Old Naval Ranks

THIS PAGE SHOWS THE OLD, DISCONTINUED SYSTEM OF NAVAL RANKS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE PAGE: Naval Ranks

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Competence, initiative, leadership, and patience will lead to promotion; failure, laziness, selfishness, and whining will not.

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Note

In the Vast Empire's Navy, the chain of command is based upon the positions held by individual members, not by those members' nominal ranks. In situations where a lower-ranked member is in a position of greater authority, the position takes precedence (For example, a Flight Leader who is a Senior Crewman is higher up the chain of command than a Flight Member who is a Petty Officer First Class, despite being nominally "lower ranked." The Petty Officer, in this example, cannot give orders to the Senior Crewman; in fact, the PO1 must obey the SCRW's orders.).

The rank system is a secondary way of distinguishing between members, and promotions are one of the primary ways of honoring contributions to the Division and the club (the other main honor being medals and awards).

Promotion of Navy members above the rank of Commodore is only possible by direct order of the Naval Commander in Chief and Chief of Naval Operations, at their sole discretion. The ranks of Vice Captain and below may be conferred by individual Command Officers, Ship Captains, Wing Commanders, or Squadron Commanders, as appropriate, but the Naval Commander in Chief, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chief of Naval Warfare must be advised of such promotions and must formally approve them, before they go into effect, so that the Roster can be properly amended and revised.

Ranks

Ranks withing the VEN:

Commissioned Officer Ranks, Command

Insignia	Old Insignia	Rank	Description	ID-Line Acronym
		Grand Admiral	The highest possible rank in the Vast Empire's Navy. Grand Admirals outrank all other political and military personnel, except Supreme Moffs and the Emperor.	GADM
		Sector Admiral	Second highest rank in the Navy. Prior to the Battle of Endor, a Sector Admiral would be the "governor" of a sector of Imperial-controlled space. Only the Head of the High Council can promote a member to Sector Admiral.	SADM
		High Admiral	Fleet Admirals who have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to succeed and achieve victory may be promoted to the rank of High Admiral, at the discretion of the Head of the High Council.	HADM
		Fleet Admiral	The highest rank a Command Officer in the VEN can reasonably expect to achieve. Prior to the Battle of Endor, a Fleet Admiral would typically command a "Superiority Fleet" of 6 Star Destroyers and 390 other combat starships.	FADM
		Admiral	The highest rank a Ship Captain can achieve. Prior to the Battle of Endor, an Admiral typically commanded a "Systems Force" of up to 90 ships and would often be responsible for patrolling several systems.	ADM
		Vice Admiral	Experienced Command Officers serving for a long period of time (not less than 1 year) who have repeatedly demonstrated outstanding expertise in their assigned position may achieve this rank.	VADM
		Rear Admiral	A seasoned Command officer who has repeatedly demonstrated his/her command expertise for 3-6 continuous months may be promoted to this rank. Currently, the only members ever to hold this rank (or any rank above it) have attained it when promoted to Naval Commander in Chief.	RADM
		Commodore	Captains who have exemplified the highest standards of the VEN officer corps in the execution of their duties may be promoted to this rank, the lowest of the Command Officer ranks, suitable for Fleet Commanders and leaders within the Naval High Command. Commodores are expected to help with day-to-day administration of the Navy.	COM
	N/A	Vice Commodore	Experienced SCAPs and Taskforce/Fleet Commanders.	VCOM

Commissioned Officer Ranks, Line

Insignia	Old Insignia	Rank	Description	ID-Line Acronym
		Line Captain	Minimum rank required before a member may begin work on the third (and final) tier of their fourth Naval Certification. Experienced Ship Captains and Wing Commanders.	LCPT
		Captain	Minimum rank required before a member may begin work on the second tier of their fourth Naval Certification. Minimal Rank to Command a Ship.	CPT
	N/A	Vice Captain	Intermediate Command Rank	VCPT
		Commander	Minimum rank required before a member may begin work on the first tier of their fourth Naval Certification. Minimum rank required before a member may begin the third (and final) tier of the special Ship Captain Naval Certification track. Highest Rank a Squadron Commander can achieve.	CDR
		Lieutenant Commander	Minimum rank required before a member may begin work on the third (and final) tier of their third Naval Certification. Minimal Rank for a Wing Commander.	LCDR
		Lieutenant	Minimum rank required before a member may begin work on the second tier of their third Naval Certification. Obtained by Squadron Commanders after a few months of combat service.	LT
		Lieutenant Junior Grade	Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the first tier of their third Naval Certification. Minimum rank required before a member may begin the second tier of the special Ship Captain Naval Certification track. The Minimal Rank for a Squadron Commander. Members are often field promoted to this rank in order to command squadrons. They must subsequently complete the officers examination course to reap the benefits of rank.	LTJG
		Ensign	Enlisted pilots wishing to command a squadron may wish to take an officers examination course to obtain a commissioned officers rank. When they successfully complete it they are awarded this rank.	ESN

Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks

Insignia	Rank	Description	ID-Line Acronym
	Chief Warrant Officer	The highest rank a Flight Leader can achieve without commission. Minimum Rank to become an Executive Officer.	CWO
	Warrant Officer 1st Class	Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the third (and final) tier of their second Naval Certification. The Highest Rank a Flight Member can achieve.	WO1
	Warrant Officer 2nd Class	Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the second tier of their second Naval Certification. Minimum rank required before a member may begin the first tier of the special Ship Captain Naval Certification track. Senior flight members and flight leaders, members who achieve the rank of Warrant Officer are expected to demonstrate great activity and conduct.	WO2

Enlisted Rates

Insignia	Rank	Description	ID-Line Acronym
	Master Chief Petty Officer	Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the first tier of their second Naval Certification. Only members with a long history of service and activity may attain this rank.	MCPO
	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Experienced Flight Leaders and Junior Bridge Officers.	SCPO
	Chief Petty Officer	Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the third (and final) tier of their first Naval Certification.	CPO
	Petty Officer 1st Class	More experienced pilots and crewers. Minimum rank for low-level leadership positions (Flight Leader, or Junior Bridge Officer).	PO1
	Petty Officer 2nd Class	Experienced pilots and crewers. Minimum rank required before a member may begin working on the second tier of their first Naval Certification.	PO2
	Senior Crewman	Rank attained after proving consistent activity. Members who distinguish themselves in Flight School or Command School may be promoted directly to this rank after graduation.	SCRW
	Leading Crewman	The baseline rank of a pilot after graduating from Flight School, and the lowest possible rank of a crewer after graduating from Command School. Leading Crewman may begin working on the first tier of their first Naval Certification.	LCRW
	Crewman	The entry-level rank for a new recruit, pilot trainee, or crewer-in-training.	CRW

Styles of verbal address

Naval officers ranking as Rear Admiral or higher are addressed as "Admiral." Ensigns, as well as Junior Grade and full Lieutenants, are all addressed as "Lieutenant." Lieutenant Commanders may be addressed informally as "Commander." Warrant Officers, Petty Officers, and Crewmen are addressed as "Mr." or "Ms." or an equivalent in ceremonial conferences. Other naval officers and personnel are addressed simply by their literal rank. Special Thanks goes out to to Tomas for the creation of insignias Ensign to Grand Admiral, and Casca for the creation of patches Leading Crewman to Chief Warrant Officer.