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Rank Structure & How to Sim a Leader/Officer

Possible Simming Guide concerning rank and how it works

Rank/Naval Officer	Rank/Marine Officer	Grade	Time In Rank	Special Notes
Captain	Colonel	O-6		Time in rank is a general guideline. Promotions can happen sooner based on individual merit and leadership ability.
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	O-5	36 months to CAPT		Warrent Officer	Grade	Time In Rank	Special Notes
Lieutenant Commander	Major	O-4	36 months to CMDR		Chief Warrant Officer, Grade 4	CW4		As with officer ranks, time in rank is a guideline and exceptions are made for individuals showing superior aptitude
Lieutenant	Captain	O-3	24 months to LCDR		Chief Warrant Officer, Grade 3	CW3	60 months to CW4
Lieutenant Junior Grade	1st Lieutenant	O-2	24 months to LT		Chief Warrant Officer, Grade 2	CW2	48 months to CW3
Ensign	2nd Lieutenant	O-1	18 months to JG		Warrant Officer, Grade 1	WO1	24 months to CW2
Enlisted/Naval	Enlisted/Marine	Grade	Time In Rank	Special Notes
Command Master Chief Petty Officer		E-10		E-7 through E-9 are based on yearly reviews and merit.
Master Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant Major	E-9
Senior Chief Petty Officer	Master Gunnery Sergeant	E-8
Chief Petty Officer	Gunnery Sergeant	E-7
Petty Officer, 1st Class	Staff Sergeant	E-6
Petty Officer, 2nd Class	Marine Sergeant	E-5	10 months to E-6	Enlisted times are almost strictly based on time in service and not merit.
Petty Officer, 3rd Class	Corporal	E-4	8 months to E-5
Crewman, 1st Class	Lance Corporal	E-3	6 months to E-4
Crewman, 2nd Class	Private First Class	E-2	12 months to E-3
Crewman, 3rd Class	Private	E-1	6 months to E-2

Ensigns - the bottom of the foodchain? By Trovek Arys The vast majority of players begin their SB118 Journey as an Ensign fresh out of Starfleet Academy. That is great for a start into the game, but not necessarily the only way to enter service aboard a Starfleet vessel. Ensigns are the most junior of line officers, but they are still line officers - meaning they have attended Starfleet Academy. Regardless of the courses taken - leadership skills would be part of the program. There is a great likelihood that you were taught how, and expected to, be able to take charge of a situation. What situations? I am so glad you asked! Ensign Harper motioned one of the nurses to help her. She didn't know their name - after all, Harper was just fresh out of Starfleet Academy. "Help me here, and grab a dermal regenerator. I don't want the cut to leave any scar tissue." Most of a starship's or starbase's staff consist of enlisted personnel, who carry out day-to-day operations and maintenance. Rather than attending Starfleet Academy, they would have attended a comparatively short program in which they are taught the ropes in a more simple way, and only relevant to their actual division. All Commissioned Officer ranks, from Ensign upward, outrank all Enlisted in the chain of command (an exception would, for example, be Miles O'Brien in his position as chief of operations on DS9). Lieutenant Harper took a step back and let Ensign Noxwyn take charge. After all, Nella was a security officer, and best equipped to handle the situation they had found themselves in. Situations may occur in which an Ensign takes charge, which mostly happens when the higher ranking officers do not have the necessary skillset. In this case, you defer to the person of the highest rank with the applicable skills. As you can see, it's not always a black and white situation, but important to remember is that situations may occur in which your character has to draw on the skills taught to him. To say it with the words of our dearest Aine Sherlock: It's like if you're on the bridge, in the middle of battle. Captain's dead, first officer is crying and falling apart. Who's in charge? Maybe that Ensign at the back of the bridge is the only one to nut up and take control.

By Aine Sherlock The following can be considered a role playing primer in the responsibilities and duties of simming an officer. It will include examples of duties common to the individual ranks and the relationship those ranks play with Warrant Officers and Enlisted personnel.

Ensign Ensigns being the junior most officers are essentially in training to lead a platoon sized unit. Generally, outside of their specialty, they'll work alongside a Lieutenant to learn the ropes. Largely this is administrative. What does this mean in the context of Star Trek? Off-screen, your character would have duties such as task and work scheduling. It is beneficial to the reader to occasionally hear about these tasks and how they may affect your PC whether it is a stressful thing for them, or a positive learning experience, can give the reader more background on the personality of your character.

Lieutenant A Lieutenant would be a platoon level officer. Now directly in charge and responsible for between 20 and 50 enlisted personnel. Duties would include task and work scheduling and even discipline on the platoon level for non-judicial infractions.

My Ribbon Rack Experiments

Current single table.

Partial example to experiment with centering 2 ribbons on line. Got the columns, and now have stars overlaying ribbons with proper links to ribbon pages! Thanks Noa! Lower example shows ribbon removed from top row to show how it properly centers.