Cadet (IM)

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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 rank of Cadet (O0) is the rank of an officer-in-training in the Imperial Marines.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The rank of Cadet (O0) is the rank of an officer-in-training in the Imperial Marines. The rank of Cadet has no command authority. If a Cadet is required to act in any capacity in a command role outside training, they are granted a temporary commission as a Midshipman.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The term "Cadet" originated on ancient pre-industrial Terra from the practice of placing "marks of cadence" upon the coats-of-arms of the younger sons of an arms-bearer, the younger sons being said to belong to "cadet-lines" of the family. As these younger sons normally possessed no prospective inheritance, they would often enter into military service as an "officer-in-training" at a military academy, where they were known as "cadets".

In Imperial usage, Cadet is a rank held by prospective marine officers during their training at a Naval Officer Training Corps at a Civil College to become commissioned officers. Members of the Imperial Naval Academy intending to enter the Imperial Marines will also be ranked as Cadets.

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