Ranks in the Royal Marines
Officer rank progression (according to WOWL 1):
Midshipmen; Junior Lieutenant or Lt. JG (junior grade); Lieutenant; Captain, Commander
personally, I find it odd that the Commander was given the Rear Admiral spot, so I'll
depart from canon material by dropping it down below the Captain and adding
Rear Admiral. Someone else suggested using Lord Commander instead of Commander and this has the benefit of more or less keeping the original title.
Enlisted rank Progression:
Spacer; Spacer First Class (SFC); Petty Officer (junior and senior grade); Chief; Senior Chief
senior-most NCO aboard ship or Clarion station is referred to as "Bosun"
Orders and Decorations of the Kingdom of ClarionOrder
of the Lion awarded at the discretion of the Monarch for exceptional
service by military, civil service, and diplomats (ranks: Companion of the
Lion-CL; Knight of the Lion-KL; Grand Knight of the Lion-GKL)
Order
of the Eagle awarded to Royal Marines and Royal Guards for conspicuous
service (Ranks: Kight Companion-KPE; Grand Kight-GKE)
Order of
Service and Merit: awarded for service or accomplishments in areas of
military, science, art, literature, and culture (Rank: OSM)
Order of
Sword awarded to military personnel during times of war (Ranks:
Companion of the Sword- CS; Knight Companion of the Sword-KCS; Grand
Knight of the Sword-GKS)
Order of the Royal Companions of Honor:
awarded at the discretion of the Prince or Princess Consort (spouse of the Monarch) for service to the Kingdom (Rank:
Companion of Honor- CH)
Rights and Responsibilities
All awards associated with the above orders come with a monetary award (something like 500 Cr, 1000 Cr, 3,000 Cr, 5000 Cr). Members of the Orders of the Lion, the Eagle, and the Sword are allowed to open-carry proscribed weapons publically on Clarion if they are publically wearing their award. After an incident where the Liberation Front led mob beat to death a member of the Order of the Eagle, the rule was changed to allow concealed carry and the award could be worn on a ribbon under a shirt or hidden under a coat.
Members of the orders who are allowed to carry proscribed weapons have a responsibility to support armed agents of the Crown in an emergency and to "act in the interest of the Crown" if they witness a high crime or treason.
Note: Most police forces prefer that such individuals would not "cowboy up" and interfere in police operations for everyone's safety. There have been disasters where such knighted members of these orders have played the role of auxiliary police mostly as crowd control. A famous incident involved Baron Haitia who brandished a walking cane as if it were a sword, halted and dispersed a lynch mob bent on killing a suspected Liberation Front bomber in police custody.
Medals
Leonine Star (highest award) LS
The Queens Gallantry Medal- QGM
Conspicuous Gallantry Star- CGS
Distinguished Service Star (usually involves long service to the crown)- DSS
The Following awards are worn on the sleeve cuff of the Dress uniform:
The Crimson Stripe (awarded to military and police for action under fire)
The Indigo Stripe (awarded to military and police wounded in the line of duty)
