Brigadier General (IM)
| Imperial Marine Ranks |
|---|
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| Commissioned Officers |
| O9 » Marshal-Commandant of the Corps |
| O8 » Brigadier-General (Marshal) |
| O7 » Brigadier |
| O6 » Coronel |
| O5 » Lieutenant Coronel |
| O4 » Force Commander |
| O3 » Captain (Force Captain) |
| O2 » First Lieutenant (Force Lieutenant) |
| O1 » Second Lieutenant (Force Ensign) |
| O0 » Cadet / Midshipman |
| Enlisted Ranks |
| E9 » Chief Master Gun. Sgt (Sergeant Major) |
| E8 » Master Gunnery Sgt. (First Sergeant) |
| E7 » Master Sergeant (Leading Sergeant) |
| E6 » Staff Sergeant (Gunnery Sergeant) |
| E5 » Sergeant |
| E4 » Lance Sergeant |
| E3 » Corporal |
| E2 » Lance Corporal |
| E1 » Marine/Private (Private 1st Class) |
| E0 » Marine Recruit / Apprentice |
The ranks of Brigadier (O7) and Brigadier General (O8) are the commissioned officer ranks in the Imperial Marines that command a Brigade or larger or have duties of similar importance. The rank of Brigadier (O7) is a senior Field Grade Officer Rank, whereas the rank of Brigadier General (O8) is the junior-most General (or "Flag") Officer Rank.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Each Brigade in the Imperial Marines and many Mercenary and those few Huscarle units of this size will be commanded by a Brigadier. Several staff posts at Subsector level or higher are also held by Officers with this rank.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy is Commodore.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army GFC is Brigadier General.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army NFC is Sea Commodore.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army COACC is Air Commodore.
Note that there are very few Imperial Marine Brigades, and thus this rank is most often seen as a staff, rather than a field, rank.
The appointment to this rank attracts the title of Knight [1].
n.b. When Imperial Marines refer to "The Brigadier General" they are, in fact often referring to the Subsector Marshal, or in wartime, possibly to a Regional or Sector Marshal.
The Brigadier oversees the regiment assigned to each fleet. Their job is to coordinate their actions and advise the Fleet Admiral and civilian leadership on the current status of the Marines. The main focus is on gathering accurate data from Imperial Naval Intelligence and passing it along to the units in the field. The Brigadier's office is also responsible for recruiting and training new Marines in their fleet assigned area of responsibility (usually a single subsector). [2]
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The word "brigadier" derives from the same root as the word "brigade" but the precise origin of "brigade" is obscure. However, the title is meaning The general officer who commands a brigade.
- Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 47,51.
- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 20.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller
- ↑ Loren Wiseman. Nobles (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 71.
- ↑ Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 47.