Force Commander (IM)
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The rank of Force Commander (O5) is the commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Marines that commands a Detachment or has duties of similar importance.
Description (Specifications)
Each Detachment in the Imperial Marines larger than a Company will be commanded by a Force Commander. The rank is also used for some administrative posts within a Battalion. Several staff posts at Regiment level (where these exist) or higher are also held by Officers with this rank.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy is Lieutenant Commander.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army (Ground Force Command) is Major
Rank & Grade (Hierarchy)
Some of the organizational ranks and grades used by this force are included in the following table:
Imperial Marine Ranks | |
---|---|
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 | |
E9 » Sergeant Major | |
E8 » Master Sergeant (First Sergeant) | |
E7 » 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 |
History & Background (Dossier)
The term "force commander" is simply derived from the fact that the person holding this rank is commander of a force.
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- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 20.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller