501st U.S. Army Battalion/Ranks
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The 501st U.S. Army Battalion runs on a specific rank system as follows:
Military
[Rec] Recruit
[SPE] Specialist, Pick one of the following. Combat Engineer, Combat Medic or Main Army
[Pvt] Private
[PFC] Private First Class
[Cpl] Corporal
[Sgt] Sergeant
[SSgt]Staff Sergeant
[Lt] Lieutenant
[Cpt] Captain
[Mjr] Major
Civilian
File:501stP1.png Police Officer, when a Scavenger chooses to become a Police Officer. This is rank P-1.
File:501stF1.png Fire Fighter, when a Scavenger chooses to become a Fire Fighter. This is rank F-1.
File:501stC1.png Scavenger, the Recruit class for civilians. This is rank C-1.
File:501stP2.png Police Sergeant, leads squads of five Police Officers. This is rank P-2.
File:501stF2.png Fire Sergeant, leads squads of two Fire Fighters. This is rank F-2.
File:501stC2.png Scavenger First Class, when a civilian ranks up but isn't a police officer or fire fighter. This is rank C-2.
File:501stP3.png Police Commissioner, two of these, East and West. They oversee the East and West sectors of the Police Force. This is rank P-3.
File:501stF3.png Fire Marshal, one of these. Oversees the Fire Fighter legion. This is rank F-3.
File:501stC3.png Scavenging Marshal, a civilian that oversees radio transmitter, generator, and fuel retrieval. This is rank C-3.
File:501stC4.png Council Member, oversees all civilian groups. This is rank C-4.
File:501stC5.png Officer of the Civilian Sector (OCS) Marshal, there is only one OCS Marshal. It is is the highest rank attainable by a civilian. This is rank C-5.
Science
File:501stcimrank.jpg Civilian Medic, this is rank M-1.
File:501stR1.png Researcher, this is rank R-1.
File:501stdocrank.png Doctor, this is rank M-2.
File:501stR2.png Scientist, this is rank R-2.
File:501stcomrank.png Chief of Medicine, this is rank M-3.
File:501stR3.png Head Researcher, this is rank R-3.
File:501stR4.png Science Sector Council (SSC) Officer, this is rank R-4.
Rank Insignia
The insignias are a kind of service record. Here are some abbreviations for different ribbons:
WM = Weapon Mastery (All advanced firearm skills)
HH = Hand to Hand Mastery (All melee skills)
FR = Fitness Skill
SR = Sniper Ribbon (Headshot Skill)
RO = Radio Operation Skill
ER = Engineer
FM = Field Medic (First Aid and Diagnosis Skills)
RSM = Recon Specialization
PH = Purple Heart (Go beyond your duty and face odds certain in your death. Can only be awarded by High Command)
VR = Valor Ribbon (Accomplish something outside of your duty. Can only be awarded by High Command)
Year = Years of service in the 501st.
Status = Active/Retired/Dead