’s authority is absolute and all personnel aboard must defer to his authority with the exception of specially dispatched officials from High Command or other Diplomatically Immune officials. The following section determines whose orders crew members are bound to follow.
*'''Enlisted:''' Enlisted personnel must obey any lawful order given to them by commissioned officers, with priority given to the CO, XO and those of their department. Additionally, enlisted combat marines must obey the orders of enlisted personnel with higher rank than theirs.
*'''Officers:''' Officers have authority over their own department but must obey the orders of the CO and XO or the person in command of the operation.
*'''Civilians:''' While in the AO(Area of Operation), all civilians must comply with orders given by military personnel. On ship, Civilians are under the direct authority of the Command and Security departments. They must obey their orders, but are not required to obey the orders of any other military personnel unless they are placed in a department, in which case they are also under the authority of all crewmembers of that department.


==Succession/Chain of Command==
==Succession/Chain of Command==
This is the list of the order in which command passes due to Death, SSD, Imprisonment, or anything else that makes someone unfit to command. Note:  You do not assume their title or rank, only their responsibilities.
Should the Commanding Officer become unfit to command, be it due to absence, SSD, Death, imprisonment or other circumstances, the next person on this list assumes command. The person in command of the operation does not assume their superior’s rank, title or powers such as access changes or ship modification, but other personnel must follow their orders that pertain to directing the operation such as construction or requisitions orders.
 


# Commander
# Commanding Officer
# Executive Officer
# Executive Officer
# Staff Officer (If there is more then one, the outgoing acting Commander will pick one, or they will discuss among themselves who takes charge)
# Auxiliary Support Officer
# Chief MP
# Chief Medical Officer
# Staff Officer
# Chief Engineer
# Chief Engineer
# Pilot Officer
# Pilot Officer
# Requisitions Officer
# Intelligence Officer
# Tank Crewman
# Quartermaster
# Chief MP
# Senior Enlisted Advisor
# Military Police (If there is more then one, the outgoing acting Commander will pick one, or they will discuss among themselves who takes charge)
# Warden
# Squad Leader (Starting at Alpha goes through the squads)
# Military Police
# Cargo/Maint Tech (If there is more then one, the outgoing acting Commander will pick one, or they will discuss among themselves who takes charge)
# Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
# Ranking military personnel
# Ranking military personnel
==Superiors in the USCM==
While rank is to be respected at all times, during normal operations, commanding authority is determined by position. If someone is given conflicting orders, they must give priority to those of their department’s superiors. The following section defines whose orders crew members are bound to follow. Note: The acting Commander is the ultimate authority unless overseen by higher-ranking officials of High Command. All personnel are subject to his authority, and his orders override those of all others, except in the case of Military Police and ONLY when enforcing Marine Law.
'''Enlisted:''' Enlisted personnel must obey any lawful order given to them by commissioned officers, with priority given to those of their department. Additionally, enlisted combat marines must obey the orders of enlisted personnel with higher rank than theirs.
'''Officers:''' Support Officers have authority over their own department but must obey the orders of Command Officers (SO, XO, CO). Command Officers must follow the orders of higher ranked Command Officers.
'''Civilians:''' Civilians are under the direct authority of the acting Commander. They must obey his orders, but are not required to obey the orders of any other military personnel unless the acting Commander places them in a department, in which case the department superior’s orders come second. Additionally, civilians employed in the Medical and Research departments must also obey the orders of the Chief Medical Officer.


==Departments and Ranks ==
==Departments and Ranks ==
These are the departments which make up the USCM.
These are the departments which make up the USCM.


