Enlisted Ranks of the Robotech Defense And Expeditionary Forces.
Clariont Battle Ensign Flown By Militry Bases And Ships.							Clariont Battle Ensign Flown By Militry Bases And Ships.
These are the upper arm and collar devices of the REF, RDF, and BOS. Per the rank and rate realignment, all UGC militry personnel are required, at a glance, to be easily discernable to all sister branches. Therefore, the Spacy/SPES rank insignia system is taught, and required to be remembered, in the Army, Marine, and ASF, and the Army, Marine, and ASF ranks required training for the Spacy/SPES. The system is pretty simple; The Army, Marine, and ASF have one stripe per rank until E-9; Then it drops to three up and three down with a star. The Spacy/SPES have 1 slash from E-1 to E-3 (although you will never actually meet anyone with one slash, as everyone is promoted to E-2 upon completion of bootcamp). At E-4, it starts all over again until E-7, at which point the Rocker is added and the red turns gold; Stars are added for E-8, E-9, and E-10. All E-10's have their service emblem in the center.
Pay Grade	Service Branch	Rank	Abbreviation	Army	Spacy, Patrol, Navy, and C/G	Aero-Space Force	Marine	BOS
Non-Rates:
E-1	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marine/Aero-Space Force BOS	Seaman Recruit Fireman Recruit Airman Recruit Private Initiate Recruit	SR FR AR PVT IR
E-2	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Seaman Apprentice Fireman Apprentice Airman Apprentice Private First Class Initiate	SA FA AA PFC IN
E-3	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Seaman Fireman Airman Corporal Senior Initiate	SN FN AN CPL SI
Non-Commissioned Officers:
E-4	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Petty Officer Third Class Lance Corporal Brother	PO3 (or Rate Abbr3) LCPL BRT
E-5	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Petty Officer 2nd Class Corporal Squire	PO2 CPL SQ
E-6	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Petty Officer First Class Sergeant Fighter	PO1 SGT FHT
Staff Non-Commissioned Officers:
E-7	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Chief Petty Officer Master Sergeant Sergeant	CPO MST SGT
E-8	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Senior Chief Petty Officer First Sergeant First Sergeant	SCPO FSGT FSGT
E-9	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Master Chief Petty Officer Sergeant Major Sergeant Major	MCPO SGM SM
Beyond God:
E-10	Spacy/Patrol/Navy/CG Army/Marines/Aero-Space Force BOS	Master Chief Petty Officer of (Spacy, SPES, Navy, or CG) Sergeant Major of the (Army or Marine) Sergeant of the Aero-Space Forces Sergeant Major, BOS	MCPO(S, P, N, or CG) SGTMAJ (A or M) SASPF SMBOS
Note: In reference to Spacy/Patrol/Navy/Coast Guard Petty Officers: It is commonly accepted, often considered proper, to refer to them as their Rate Abbreviation and rank; For example, a Third Class Yeoman would be "YN3," a Second Class Storekeeper would be "YN2", a First Class Damage Controlman would be "DC1," a Chief Machinery Technician "MKC," Senior Chief Electronics Technician "ETCS," a Master Chief Boatswains Mate "BMCM." It is not considered improper, informally, to refer to a Third, Second, or First Class Petty Officer as "YN3," "SK2," or "DC1," or a Senior Chief Petty Officer (regardless rate) as "Senior." Chief are informally referred to as "Chief," Master Chiefs as "Master Chief." It is NOT, however, appropriate to refer a Master Cheif as "Master," as this may result in a punishment quite possibly worse than death. There is only ONE E-10 in each service; Each planet is at their discretion whether or not to have a Navy and/or Coastal Guard; Most of those that do combine them into one service, typically the Coastal Guard (for practicality). E-7 in the BOS are pretty rare; Most Botherhood Member transfer over to the Officer Corps between Brother (E-4) and Fighter (E-6). Rank images ©US Militry. Made by Andering REDDSON. Author's Note: This is a work of fiction. No similarity to actual events, persons, etc. is coincidental; Based on characters and situations from Robotech, ©1985 Harmony Gold, USA, Inc, which I had to go back and fix because they more than simply "fucked them up." Robotech® is the property of Harmony Gold. This document is in every way intended to infringe upon their rights.