Template talk:US officer ranks
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The Commandant of the Marine Corps is not an equivalent to Fleet Admiral, General of the Army, or General of the Air Force. These positions are war-time only "ranks" that could be described as O-11. Commandant of the Marine Corps is a continuously-filled position and is analogous to the Air Force and Army's Chiefs of Staff, and whatever it's called in the Navy. The Commandant is a position, not a rank, and thus should not be in the US officer ranks template.
[edit] MGEN - MG
The US Army rank of Major General is abbreviated by MG, or it has been at every instance I've seen it. This should be changed, but seeing that it is a template, I would like to see some kind of consensus or information on why it is MGEN and not MG. If there has been a recent change in the rank abbreviation or UCMJ or something I might not know it.--Tim Thomason 02:53, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
- It's not MGEN, it's MG. I'm changing it. 172.168.165.254 18:36, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Warrant officers?
As far as I know, warrant officers are commisioned officers. Should they not be included here? --- Safemariner 00:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Warrant Officers past a certain paygrade are commissioned in the same manner as "Commissioned Officers". However, a distinction is usually made between Warrant Officers and Commissioned Officers. Lima Golf 16:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- In the United States, all warrant officers WO2 and above are commissioned officers and are called CWOs. Only WO1 are not commissioned but in practice WO1 has been phased out and as far are I know, there are no more WO1 left. CWO2 to CWO5 should be included in the list here. --- Safemariner 01:19, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
