Alliance Contribution
Alliance Civil Government
- Clerks: Rank 0. Simple volunteers seeking to lend a hand in whatever fashion they might, a Civil Government clerk aids the Alliance bureaucracy in whatever way they might, lending various non-military skill sets to the Allliance's efforts. Clerks were frequently placed under the mentorship of a senior Aide.
- Alliance Aides: Rank 1-4. The aides are the rank and file of Alliance bureaucracy, frequently shuffled about as needed: an aide's career may include basic bureaucratic wrangling for anyone from the Chancellor to a particularly pressured Alliance Command post (although Alliance Commands are usually required to staff their own postings). Talented aides–whether diplomats, computer technicians, scholars, or quartermasters–are frequently watched closely and plucked out of general service to lend their talents to a specific Cabinet.
- Ministry Administrator: Rank 5-8. Alliance civil servants of this rank hold positions within specific Alliance Civil Ministries (Finance, Industry, Education, State, Supply, and War). Even those ministries that do not currently have Ministers still function, under the defacto leadership of the Secretary of the Cabinet. Administrators of this ranking are usually assigned work groups of aides and clerks to help get their jobs done.
- Minister: Rank 9-11. Alliance Ministers oversee one of the six core ministries that make the Alliance run. Currently, only three of them (Finance, Industry, and Education) have Ministers. The others run with skeleton crews overseen by the Secretary of the Cabinet.
- Secretary of the Cabinet: Rank 12-13. The Secretary of the Cabinet runs the Alliance Civil Government where the Chancellor cannot. The Secretary has an extensive bureaucracy to aid in their efforts, and the current Secretary, Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, is already setting an impressive example for future holders of the office.
- Chancellor: Rank 14+. The Chancellor–who is also simultaneously the Commander-in-Chief for the Alliance Forces–is an elected dictatorship. While they have virtually unlimited authority, their decisions can be overturned by the Advisory Council (composed of the highest leadership of both the Civil Government and the Alliance Forces) with a two-thirds majority. This is intended to be a last-ditch means of limiting potential autocrats, as when such a veto occurs, the Chancellor is expected to step down along with it; as such, most such possible issues are solved through compromise and negotiation.
Alliance Forces
- Trainees: Rank 0. Trainees are frequently raw recruits, more fervor than skill. Some may be attached to one of the Alliance branches, but most often they are new voluteers looking to prove themselves in the fight against Imperial oppression.
- Commander-in-Chief: Rank 14+ The Commander-in-Chief acts as the head of the Alliance Military, though they are expected to take the advice of their High Command (the various Allied Commanders, along with the Minister of War) in all decisions.
Sector Forces (Army)
Sector Command: General Jan Dodonna
The Alliance does not field a unified army force – it can't afford to, quite honestly. Instead, it coordinates and supports a variety of Sector Forces, the local military power of a variety of sectors in open or semi-open rebellion against Imperial forces. Each such Sector Force consists of its own structured military, although they are encouraged to adopt the Alliance's command structure (typically a Commander-in-Chief, a Chief-of-Staff, and commanders leading individual departments within the Force, such as Intelligence or Starfighter Command).
Sector Forces absorb independent resistance groups that want to join the Rebellion; if there are none when a group wishes to join, they become the foundation of a new Sector Force. Sector Forces include all types of units within their organization, including the types of forces that might ordinarily be under the command of other parts of the Alliance military, and which are often loaned to the larger commands in question for tasks where their aid is needed.
The following organizational structure is used:
- Squad: 9 Troopers. The smallest unit of army command, made up of 8 troopers (Rank 1-2), commanded by a sergeant (Rank 3-4).
- Platoon: 36 Troopers. A unit consisting of four squads, led by a sergeant major (Rank 5-6) and a lieutenant (Rank 7-8).
- Company: 144 Troopers, plus Support Personnel. A unit consisting of four platoons, led by a captain (Rank 9).
- Battalion: 576 Troopers, plus Support Personnel. A unit consisting of four companies, led by a major (Rank 10).
- Regiment: 2304 Troopers, plus Support Personnel. A unit consisting of four batallions, led by a colonel (Rank 11).
- Brigade: 9216 Troopers, plus Support Personnel. A unit consisting of four regiments, led by a colonel (Rank 11) or a general (Rank 12+). In some Allied Commands, a brigade might be referred to as a legion.
- Corps: 36,864 Troopers, plus Support Personnel. A unit consisting of four brigades, led by a general (Rank 12+).
In theory, multiple corps make up a proper Sector Army, but most Rebel forces in a sector are lucky to field a regiment. The highest ranking general usually holds the Commander-in-Chief office, and coordinates with Sector Command.
The Alliance Fleet is the Rebels' most important military force. The fleet gives the Rebels the mobility and firepower it needs to legitimately challenge Imperial military forces. However, as the fleet is only a small fraction of the size of the Imperial Navy, it must pick and choose its battles very carefully.
These ranks apply to the various staff that man Alliance fleet vessels, referred to as Fleet Command, organized under Admiral Raddus.
Starfighter Command
These ranks apply to the pilots and gunners who fly in Alliance starfighter groups, referred to as Starfighter Command, organized under General Antoc Merrick.
- Flight Cadet: Rank 1-4.
- Flight Officer: Rank 5-7.
- Lieutenant: Rank 8.
- Captain: Rank 9.
- Commander: Rank 10
- Colonel (Wing Commander): Rank 11.
- General: Rank 12+.
Special Forces
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Intelligence
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Ordnance & Supply
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Support Services
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Alliance SpecForce
These ranks apply to a number of other Alliance operations, including Intelligence (under General Airen Cracken), Ordnance & Supply (under General Baccam Grafis), and Support Services (under General Dustil Forell).
- Trooper: Rank 1.
- Senior (1st) Trooper: Rank 2.
- Sergeant: Rank 3-4.
- Master Sergeant: Rank 5.
- Lieutenant: Rank 6-7.
- Senior Lieutenant: Rank 8.
- Captain: Rank 9.
- Major: Rank 10
- Colonel: Rank 11.
- General: Rank 12+.
| Contribution Rank | Civil Government | Sector Forces | Alliance Fleet | Starfighter Forces | SpecForces + Others |
| 0 | Clerk | Trainee | Trainee | Trainee | Trainee |
| 1 | Aide | Trooper | Deckman | Flight Cadet | Trooper |
| 2 | Aide | Senior Trooper | Senior Deckman | Flight Cadet | Senior (1st) Trooper |
| 3 | Aide | Sergeant | Petty Officer | Flight Cadet | Sergeant |
| 4 | Aide | Sergeant | Petty Officer | Flight Cadet | Sergeant |
| 5 | Ministry Administrator | Sergeant Major | Chief Petty Officer | Flight Officer | Master Sergeant |
| 6 | Ministry Administrator | Sergeant Major | Chief Petty Officer | Flight Officer | Lieutenant |
| 7 | Ministry Administrator | Lieutenant | Ensign | Flight Officer | Lieutenant |
| 8 | Ministry Administrator | Lieutenant | Ensign | Lieutenant | Senior Lieutenant |
| 9 | Minister | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain | Captain |
| 10 | Minister | Major | Commander | Commander | Major |
| 11 | Minister | Colonel | Captain | Colonel (Wing Commander) | Colonel |
| 12+ | Secretary of the Cabinet | General | Admiral | General | General |
