Pokémon Military Rankings
Just a quick note for people, this is quite plainly Headcanon, so it's not actually how the Pokémon world works with their armies, who knows how their military works. This is simply a list of rankings for the Pokémon World's version of the military, at least in my viewpoint, BUT! This is canon across all of my fictional stories taking place in the Pokémon world, so if you're curious then feel free to read through and think about what this might mean in the grand scheme of things. Yes this will also be sorted based on my opinion and include the difference between each "faction" of the army or military including general officers just for the heck of it. Also there will be a mystery Dungeon Version of it as well just because hey that game is awesome but we'll need a quick sheet for ranking.
Now, onto the actual list I guess.
Human Pokémon Military
General Officers Of Law:
Officer
Inspector
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Colonel
Commander
Deputy/Substitute Gym Leader
Gym Leader
General Army:
Private
Private 2
Private First Class
Specialist
Corporal
Sergeant
Rookie Ranger
Ranger
Master Ranger
Specialist Ranger
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Elite 1
Elite 2
Elite 3
Elite 4
Champion
Marines:
Private
Private First Class
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Rookie Ranger
Ranger
Master Ranger
Specialist Ranger
Warrant Officer
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Executive Professor of the Marines
Elite 1
Elite 2
Elite 3
Elite 4
Champion
Air Force:
Rookie Bird Trainer
Bird Trainer
Bird Trainer First Class
Senior Bird Trainer
Airman
Senior Airman
Staff Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant (Arceus)
Senior Master Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant (Arceus)
Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant (Arceus)
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Corporal
Corporal
Elite 1
Elite 2
Elite 3
Elite 4
Champion Air Force Chief Of Staff
Champion of the Air Force
Navy:
Water Tamer Recruit
Water Tamer Apprentice
Water Tamer
Seaman Apprentice
Seaman
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Petter Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
Fleet/Commander Master Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Elite 1
Elite 2
Elite 3
Elite 4
Champion
Ensign
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Rear Admiral (lower half)
Rear Admiral (upper half)
Vice Admiral
Admiral Chief of Naval Ops/Commandant of the CG
Fleet Admiral
Coast Guard:
Water Tamer
Seaman Apprentice
Fireman Apprentice
Bird Trainer
Airman Apprentice
Seaman
Fireman
Airman
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Elite 1
Elite 2
Elite 3
Elite 4
Champion
Ensign
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Professor Element Champion
Specialist Commander
Rear Admiral (lower half)
Rear Admiral (upper half)
Vice Admiral
Admiral Chief of Naval Ops/Commandant of the CG
Exploration Team Ranking
Well I did say that I would talk about this, since it's a pretty big thing I would reckon, especially since not many people bother trying to work out the ranks for stories and simply seem to allow their characters to do anything. But since this is pretty much what the military is in Pokémon MD, well I think that having the system outlined may paint an easier picture, especially when it comes to my story.
Normal/Rookie
Bronze/Apprentice
Silver/Apprentice Officer
Gold/Officer
Diamond/Sergeant
Super/Lieutenant
Ultra/Captain
Hyper/Major
Master/Deputy
Master(one star)/Assistant Sheriff
Master(two stars)/Sheriff
Master(three stars)/Admiral
Guildmaster
Other Rankings that don't really fit with the mould:
Secret
Some rankings may differ depending on the series or whatever, but generally this is the ranking system that I would use... it's kind of neat actually... especially since technically the Secret ranking isn't exactly on the list officially since it's almost impossible to achieve and you're not exactly supposed to let people know when you do get it... which kind of sucks... but hey, That's life.