Trudy's Rank

[Banefull]

Originally Posted by Ashen Key

I'm not sure I really understand where you are coming from? Are you suggesting she used to be a major or something? Captain and CWO are in a different set of the military - one commisioned, the other warrant/NCO

No I am saying that there are perhaps too many captains and not enough positions for a captain. In a combat zone for example, if an O-2 is killed in a combat zone then an O-1 or someone of a lower rank will usually fulfill the role until a new O-2 arrives. In essence, your rank may not be reflective of your command. In the Vietnam war, it was very commonplace for mismatches in ranks vs size of command to occur out of necessity for weeks on end. The reverse could be true with too few lower ranks and too many higher ranks. If there aren't enough pilots of the proper rank around someone has to do the job. In fact, I would imagine that the ranks of those who were pilots would be quickly depleted as it is a very risky job with banshees ambushing you and such.

It is a sizeable gap in rank (skips first lieutenant and 2nd lieutenant) but its possible in an extremely remote place such as Pandora.