===Combat and Operations===
{| class="wikitable" style="background: none; border: none;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
|-
|
===Command===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em"
! Job
! Job
! Rank
! Rank
! Rating
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Commander]]
| [[Commanding Officer]]
| Commander
| Major/Lt. Colonel/Colonel (O4/O5/O6)
| Command Officer
| Officer
|-
|-
| [[Executive Officer]]
| [[Executive Officer]]
| Lieutenant Commander
| Captain (O3)
| Command Officer
| Officer
|-
|-
| [[Staff Officer]]
| [[Staff Officer]]
| Lieutenant
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Command Officer
| Officer
|}
|
=== Auxiliary Support ===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! Job
! Rank
! Rating
|-
|[[Auxiliary Support Officer]]
|First Lieutenant (O2)
|Officer
|-
| [[Intelligence Officer]]
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Officer
|-
|-
| [[Pilot Officer]]
| [[Pilot Officer]]
| Ensign
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Support Officer
| Officer
|-
| [[Dropship Crew Chief]]
| Sergeant (E5)
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Tank Crewman]]
| [[Vehicle Crewman]]
| Ensign
| Corporal (E4)
| Support Officer
| Enlisted
|}
|-
|
=== Squad Marines ===
{| class="wikitable"  style="height: 30em; background: none;"
! style="height: 4em" | Job
! Rank
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Squad Leader]]
| [[Squad Leader]]
| Staff Sergeant
| Sergeant (E5)
| Enlisted
|-
| [[Fireteam Leader]]
| Corporal (E4)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Squad Specialist]]
| [[Weapons Specialist]]
| Sergeant
| Lance Corporal (E3)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Squad Engineer]]
| [[Smartgunner]]
| Corporal
| Lance Corporal (E3)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Squad Medic]]
| [[Combat Technician]]
| Corporal
| Lance Corporal (E3)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Squad Smartgunner]]
| [[Hospital Corpsman]]
| Lance Corporal
| Lance Corporal (E3)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Squad Marine]]
| [[Rifleman]]
| Private First Class
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|}
|}
 
|
===Security===
=== Military Police ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 30em; background: none"
! Job
! style="height: 4em" | Job  
! Rank
! Rank
! Rating
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Chief MP]]
| [[Chief MP]]
| Warrant Officer
| First Lieutenant (O2)
| Support Officer
| Officer
|-
| [[Warden]]
| Staff Sergeant (E6)
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Military Police]]
| [[Military Police]]
| Staff Sergeant
| Lance Corporal/Sergeant (E3/E5)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|}
|}
|-
|


===Engineering===
=== Engineering ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 15em;"
! Job
! style="height: 4em" | Job  
! Rank
! Rank  
! Rating
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Chief Engineer]]
| [[Chief Engineer]]
| Lieutenant Commander
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Support Officer
| Officer
|-
| [[Ordnance Technician]]
| Private First class (E2)
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Maintenance Technician]]
| [[Maintenance Technician]]
| Technical Sergeant
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|}
|}
 
|
===Cargo===
=== Requisitions ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 15em;"
! Job
! style="height: 4em" | Job  
! Rank
! Rank
! Rating
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Requisitions Officer]]
| [[Quartermaster]]
| Ensign
| Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)
| Support Officer
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Cargo Technician]]
| [[Cargo Technician]]
| Sergeant
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
| Enlisted
| Enlisted
|}
|}
 
|-
===Medical===
|
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
=== Medical ===
! Job
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! style="height: 4em" | Job  
! Rank
! Rank
! Rating
! Rating
|-
|-
| [[Chief Medical Officer]]
| [[Chief Medical Officer]]
| N/A
| First Lieutenant (O2)
| Civilian
| Officer
|-
|-
| [[Doctor]]
| [[Doctor]]
| N/A
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Civilian
| Officer
|-
|-
| [[Researcher]]
| [[Researcher]]
| N/A
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
| Civilian
| Officer
|-
| [[Nurse]]
| Lance Corporal/Sergeant (E3/E5)
| Enlisted
|}
|}
 
