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.

Commanding Officer
Executive Officer
Chief Engineer
Requisitions Officer
Chief MP
Chief Medical Officer
Staff Officer
Warden
Pilot Officer
Senior Enlisted Advisor
Military Police
Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
Nurse
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	N/A
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 (NCO)	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