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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

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. Chief Engineer
  4. Requisitions Officer
  5. Chief MP
  6. Chief Medical Officer
  7. Staff Officer
  8. Warden
  9. Pilot Officer
  10. Senior Enlisted Advisor
  11. Military Police
  12. Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
  13. Nurse
  14. Ranking military personnel

Departments and Ranks

These are the departments which make up the USCM.

Command

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

Operations

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

Marine Squads

Job Rank Rating
Squad Leader Sergeant (E5) Enlisted
Squad Radio Telephone Operator Corporal (E4) Enlisted
Squad Specialist Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Squad Smartgunner Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Squad Engineer Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Squad Medic Lance Corporal (E3) Enlisted
Squad Marine Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted

Military Police

Job Rank Rating
Chief MP First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Warden Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer
Military Police Sergeant (E5) Enlisted
Military Police Cadet Corporal (E4) Enlisted

Engineering

Job Rank Rating
Chief Engineer First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Ordnance Technician Private First class (E2) Enlisted
Maintenance Technician Private First class (E2) Enlisted

Requisitions

Job Rank Rating
Requisitions Officer First Lieutenant (O2) Officer
Cargo Technician Private First Class (E2) Enlisted

Medical

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

Others

Job Rank Rating
Senior Enlisted Advisor Gunnery Sergeant-Sergeant Major (E7/E8(E)/E9(E)) Enlisted
Mess Sergeant Private First Class (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 of the CO council get the honorary title of Lt. Colonel, this is only a fluff title in normal rounds.

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
O10C Commandant of the Marine Corps CMC 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 CE, CMP, RO, CMO
O1 Second Lieutenant 2ndLT PO, SO, IO, Warden, Doctor, Researcher

Enlisted

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
E9C Command Sergeant Major (SNCO) CSGM N/A
E9E Master Gunnery Sergeant (SNCO) MGySGT N/A
E9 Sergeant Major (SNCO) SGM N/A
E8E Master Sergeant (SNCO) MSGT N/A
E8 First Sergeant (SNCO) 1stSGT SEA
E7 Gunnery Sergeant, (SNCO) GySGT SEA
E6 Staff Sergeant (SNCO) SSGT N/A
E5 Sergeant (NCO) SGT SL, Nurse, MP
E4 Corporal (NCO) CPL RTO, VC, OT
E3 Lance Corporal LCPL Medic, Engineer, Smartgunner, Specialist
E2 Private First Class PFC Standard, MT, CT, Mess Sergeant
E1 Private PVT Standard

Provost Office

Paygrade: Rank Name: Abbreviation: Jobs:
PvCM (O10C) Provost Chief Marshal PCM Provost Chief Marshal
PvSM (O7) Brigadier General BGen Provost Sector Marshal
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