1.0 Introduction

Welcome to Takimora Marine Corp's Protocol Training Course. This course material will hopefully equip you with the basic, yet extremely important, knowledge that makes a top-notch cadet.

2.0 Ranks

Probabably the most important protocol to remember is the ranking system. In this section we will show all the different ranks in Starship Avalon and explain their purpose. As well we'll discuss how to properly deal with them.

Officer Ranks		Rank	Pay Grade
Generals
Appointed High Commander of the Takimora Marine Corps. Only one man holds this rank at anytime.		Supreme General	O-11
Highest Rank awarded to Marine Detatchment Commander		General	O-10
Typically put in charge of a Corps sized unit.		Lieutennant General	O-09
Typically put in charge of division sized units.		Major General	O-08
Typically serves as Deputy Commander to the Commanding General of a division or division-sized units and assists in overseeing the planning and coordination of a mission. In an infantry brigade not attached to a division, a Brigadier General serves as the unit's commander, while a Colonel serves as deputy commander.		Brigadier General	O-07
Feild Grade Officers
Typically put in charge of Regiments		Colonel	O-06
Typically put in charge of Battalions		Lieutennant Colonel	O-05
Typically put in Charge of Companies along side the Captain		Major	O-04
Company Grade Officers
The Highest Ranking of the Company Grade officers, usually put in charge of a company of soliders.		Captain	O-03
The differences between 1st and 2nd Lt. is primarily experience, as opposed to duties or responsibilities; though they may occasionally be assigned to lead specialty platoons.		1st Lieutenant	O-02
Typically leads a platoon-size element		2nd Lieutenant	O-01
Warrant Officers
Warrant Officers generally are senior non-commissioned staff who have progressed through the enlisted ranks but never sought or were granted a commission. They are eligible to take on section or division head positions, but rarely take leadership responsibilites outside of their specialtiest. To make it to the rank of warrant officer deserves much admiration as it is a long, hard road, that few manage to complete		Cheif W.O. 4	W-04
		Chief W.O. 3	W-03
		Chief W.O. 2	W-02
		Warrant Officer	W-01
Enlisted Ranks
The holder of this rank and post is the senior enlisted member of the Marine Corps.		SGT Major of the Corps.	E- 09
( see below to 1st Sgt. )		SGT Major*
Master Sergeants and Master Gunnery Sergeants provide technical leadership as occupational specialists in their specific MOS.		Master Gunnery SGT
The First Sergeant and Sergeant Major ranks are command based. Marines of these ranks serve the senior enlisted Marines by assisting the commanding officer in matters of discipline, administration and the morale and welfare of the unit. First Sergeants typically serve as the senior enlisted Marine in a company or battery		1st Sergeant*	E-08
Provides technical leadership as occupational specialists.		Master Sergeant
Typically put in charge of a company sized unit.		Gunnery Sergeant†	E-07
E-6 and higher are Staff NCO. They are charged with supervising NCOs and acting as enlisted advisors.		Staff Sergeant	E-06
E-4 and E-5 are also NCO, acting as supervisors to their subordinates, and ensuring that orders from higher staff are carried out correctly		Sergeant	E-05
		Corporal	E-04
E-1 to E-3 are NCO (non commission officers) and make up the bulk of the Marine Corps. They are commonly known as “Junior” marines.		Lance Corporal	E-03
		Private 1st Class	E-02
		Private	E-01
Typically a newly promoted crewman graduated from the Cadet Program, but has not yet earned enough experience to be put into the position of a private.		Recruit
Cadets
Cadet Squad Leaders are the top graduates of a class invited to remain an extra year to train their classmates along with the other faculty		Cadet Squad Leader
Cadet Squad 2nd In Commands' are responsible for assisting the Cadet Squad Leader in their duties. They are a 3rd Year Cadet picked by the Leader		Cadet Squad 2IC
Cadets are the basic recruits in Starship Avalon who are training to qualify as crew members		3rd Year Cadet
		2nd Year Cadet
		1st Year Cadet
Probationary Cadets are borderline candidates who are given a trial period of 1-3 weeks.  During the probationary period if the cadet is found to not be up to Starship Avalon standards they will be terminated, otherwise they are promoted to a 1st Year Cadet at the end of the trial period.		Probationary Cadet
Notes
* - 1st Sgt and and SGT Majors serve the same basic function in battalions, squadrons, or larger units.
† - Upon fitrep, a Gunnery SGT may choose to take the rank of either Master Sergeant or 1st Sergeant.

Acting Ranks

The Imperial Government has authorized the use of field promotions to fill needed positions.  These promotions are not considered permanent and have no basis upon the person's service record except in terms of experience.  An acting rank is considered the same rank as its non-acting component EXCEPT in relation to the non-acting rank which the acting rank is considered to be subordinate to.  As such an Acting Lieutenant would still consider a full Lieutenant to be his/her superior officer.

