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
Auxiliary Support Officer
Chief MP
Chief Medical Officer
Staff Officer
Chief Engineer
Pilot Officer
Warden
Quartermaster
Senior Enlisted Advisor
Military Police
Squad Leader (Starts at Alpha and goes through the squads)
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
Auxillary 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	Second Lieutenant (O1)	Officer
Military Police	Sergeant (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
Gunnery Sergeant	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
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