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Caledonian Naval Officer Ranks

Entry: Graduates of the Royal Caledonian Naval Academy start at age 21 at O1 on the "Non-Command Billet column" (rank "Ensign"), below.

In each successive term, they roll for promotion on the Promotions Table, below.

Grade Command Billet (Type) Adjutant Billet (Type) Shipboard Non-Command Billet Staff Billet Notes
O11 Admiral of the Fleet - - - -
O10 Vuce Admiral (Station/Fleet) - NA Chief of Naval Staff -
O9 Rear Admiral (Task Force/FOB) Adjutant (Station/Fleet) NA Navy Staff Department Head [1] -
O8 Commodore (Squadron) Adjutant (Task Force/FOB) NA Chief of Station Staff -
O7 Captain of the Line (BB, CV) Adjutant (Squadron) NA Commander, RCN Base (Navy Base) -
O6 Frigate Captain (FF/AXH/Major Auxiliary) First Lieutenant (BB, CV) NA Commander, Department (Base Department) [1] At this level, all officers are either commanders, First Lieutenants, or in the Staff
O5 Corvette Captain (DD/Corvette/AXL) First Lieutenant (FF/AXH/Major Auxiliary) Lieutenant Staff Senior Lieutenant -
O4 Lieutenant Commanding (Sloop/Small Aux) First Lieutenant (DD/Corvette/AXL) Lieutenant Staff Lieutenant -
O3 - First Lieutenant (Sloop/Small Aux) Lieutenant Staff Junior Lieutenant -
O2 - - Sub-Lieutenant NA All Sub-Lieutenants are in effect on the command track; Ensigns who don't make the cut become Warrant Officers (WO1)
O1 - - Ensign - All Ensigns are being evaluated for further progress on Command, Warrant Officer tracks.

[1] At the major levels of command (Base, FOB, Station/Fleet, Navy), there are always four staff departments:

  • Logistics
  • Intelligence
  • Operations
  • Administration.

Promotions Table

Referee's Note - To account for different game and dice systems, a fairly abstract promotions system is provided here.

It involves adding a character's Intelligence, Leadership, and either Ship Tactics (O6 or below) or Fleet Tactics (O7 and above) ratings, and rolling against the result.

  • Outstanding Success is 1/4 or less of the number arrived at above
  • High Success is 1/2 or less of the number above.
  • Success is less than the number arrived at above
  • Failureis greater than the number arrived at.

Note that the number will change as the officer gets additional Ship/Fleet Tactics and Leadership skill levels through his/her career.

Applying Die Results - Results are given in terms of "Grades" (Rows on the chart) and "Tracks" (Columns on the chart). For example, an O2 Non-Command Lieutenant who rolled High Success would get a result of "Up 1 Grade/Left 1 Track". That means he/she would be promoted to O3, and moved to the Executive Officer track.

Going "Off The Chart" - When a character is in the "Command Billet" rank column (commanding ships), and they get a further "Left 1 Track" result, it will take an additional "Right 1" track to move him/her onto the "Adjutant" track; once one is esconced in command, it's harder to get out.

However, once one is on the "Staff" (rightmost) track, all future promotions will be on the Staff track.

Character Is... Roll vs. Leaderhip + Intelligence +... Outstanding Success High Success Success Failure Notes
O10 ...Fleet Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade/Track Unchanged Retirement Retirement If in a Staff Billet, "Fail" = Retirement
O9 ...Fleet Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track NA Retirement Retirement If in a Staff Billet, "Fail" = Retirement
O8 ...Fleet Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track Right 1 Retirement If in a Staff Billet, "Fail" = Retirement
O7 ...Fleet Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track Right 1 Grade Up 0/Track Right 1 If in a Staff Billet, "Fail" = Retirement
O6 ...Fleet Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track Right 1 Grade Up 0/Track Right 1 If in a Staff Billet, "Fail" = Retirement
O5 ...Ship Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Right 1 Grade Up 0/Track Right 1 -
O4 ...Ship Tactics Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 0/Track Right 1 -
O3 ...Ship Tactics Grade Up 2/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left NA Grade Up 0/Track Right 1
O2 ...Ship Tactics Grade Up 2/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track Left 1 Grade Up 1/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track Right 1 -
O1 ...Ship Tactics Grade Up 2/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track NA Grade Up 1/Track NA Track - Warrant Officer -

Example

An officer leaves the Academy at age 21 with (Classic Traveller) Intelligence of 7, Leadership 1, Ship Tactics 0 = Total 8 and a rank of O1 (Ensign). During his term, he acquires extra levels of Leadership and Ship Tactics, raising his score to 10.

After his first term, he rolls a "7 - which is "Success". His grade becomes "O2", and his column doesn't change. He's a "Sub-Lieutenant" in a shipboard, non-command billet.

During his second term, he acquires two more points of Ship Tactics, raising his total score to "12". He rolls a "5", which is "High Success"; his grade moves up 1, his track moves left. He's now an "O3" in the "Adjustant Billet" column - a First Lieutenant on a sloop or small auxiliary (referee's discretion).

During his third term, he acquires another level of Leadership, raising his total score to a "13". He rolls for promotion, and gets an "8" - "Success", which yields "Grade Up 1/Track NA". He is promoted to O4, and remains in the Adjutant Billet column; he's the First Lieutenant on a Destroyer, Corvette or small auxiliary.

During his fourth term, he gets two levels of leadership, raising his total to a "15". He rolls for promotion, rolling a "3" - "Outstanding Success", resulting in "Grade Up 1/Track Left 1". He's now an "O5", "Corvette Captain", commanding a Destroyer, system defense Corvette or a mid-sized auxiliary.

In his fifth term, he gets two levels of Ship Tactics, raising him to a "17". He rolls a "10" - "Success". This yields "Grade Up 1/Track Right 1" - he's promoted to "O6", and moves a column to the right, the "Adjutant Billet" column; he's now the "First Lieutenant" on a Battleship or Carrier.

In his sixth term, the promotion number changes to Intelligence+Leadership+Fleet Tactics. His Intelligence is still 7, his Leadership is 5, and he's acquired one level of Fleet Tactics over his career, for a total of 13. He rolls a "7" - "Success". This becomes "Grade Up 1/Track Right 1"; he becomes an O7, and shifts a column to the right; since there are no shipboard non-command O7 ranks, he moves to the "Staff" column. He becomes the commander of an RCN Base.

For his seventh term, he rolls a "5", which is "High Success" - he moves up a grade to O8, and stays in the staff track. He's now "Chief of Station Staff" - the head staff officer for one of the navy's four stations.

For his eighth term, he rolls a "9" - "Success". He's promoted, but remains in the staff track; he's now chief of an RCN staff department

In Term 9, he rolls an "11" - "Success". This yields "Retirement". He retires at O9.


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