3.0 Dealing with Superiors

3.0.1 By far the most important is how you address a superior. You should always address a senior officer by their rank first, and then sir/ma'am or their rank in the remainder of the conversation.

3.0.2 If there is not a critical situation in progress, when one sees the [#] Captain on the bridge notification they should rise to their feet and remain at attention until the Commanding Officer allows everyone to sit or sits him or herself.

3.0.3 When the Commanding Officer enters a room where off duty personnel are present (such as the lounge), all personnel are to rise to attention until the Commanding Officer allows everyone to sits or sits him or herself.

3.0.4 - Warrant Officers are one of the hardest ranks to achieve. This is due to the fact that most Enlisted crew retire before they achieve the rank of Warrant Officer. As such these crew should be treated with the utmost of respect.

3.0.5 - You should ALWAYS ask before entering an office, especially of a superior officer. Same thing goes for quarters. It can be considered a crime IC to enter someone's quarters without their permission (same as breaking and entering).

Subordinates are crew with a rank less then you. They are never to be called inferiors (opposite to superiors) as this is an insult and will most likely get you transferred to a job as an ore miner. Cadets should be referred to by their status and possibly their last name (ie: Cadet or Cadet Foster).  Crewmen should be referred to using the same rule (ie: Crewman or Crewman Foster).  Petty Officers should be referred to as Crewman unless in a formal situation in which their rank group should be used (ie: Crewman or Crewman Foster - formal: Petty Officer or Petty Officer Foster).  Chief Petty Officers should be addressed as chief if a female, and either chief or their last name if a male (ie: Chief or Mister (Mr) Foster).  Warrant Officers should be addressed by their name with the Mister (Mr) prefix regardless of gender (ie: Mr Foster).  Junior Officers should be addressed by their rank or their name with the Mister prefix regardless of gender (ie: Lieutenant or Lieutenant Foster or Mr Foster).  Junior Grade Ranks (Lieutenant Commander and Lieutenant Junior Grade) should always be addressed by the full rank (ie: LtCmdr Foster addressed as Commander).  Senior Officers should be addressed by rank or rank and last name (ie: Commander or Commander Foster).  Flag Officers Should be addressed by the same manner as Senior Officers (ie: Admiral Foster).

When dealing with someone of the same rank it is always best to address them by their rank unless you are in a casual private environment. This however is not the same for enlisted crew. It is quite common for enlisted crew to build up a rapport with each other and they will simply call each other by their names unless there is a crisis.

4.0 Personel Structure

Personel Structure
Name	Number of Personel	No. of Subordinate Units	Unit Leader
Region, Theatre or Front	200,000+	2+ Army Groups	General
Army Group	100,00+	2+ Armies	General
Army	50,000- 60,000	2+ Corps	Colonel General
Corps	30,000- 50,000	2+ Divisions	Lt. General
Division	10,000- 20,000	2-4 Brigades or Regiments	Major General
Brigade	3,000- 5,000	2+ Regiments or 3-6 Battalions	Brigadier General
Regiment	2,000- 3,000	2+ Battalions	Colonel
Batallion	300- 1,000	2-6 Companies	Lt. Colonel
Company	70- 250	2-8 Platoons	Captain or Major
Platoon	25- 60	2+ Squads	1st or 2nd Lieutenant
Patrol	8- 12	2+ Fireteams	Corporal -Staff Sgt.
Squad	8-16	2+ Fireteams	Corporal- Staff Sgt.
Fire Team	4-5	n/a	LanceCpl -Sergeant
Fire and Manuever Team	2	n/a	Any/ Private First Class

Each member of the Starship Avalon crew is issued a uniform based on their division and status.  Below are the colors for each person's uniform. Standard Crew - Feline or Canine species.  Marine Crew has only feline but has a dress uniform (lapine), a combat uniform (!SWAT command), and a camo standard uniform (equine). Humanoids have Local Species 9 for males and 10 for Female

Deparmental Cross Training (Cape Colors = *)
Command /Flight = Red Operations/Engineering = Yellow Medical/Science =Royal Blue TMC = Grass Green No cross Training = Black	Local Species are only Available on Starship Avalon because it has a Dream Package
Enlisted & Officers
Takimora Marine Corpse
Dress	BDU(Forest)	BDU (Urban)	Combat
Species - Lapine Badge - Sun Yellow Bracers - Black Boots - Black Cape - Red Trousers - Royal Blue Vest - Black	Species - Equine Badge - Sun Yellow Bracers - Black Boots - Black Cape Colors = * Trousers - Grass Green Vest - Black	Species - Equine Badge - Sun Yellow Bracers - Black Boots - Black Cape Colors = * Trousers -Gray Vest - Black	Species - Equine Badge - Sun Yellow Bracers - Red Boots - Black Cape - Dark Navy Trousers - Grass Green Vest - Black

* Last Updated: June 13, 2009 by Captain Gerolkae gerolkae@hotmail.com