Talk:Barrayaran Imperial Military Service
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On Rank insignia:
There seems to be a discrepancy in the books. As listed on this page, Captains tags are blue rectangles - this is corroborated by Memory, Chapter Six.
However, in The Vor Game, Chapter One, when describing the new Ensigns :"The same shiny blue plastc rectangles of shiny new-won rank armoring the collars" is the only reference I've come across of the colour of the Ensign's tabs.
Either: -There is an inconsistency; Or -They are different shades of blue (e.g. Navy Blue versus RAF Blue)
On Ranks: Aren't there enough references to the rank of Commander (between Lieutenant and Captain) in the earlier books (e.g. Commander Vorkalloner, Commander Illyan, Commander Vorhalas) to merit a mention in the "Rank Insignia" table? It does seem as though the rank fell into disuse later, with people routinely stepping straight from Lieutenant to Captain.
--AdrianCooke 21:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Further to my above, the Ensign's rank tabs are described specifically as "pale blue" in Mountains of Mourning, which, if we assume that the Captains' tags are darker blue, resolves the discrepancy.
--AdrianCooke 20:56, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
