Toggle menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Rank: Difference between revisions

From CM-SS13 - Wiki
(Updated the Succession/Chain of command)
 
(121 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''NOTE: The "ranks" are for lore only. The titles are what matter.'''
=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.
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
# Bridge 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
# Requisitions Officer
# Pilot Officer
# Military Police (If there is more then one, the outgoing acting Commander will pick one or they will discuss among themselves who takes charge)
# Intelligence Officer
# Squad Leader (Starting at Alpha goes through the squads)
# Ranking Comissioned Personnel
# 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)
# Quartermaster
# Any MILITARY personnel.
# Senior Enlisted Advisor
 
# Warden
# Military Police
# Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
# Ranking Enlisted Personnel


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


{| class="wikitable" style="background: none; border: none;"
|-
|
===Command===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em"
! 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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! 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 ===
{| class="wikitable"  style="height: 30em; background: none;"
! style="height: 4em" | 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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 30em; background: none"
! style="height: 4em" | Job
! Rank
! Rating
|-
| [[Chief MP]]
| First Lieutenant (O2)
| Officer
|-
| [[Warden]]
| Staff Sergeant (E6)
| Enlisted
|-
| [[Military Police]]
| Lance Corporal/Sergeant (E3/E5)
| Enlisted
|}
|-
|


<table border="1">
=== Engineering ===
<tr><th>Title</th><th>Rank</th><th>Job</th></tr>
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 15em;"
<tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr>
! style="height: 4em" | Job
<tr><th>COMMAND</th><th></th><th></th></tr>
! Rank  
<tr><th>Commander</th><th>Commander</th><th>Command the ship.</th></tr>
! Rating
<tr><th>Executive Officer</th><th>Lieutenant Commander</th><th>Assist the Commander in commanding the ship.</th></tr>
|-
<tr><th>Bridge Officer</th><th>Lieutenant</th><th>Maintain over-watch and direct squads as per the Commanders orders.</th></tr>
| [[Chief Engineer]]
<tr><th>Military Police</th><th>Staff Sergeant</th><th>Enforce Marine Law.</th></tr>
| Second Lieutenant (O1)
<tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr>
| Officer
<tr><th>SUPPORT</th><th></th><th></th></tr>
|-
<tr><th>Chief Engineer</th><th>Lieutenant Commander</th><th>Provide Power and Atmosphere to the ship. Don't blow up the core.</th></tr>
| [[Ordnance Technician]]
<tr><th>Requisitions Officer</th><th>Ensign</th><th>Provide Supplies to the Crew.</th></tr>
| Private First class (E2)
<tr><th>Maintenance Technician</th><th>Technical Sergeant</th><th>Follow the Chief Engineers orders.  Don't blow up the core.</th></tr>
| Enlisted
<tr><th>Cargo Technician</th><th>Sergeant</th><th>Follow the Requisitions Officers orders.  Provide supplies to the crew.</th></tr>
|-
<tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr>
| [[Maintenance Technician]]
<tr><th>COMBAT</th><th></th><th></th></tr>
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
<tr><th>Squad Leader</th><th>Staff Sergeant</th><th>Leader your squad to victory.  Follow the Commanders orders.</th></tr>
| Enlisted
<tr><th>Squad Medic</th><th>Sergeant</th><th>Keep your squad alive.</th></tr>
|}
<tr><th>Squad Specialist</th><th>Corporal</th><th>Provide support with your specialized weaponry.</th></tr>
|
<tr><th>Squad Engineer</th><th>Private First Class</th><th>Provide engineering support to your squad as needed.</th></tr>
=== Requisitions ===
<tr><th>Squad Marine</th><th>Private</th><th>Try not to die. Follow your Squad Leaders orders..</th></tr>
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 15em;"
<tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr>
! style="height: 4em" | Job
<tr><th>CIVILIAN</th><th></th><th></th></tr>
! Rank
<tr><th>Chief Medical Officer</th><th>Civilian</th><th>Lead the Medical and Research Department. Keep the marines alive</th></tr>
! Rating
<tr><th>Doctor</th><th>Civilian</th><th>Keep the Marines alive and Healthy.</th></tr>
|-
<tr><th>Researcher</th><th>Civilian</th><th>Use SCIENCE to assist the marines.  Try not to blow up the ship.</th></tr>
| [[Quartermaster]]
<tr><th>Corporate Liason</th><th>Civilian</th><th>Report everything to W-Y command, constantly monitor and scrutinize the commanders actions.</th></tr>
| Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)
<table>
| Enlisted
|-
| [[Cargo Technician]]
| Private/Private First Class (E1/E2)
| Enlisted
|}
|-
|
=== Medical ===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! style="height: 4em" | 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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="height: 18em;"
! style="height: 4em" | 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
|-
|}
|-
|}