|
===Others===
=== Other ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:400px"
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! Job
! style="height: 4em" | Job  
! Rank
! Rank
! Rating
! Rating
|-
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor]]
| Gunnery Sergeant-Sergeant Major (E7/E8(E)/E9(E))
| Enlisted
|-
| [[Mess Technician]]
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
| Enlisted
|-
|-
| [[Corporate Liaison]]
| [[Corporate Liaison]]
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| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Full USCM Ranks==
==USCM Ranks==
=== Rank Terminology ===
{| style="background: none; border: none; height: 20em;"
|-
|
{| style="height:20em"
! Paygrade:
! Description:
|-
|<center> E</center>
|Enlisted. E.g. a person who is enlisted into the USCM.
|-
|<center>O</center>
| Officer. E.g. a person who is commissioned into the USCM.
|-
|<center>Pv</center>
|Member of the Provost Office. E.g. A Provost Inspector.
|}
|
{| style="height:20em"
! Classifications:
! Description:
|-
|<center>NCO</center>
|Non-commissioned officer (any enlisted above Grade 2).
|-
|<center>SNCO</center>
|| Senior non-commissioned officer (any enlisted above Grade 5).
|-
|<center>Senior Officer</center>
|Any officer of Grade 4 or higher.
|-
|<center>Flag Officer</center>
|Any officer above Grade 6
|}
|}


===Officers===
===Officers===
<small>*'''Note:''' Members and former members of the CO Council get the honorary title of Lt. Colonel, with the CO Senator getting the honorary title of Colonel. This is only a fluff title in most rounds barring events.</small>


*Skymarshall of the USSF (United States Space Forces)
{| class="wikitable"
*Fleet Admiral
! style="width:50px;"| Paygrade:
*Admiral
! Rank Name:
*Rear Admiral
! style="width:50px;"| Abbreviation:
*Captain
! Jobs:
*Commander
|-
*Lieutenant Commander
| O10S
*Lieutenant
| Commandant of the Marine Corps
*Ensign
| CMC
| N/A
|-
| O10C
| Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
| ACMC
| N/A
|-
| O10
| General
| Gen.
| N/A
|-
| O9
| Lieutenant General
| LtGen.
| N/A
|-
| O8
| Major General
| MajGen
| N/A
|-
| O7
| Brigadier General
| BGen
| N/A
|-
| O6
| Colonel
| Col
| [https://cm-ss13.com/forums/showthread.php?44-Current-Whitelist-Council-Members CO Senator]
|-
| O5
| Lieutenant Colonel
| Lt.Col
| [https://cm-ss13.com/forums/showthread.php?44-Current-Whitelist-Council-Members CO Council]
|-
| O4
| Major
| Maj
| [[Commanding_Officer|CO]]
|-
| O3
| Captain
| CPT
| [[Executive Officer | XO]]
|-
| O2
| First Lieutenant
| 1stLT
| [[Chief MP |CMP]], [[Chief Medical Officer |CMO]]
|-
| O1
| Second Lieutenant
| 2ndLT
| [[Pilot Officer |PO]],[[Staff Officer | SO]], [[Intelligence Officer |IO]], [[Warden]], [[Doctor]], [[Researcher]] , [[Chief Engineer]]
|}


===Enlisted===
===Enlisted===
*Command Sergeant Major of the USSF (United States Space Forces)
{| class="wikitable"
*Sergeant Major
! style="width:50px;"| Paygrade:
*Master Sergeant/First Sergeant
! Rank Name:
*Sergeant First Class
! style="width:50px;"| Abbreviation:
*Staff Sergeant
! Jobs:
*Technical Sergeant
|-
*Sergeant
| E9C
*Corporal
| Sergeant Major of the Colonial Marine Corps (SNCO)
*Lance Corporal
| SMCMC
*Private First Class
| N/A
*Private
|-
| E9E
| Sergeant Major (SNCO)
| SGM
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor | SEA]]
|-
| E9
| Master Gunnery Sergeant (SNCO)
| MGySGT
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor | SEA]]
|-
| E8E
| First Sergeant (SNCO)
| 1stSGT
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor | SEA]]
|-
| E8
| Master Sergeant (SNCO)
| MSGT
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor | SEA]]
|-
| E7
| Gunnery Sergeant, (SNCO)
| GySGT
| [[Senior Enlisted Advisor | SEA]], [[Requisitions Officer|Quartermaster]]
|-
| E6
| Staff Sergeant (SNCO)
| SSGT
| N/A
|-
| E5
| Sergeant (NCO)
| SGT
| [[Squad Leader | SL]], [[Nurse]], [[Military Police | MP]]
|-
| E4
| Corporal (NCO)
| CPL
| [[Fireteam Leader| FL]], [[Vehicle Crewman | VC]], [[Ordnance Technician | OT]]
|-
| E3
| Lance Corporal
| LCPL
| [[Hospital Corpsman]], [[Combat Technician]], [[Smartgunner | Smartgunner]], [[Weapons Specialist | Specialist]], [[Nurse]]
|-
| E2
| Private First Class
| PFC
| [[Squad Marine | Standard]], [[Maintenance Technician | MT]], [[Cargo Technician | CT]], [[Mess Technician]]
|-
| E1
| Private
| PVT
| [[Squad Marine | Standard]], [[Maintenance Technician | MT]], [[Cargo Technician | CT]], [[Mess Technician]]
|}


