Marshalship Ranks

The Interdimensional Marshalship prides itself on a clear cut and well defined simple rankings system.

There are six Marshalship ranks:

Central Marshal

The Central Marshal is the head of the Marshalship. A marshal is nominated for this post only when the previous central marshal is killed or decides to retire. Nominations are done by a vote. Awarding of the position is decided by a council of officers. In the nominally short history of the Marshalship there have only been three Central Marshals.

Officer

Both a rank and designation, an officer is the highest position a marshal can achieve unless they become Central Marshal. After exemplary service, a marshal may be promoted (by the Central Marshal only) to the role of officer. This rank rarely serves in the field, working mostly as management to the Marshalship itself. Officers usually work very closely with the Central Marshal and constitute most of the 'decision makers' of the Marshalship. They decide promotions, policies, demotions, new training programs, assignments for units and ships, as well as keep open lines of communication between the Marshalship and the CoRe. The job is very demanding, difficult and time-consuming, but for all their importance, there are very few officers. Marshals offered this position may often decline it as it takes them from the field, but those who accept the position are generally highly respected as veterans and feared greatly by cadets.

Example: Field Marshal Evan Pryde

Marshal First Rank

Less common that third or second ranked marshals, Marshal First Ranks are the elite of the marshalship. These marshals have served with distinction and are well experienced and heavily trained. They have often already served as instructors, as part of command crews and have headed their own small units. Only Marshal First Ranks are approved to captain ships. At least three officers and the Central Marshal must agree before a marshal can be promoted to first rank.

Example: Captain Ralf Derrison

Marshal Second Rank

The majority of members of the Marshalship are Marshal Second Ranks. They may serve on command crews of ships, head small units, and serve as instructors in the Academy. They also often serve as or in non-command positions, infantry combat missions, mechanized and/or flight combat missions and engineers.

Marshal Third Rank

Many marshals serve as third rank, and most will remain in this role for a time. It takes skill and determination to rise above third rank, as well as an ability to distinguish one's desire to take on greater responsibility. Marshal Third Ranks work as crew on ships, as infantry, as single craft pilots and in other non-command positions requiring a skilled and trained individual. An example of this is Marshal Third Rank Aaron Weber.

Marshal Cadet

Recently cadets have been assigned to active duty - after a minimal amount of training or after a round of competency tests, they will ship off to apprentice on ships or worlds outside of Gatekeeper's Academy. Until recently this was an uncommon practice, but the Marshalship's forces are currently strained. Every enrollee of the Marshalship begins as a cadet, so they widely vary in age. Admission requires a round of testing to assess the cadet's education. An enrollee must pass, at the very least, 2 standard years of training in Marshalship policies, techniques and history. Further education relies on the cadet's level of training upon enrollment. Cadet is currently both a rank and designation.

Consultant Consultants are what the PCs are, by and large, though you are allowed to roll up to a Marshal Third Rank (or a cadet). Consultants follow orders and take directives just like a marshal on an assignment vessel, but they're not officially marshals, just affiliated with the Marshalship via a contract.

Remember - unless you're specifically rolling as a Marshal, you don't really actually interact as anything but a consultant. This is just NPC flavor, unless you're rolling a Marshal (and if you do that, you're probably a little more scrutinized, but quite doable if you just wanna be a cop and not a contractor).