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Colonial Forces -- Fleet OfficersColonial Forces -- Marine Corps Officers
O-11 Fleet AdmiralO-11 Field Marshall
O-10 AdmiralO-10General
O-9 Vice AdmiralO-9Lt. General
O-8 Rear AdmiralO-8Major General
O-7 CommanderO-7Brigadier General
O-6 ColonelO-6 Colonel
O-5 MajorO-5 Lt. Colonel
O-4 CaptainO-4 Major
O-3 LieutenantO-3 Captain
O-2 Lieutenant Junior GradeO-2 1st Lieutenant
O-1 EnsignO-1 2nd Lieutenant


Comparison of Colonial officer ranks to U.S. Army and U. S. Navy ranks
Colonial Forces
United States Army
United States Navy
Admiral
General
Admiral
Vice Admiral
Lt. General
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral
Major General
Rear Admiral
Commander
General
Rear Admiral
Colonel
Colonel
Captain
Major
Lt. Colonel
Commander
Captain
Major
Lt. Commander
Lieutenant
Captain
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Junior Grade
1st Lieutenant
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Ensign2nd LieutenantEnsign


Commissioned Officer

Commissioned Officers are the leaders of the Colonial Military Forces. Fleet and Marine officers share the same rank structure, since Colonial officers are versatile. Officers serve in all branches and departments of the Fleet.

To become an officer, the candidate must be an upstanding citizen, meet physical, moral, and mental standards.

There are several pathways to becoming a commissioned officer.

1. Colonial Service Academies:

As part of the Articles of Unification, each Colony has a service academy, where candidates may earn a commission in the Colonial Fleet. Each academy has the same minimum standards for its cadets to meet. Such a minimum age of 17, meet academic, physical, and moral standards. After four years a Commission from the Academy are regular commissions with the designation of CF (Colonial Fleet) following the title of rank.

2. Reserve Officer Training Corps:

A program offered at many colleges and universities throughout the Colonies. Students can join the program and if they fulfill the requirements receive a commission. Most are reserve commissions (CFR, Colonial Fleet Reserve), and exceptional cadets receive a regular commission. These officers after basic course go on to active and reserve force duty.

3. Officer Candidate Schools

While the service academies teach military history, discipline, and instill military values in addition to academics for degree requirements, officer candidate schools focus solely on the military aspect since their students already hold a degree. OCS training for a commission is usually 14 weeks. (CF or CFR)

4. Battlefield Commission

A flag officer (admiral) can give a soldier a battlefield commission to an enlisted person who shown outstanding leadership in a time of war. (CF or CFR)

Beyond Commission

Officer Basic Branch School:

After receiving a commission an officer must attend a basic officer school in their selected branch. Aviation branch produces pilots, this is where officer become future viper and raptor pilots. Known as flight school.

Officer Advance School:

When an officer received a rank of full Lieutenant, they attend advance school to broaden there staff and command training.

War College:

A select few who have already attended advance school can attend one of seven Colonial War and Staff Colleges. Expertise training on war doctrine.

(There is more to educating an officer, but that a basic outline for the RPG)


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