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==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces==
 
==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces==
Prior to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]'s ascension to the Celestial Throne, the CCAF used the rank of '''Commander''' to indicate the commanding officer of a 'Mech lance or aerospace squadron, or the commanding officer of an infantry or armor company.  They could also serve on regimental command staffs or midlevel managers in noncombat duties.  After Sun-Tzu introduced the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' reforms, the rank was retitled to '''''Sang-wei''''' or Captain.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 70</ref><ref name=HHL>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 110</ref>
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Prior to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]'s ascension to the Celestial Throne, the CCAF used the rank of '''Commander''' to indicate the commanding officer of a 'Mech lance or aerospace squadron, or the commanding officer of an infantry or armor company.  They could also sever on regimental command staffs or midlevel managers in noncombat duties.  After Sun-Tzu introduced the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' reforms, the rank was retitled to '''''Sang-wei''''' or Captain.<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 70</ref><ref name=HHL>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 110</ref>
  
 
A '''''Pai-zhang''''' is the equivalent rank to Captain within the [[Warrior House]]s, although it denotes the leader of a 'Mech lance or infantry platoon, or if senior enough a member of the command staff.<ref name=HHL>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 110</ref>
 
A '''''Pai-zhang''''' is the equivalent rank to Captain within the [[Warrior House]]s, although it denotes the leader of a 'Mech lance or infantry platoon, or if senior enough a member of the command staff.<ref name=HHL>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 110</ref>
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==Magistracy of Canopus==
 
==Magistracy of Canopus==
In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], purchasing a company command means the officer holds the rank of '''Commander''' at a cost of 16,000 to 35,000 [[C-bill]]s.  They also used to be able to command battalions until the reforms brought about in the late [[thirty-first century]].  This rank is also used by the Magistracy Navy, where Commanders serve as department heads.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 86</ref> Commanders wear two gold edged blue-green diamonds set inside each other to show their rank.
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In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], purchasing a company command means the officer holds the rank of '''Commander''' at a cost of 16,000 to 35,000 [[C-bill]]s.  They also used to be able to command battalions until the reforms brought about in the late 31st century.  This rank is also used by the Magistracy Navy, where Commanders serve as department heads.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 86</ref> Commanders wear two gold edged blue-green diamonds set inside each other to show their rank.
 
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