==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]], [[Doctor]], [[Researcher]] , [[Chief Engineer]]
|}


===Enlisted===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:50px;"| Paygrade:
! Rank Name:
! style="width:50px;"| Abbreviation:
! Jobs:
|-
| E9C
| Sergeant Major of the Colonial Marine Corps (SNCO)
| SMCMC
| N/A
|-
| 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
| [[Warden]]
|-
| E5
| Sergeant (NCO)
| SGT
| [[Squad Leader | SL]], [[Nurse]], [[Military Police | MP]]
|-
| E4
| Corporal (NCO)
| CPL
| [[Fireteam Leader| FL]], [[Vehicle Crewman | VC]], [[Ordnance Technician | OT]], [[Military Police | MP]]
|-
| E3
| Lance Corporal
| LCPL
| [[Hospital Corpsman]], [[Combat Technician]], [[Smartgunner | Smartgunner]], [[Weapons Specialist | Specialist]], [[Nurse]], [[Military Police | MP]]
|-
| 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]]
|}


===Enlisted===
===Provost Office===
*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:
*Sergeant
|-
*Corporal
| PvCM (O10C)
*Lance Corporal
| Chief Marshal
*Private First Class
| Chief Marshal
*Private
| Provost Chief Marshal
|-
| PvSM (O9)
| Sector Marshal
| S. Marshal
| Provost Sector Marshal
|-
|PvM (O7/O8)
|Marshal
|Marshal
|Provost Marshal
|-
| PvDM (O6)
| Deputy Marshal
| Dep. Marshal
| Provost Deputy Marshal
|-
|PvCI
|Chief Inspector
|Chief Insp
|Provost Chief Inspector
|-
| PvI
| Inspector
| Insp
| Provost Inspector
|-
|E8/E9
|Master Sergeant/Master Gunnery Sergeant
|MSgt/MGySgt
|Provost Team Leader
|-
| E8E/E9E
| First Sergeant/Sergeant Major
| 1Sgt/SgtMaj
| Provost Advisor
|-
| E5/E6/E7
| Sergeant/Staff Sergeant/Gunnery Sergeant
| Sgt/SSgt/GySgt
| Provost Enforcer
|}

Latest revision as of 00:36, 8 September 2024

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. Ranking Comissioned Personnel
  11. Quartermaster
  12. Senior Enlisted Advisor
  13. Warden
  14. Military Police
  15. Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
  16. Ranking Enlisted 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, 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 Warden
E5 Sergeant (NCO) SGT SL, Nurse, MP
E4 Corporal (NCO) CPL FL, VC, OT, MP
E3 Lance Corporal LCPL Hospital Corpsman, Combat Technician, Smartgunner, Specialist, Nurse, MP
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) Chief Marshal Chief Marshal Provost Chief Marshal
PvSM (O9) Sector Marshal S. Marshal Provost Sector Marshal
PvM (O7/O8) Marshal Marshal Provost Marshal
PvDM (O6) Deputy Marshal Dep. Marshal Provost Deputy Marshal
PvCI Chief Inspector Chief Insp Provost Chief Inspector
PvI Inspector Insp Provost Inspector
E8/E9 Master Sergeant/Master Gunnery Sergeant MSgt/MGySgt Provost Team Leader
E8E/E9E First Sergeant/Sergeant Major 1Sgt/SgtMaj Provost Advisor
E5/E6/E7 Sergeant/Staff Sergeant/Gunnery Sergeant Sgt/SSgt/GySgt Provost Enforcer