AFFS Ranks 3025

The ranks of the Armored Forces of the Federated Suns are a combination of elements from the SLDF and the British Army of ancient Terra. . The rank system provided the military with the security of knowing that incompetent soldiers could not rise to a position of responsibility.

AFFS Insignia 3025

Rank	Insignia	Responsibilities
Enlisted Ranks: The rank patch is placed on the right shoulder. Often called by the soldiers as Scars or Scars of the Sword
Private		The lowest rank for regular AFFS members is Private. Before getting the rank, every citizen, at the age of 16, can show how willing they are to serve the AFFS and enlist as a Recruit. The Recruit usually enters AFFS Basic Training on their respective homeworlds. After successfull graduation, the newly commissioned Private will serve for at least 24 months within an regular AFFS unit.
Corporal		The next rank is Corporal. Usually gained after 12 months of service, the only difference to Private is higher pay and should the Private die in combat their survivors get a small pension. Soldiers displaying leadership skills often receive advanced training at one of many AFFS Small Unit Leadership Schools where they learn the basics of military leadership.
Sergeant		Sergeants are leaders of squads or are commanding vehicles. In other branches they hold also position with resposibility. The army honor the work of the sergeants with higher payment and more freedoms. Graduates from the academies receive the ranks to.
Sergeant Major		That is the highest enlisted rank for a common soldier. Only a handful of Sergeant-Majors are in every regiment. They explain the orders from the officers to their soldiers. When the soldiers have difficults the Sergeant-Major are the first person to get notice and inform the officers. Technical personal get that rank to when they show extraodinary skills.
Officer Ranks: The primary duty of the officirs are to secure victory against the enemy of the suns.
Cadet/Subaltern		That is the lowest rank for an officer. As an sign of their newly started army service the soldier has blank shoulder boards. Academy graduates holding the rank for 6 months before they are become leftenants.
leftenant		The ranks holds responsibility for 1 infantry platoon, 4 mechs, 4 vehicle or artillery pieces.
Captain		The captains are highly regarded by their men because the officers fight with them. Companies are lead by an Captain. They have the task to put the plans in reality and should it fail to develop an successful alternitve.
Major		The major are commanding a battlion of troops. He receive orders from his superior and also reports about the situation at the front from his subordinates. Should a plan go wrong he must save as many soldier as possible and secure also the flank of the command.
Leftenant Colonel		He is often the executive officer of an regiment. The light colonel is responsible for the daily administrative work to give the colonel more freedom to develope new plans. During combat he commands reserve units or support commands. The naval equivalent is light commodire
Colonel		The officer with that rank lead normaly regiments or a small department within the administration. He spent most of his time to secure supply for his command in face of the bureaucracy. In the equivalent is Commodore.
Leftenant General		A rank created with the goal to prepare the officer to handle the administrative task of larger commands. They are often part of an RCT staff and during combat commanding key units.
Major-General		The Major-General is the XO within a march milita. His tasked is the coordination of several commands on several worlds at a time. In battle they lead key units. Vice Admiral are the equivalent at the navy.
General		When a Major-General had proven that he can handle his task the officer get command over an entire March Militia. He must also coordinate the supplies for the regmints under his autority. The Admiral is the naval counterpart.
Marshal		Marshal are responsible for a Regimental Combat Team. He get his post from a Field Marshall after he had shown his ability to command a March Militia administrativ and military equal. In the navy a Fleet Admiral has comparable tasks.
Field Marshal		Only fourtheen Field-Marshal are in command. Seven officers command the Combat theater. Two are resonsible for the 2 marches (Draconis March + Capellan March) because the remaining are advisors to the Price.
Marshal of the AFFS		The prince wear that ranks and use the rank insignia of an Field-Marshall usually.

Biblography

• House Davion (The Federated Suns)