Rank

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/Colonel (O4/O5/O6) Officer Executive Officer Captain (O3) Officer Staff Officer Second Lieutenant (O1) Officer	Auxiliary Support 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
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 First Lieutenant (O2) Officer Ordnance Technician Private First class (E2) Enlisted Maintenance Technician Private/Private First Class (E1/E2) Enlisted	Requisitions Job Rank Rating Requisitions Officer First Lieutenant (O2) Officer 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	CE, CMP, RO, CMO
O1	Second Lieutenant	2ndLT	PO, SO, IO, Warden, Doctor, Researcher

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
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