Karnasaur Armed Forces

The Karnasaur Armed Forces, or KAF, is the military force of the Karnasaur Meritocratic Federation, under government jursdiction of the Department of War, and commander-in-chief, Supreme High General Hess Kuun.

The Fleets
The KAF's space naval branch is reffered to collectively as the Fleets. The duty of the Fleets is to maintain Sauren space dominance, transport ground units, escort civilian starships, an overall execute missions which are inherently dependent on starships. Marines are considered the same as the Fleets, as are atmospheric craft. The nearest the KAF has to orbital nation guards are the Garrison Fleets.

The Legions
The branch encompassing all land troops, the Legions' duty is to do what the Fleets cannot: Land-based missions. From garrison duty to active conquest, the Legions are varied and diverse in skill and occupation. The nearest the KAF has to a national guard are the Garrison Legions.

Legionnary Ranks
Private 2nd Class - Lowest rank. Mainly grunts and enlistees.

Private 1st Class - More well-trained or skilled grunts, can either be promoted to or enlisted as.

Corporal - Enlisted, second-in-command of a squad, typically allowed use of a squad's fire team.

Sergeant - NCO, typically leader of a squad.

Staff Sergeant - Higher than a sergeant, still typically a squad leader, but capable of ordering sergeants.

Gunnery Sergeant - Typically holding non-combative duties, usually coordinating lower ranked sergeants. Eligible for drilling recuits.

Master Sergeant - Found heading platoons

Sergeant Major - Sometimes platoon leaders, but usually take on organizational efforts. The end of NCO career; At least 20 years' worth of experience as determined by higher ranked officers in order to reach this point (The record time for reaching this rank is only having 7 years of service, but superior military education).

Warrant Officer - Bridge between NCO and CO; Honorary rank given to Sergeant Majors training for their officer's commission.

Lieutenant - First Commissioned Officer rank. Attained either by promotion or by completing officer education. Found leading companies at times, usually as assistants for captains.

Senior Lieutenant - Rank unique to KAF, senior lieutenants are LTs who have maintained their rank for 10 years.

Staff Captain - Administrative rank. Usually commanding a base camp's logisitics while a captain handles the soldiers.

Captain - Leaders of companies.

Lieutenant Commander - Assistants to the commanders of regiments.

Commander - Leaders of regiments

Lieutenant Colonel - Assistants to battalion leaders

Colonel - Leaders of battalions; Last non-general officer rank. Junior Colonel is an unofficial rank assigned to colonels who have served less than 3 years, and are generally scrutinized more carefully.

General - Commander of an entire Legion. Legions typically consist of 2-3 battalions.

High General - Commander of elite or poweful Legions, eligible to command numerous Legions in an Army or Legions and Fleets in a Task Force. At least 50 years of service before eligibility is achieved for this rank, and even then one is likely not to attain it. Presently, there are 20 High Generals in the Legions.

Flotillic Ranks
(Note: Pilots often give themselves unofficial ranks such as sergeants and corporals to identify the chain of command in a squadron or wing)

Starman 1st Rank - Lowest rank

Starman 2nd Rank - More well trained starman.

Starman 3rd Rank - Highest non-NCO rank

Petty Officer - NCO, in command of a team of engineers onboard a ship. Typically one per deck.

Overwatcher - Responsible for all Petty Officers in a ship section, usually 5 decks.

Chief Petty Officer - Responisble for Overwatchers and Petty Officers on the ship

System Officer - NCO in charge of a certain system, such as DC, life support, or bridge control.

Warrant Officer- NCO training to gain a commission.

Ensign - First officer rank, typically put in charge of certain systems on the bridge to act as a liason from the captain to the SOs and Petty Officers

Sub-Lieutenant - In charge of maintaining fighters and bombers.

Lieutenant - First pilot rank

Lieutenant Commander - Assists in maintenance and senior to lieutenants.

Commander - Squad leader or captain of a ship smaller than a frigate

Colonel - Wing leader

Captain - Commander of any ship as large as or larger than a frigate.

Rear Admiral - Controls a group of ships in a Fleet

Vice Admiral - Assistant to the Admiral

Admiral - Commander of an entire Fleet.

High Admiral - Like High Generals, High Admirals control an elite or exceptionally powerful Fleet, and are eligible to command numerous Fleets in an Armada or a Task Force of Fleets and Legions. 50 years of service are required for attaining this rank, and, again, few ever are chosen for it. There are presently 22 High Admirals.