===Warrant Officers===
===Provost Office===
Warrant Officers are separate from both the officer and enlisted ranks within the USCM. Their commissions are issued through "Warrant" within their specific field as recognition of their expertise, as opposed to a standard officer’s commission. Generally, they are considered to outrank all enlisted personnel and are afforded the same respect and deference as a Lieutenant Commander. They outrank everyone in matters related to their specialty (in the case of the Chief MP, Marine Law) but must still follow the orders of their superiors in all other matters.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:50px;"| Paygrade:
! Rank Name:
! style="width:50px;"| Abbreviation:
! Jobs:
|-
| PvCM (O10C)
| Provost Chief Marshal
| PCM
| Provost Chief Marshal
|-
| PvSM (O7)
| Brigadier General
| BGen
| Provost Sector Marshal, Provost Chief Inspector
|-
| PvM (O6)
| Colonel
| Col
| Provost Marshal
|-
| PvI
| Inspector
| Insp
| Provost Inspector
|-
| PvTML, PvA (E6)
| Staff Sergeant
| SSgt
| Provost Team Leader, Provost Advisor
|-
| PvE (E5)
| Sergeant
| Sgt
| Provost Enforcer
|}

Latest revision as of 18:40, 22 November 2023

Marine Ranks

Ranks and Command

While rank is to be respected at all times, during normal operations, command is determined by position. If someone is given conflicting orders, they must give priority to those of their department’s superiors. The Commanding Officer’s authority is absolute and all personnel aboard must defer to his authority with the exception of specially dispatched officials from High Command or other Diplomatically Immune officials. The following section determines whose orders crew members are bound to follow.


  • Enlisted: Enlisted personnel must obey any lawful order given to them by commissioned officers, with priority given to the CO, XO and those of their department. Additionally, enlisted combat marines must obey the orders of enlisted personnel with higher rank than theirs.
  • Officers: Officers have authority over their own department but must obey the orders of the CO and XO or the person in command of the operation.
  • Civilians: While in the AO(Area of Operation), all civilians must comply with orders given by military personnel. On ship, Civilians are under the direct authority of the Command and Security departments. They must obey their orders, but are not required to obey the orders of any other military personnel unless they are placed in a department, in which case they are also under the authority of all crewmembers of that department.


Succession/Chain of Command

Should the Commanding Officer become unfit to command, be it due to absence, SSD, Death, imprisonment or other circumstances, the next person on this list assumes command. The person in command of the operation does not assume their superior’s rank, title or powers such as access changes or ship modification, but other personnel must follow their orders that pertain to directing the operation such as construction or requisitions orders.


  1. Commanding Officer
  2. Executive Officer
  3. Auxiliary Support Officer
  4. Chief MP
  5. Chief Medical Officer
  6. Staff Officer
  7. Chief Engineer
  8. Pilot Officer
  9. Intelligence Officer
  10. Quartermaster
  11. Senior Enlisted Advisor
  12. Warden
  13. Military Police
  14. Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
  15. Ranking military personnel

Departments and Ranks

These are the departments which make up the USCM.

Command

Job Rank Rating
Commanding Officer Major/Lt. Colonel/Colonel (O4/O5/O6) Officer
Executive Officer Captain (O3) Officer
Staff Officer Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer

Auxiliary Support

Job Rank Rating
Auxiliary Support Officer First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Intelligence Officer Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Pilot Officer Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Dropship Crew Chief Sergeant (E5) Enlisted
Vehicle Crewman Corporal (E4) Enlisted

Squad Marines

Job Rank Rating
Squad Leader Sergeant (E5) Enlisted
Fireteam Leader Corporal (E4) Enlisted
Weapons Specialist Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Smartgunner Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Combat Technician Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Hospital Corpsman Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Rifleman Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted

Military Police

Job Rank Rating
Chief MP First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Warden Staff Sergeant (E6) Enlisted
Military Police Lance Corporal/Sergeant (E3/E5) Enlisted

Engineering

Job Rank Rating
Chief Engineer Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Ordnance Technician Private First class (E2) Enlisted
Maintenance Technician Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted

Requisitions

Job Rank Rating
Quartermaster Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) Enlisted
Cargo Technician Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted

Medical

Job Rank Rating
Chief Medical Officer First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Doctor Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Researcher Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Nurse Lance Corporal/Sergeant (E3/E5) Enlisted

Other

Job Rank Rating
Senior Enlisted Advisor Gunnery Sergeant-Sergeant Major (E7/E8(E)/E9(E)) Enlisted
Mess Technician Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted
Corporate Liaison N/A Civilian
Synthetic N/A N/A

USCM Ranks

Rank Terminology

Paygrade: Description:
E
Enlisted. E.g. a person who is enlisted into the USCM.
O
Officer. E.g. a person who is commissioned into the USCM.
Pv
Member of the Provost Office. E.g. A Provost Inspector.
Classifications: Description:
NCO
Non-commissioned officer (any enlisted above Grade 2).
SNCO
Senior non-commissioned officer (any enlisted above Grade 5).
Senior Officer
Any officer of Grade 4 or higher.
Flag Officer
Any officer above Grade 6

Officers

*Note: Members and former members of the CO Council get the honorary title of Lt. Colonel, with the CO Senator getting the honorary title of Colonel. This is only a fluff title in most rounds barring events.

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
O10S Commandant of the Marine Corps CMC N/A
O10C Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ACMC N/A
O10 General Gen. N/A
O9 Lieutenant General LtGen. N/A
O8 Major General MajGen N/A
O7 Brigadier General BGen N/A
O6 Colonel Col CO Senator
O5 Lieutenant Colonel Lt.Col CO Council
O4 Major Maj CO
O3 Captain CPT XO
O2 First Lieutenant 1stLT CMP, CMO
O1 Second Lieutenant 2ndLT PO, SO, IO, Warden, Doctor, Researcher , Chief Engineer

Enlisted

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
E9C Sergeant Major of the Colonial Marine Corps (SNCO) SMCMC N/A
E9E Sergeant Major (SNCO) SGM SEA
E9 Master Gunnery Sergeant (SNCO) MGySGT SEA
E8E First Sergeant (SNCO) 1stSGT SEA
E8 Master Sergeant (SNCO) MSGT SEA
E7 Gunnery Sergeant, (SNCO) GySGT SEA, Quartermaster
E6 Staff Sergeant (SNCO) SSGT N/A
E5 Sergeant (NCO) SGT SL, Nurse, MP
E4 Corporal (NCO) CPL FL, VC, OT
E3 Lance Corporal LCPL Hospital Corpsman, Combat Technician, Smartgunner, Specialist, Nurse
E2 Private First Class PFC Standard, MT, CT, Mess Technician
E1 Private PVT Standard, MT, CT, Mess Technician

Provost Office

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
PvCM (O10C) Provost Chief Marshal PCM Provost Chief Marshal
PvSM (O7) Brigadier General BGen Provost Sector Marshal, Provost Chief Inspector
PvM (O6) Colonel Col Provost Marshal
PvI Inspector Insp Provost Inspector
PvTML, PvA (E6) Staff Sergeant SSgt Provost Team Leader, Provost Advisor
PvE (E5) Sergeant Sgt Provost Enforcer