tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8440264131989940866..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: RankRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-53644479363376794512012-11-26T08:57:19.001+00:002012-11-26T08:57:19.001+00:00You can equivalently start as 0 and give your limi...You can equivalently start as 0 and give your limitless ranks upwards more and more pips. For example, in some cultures, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_Kings_and_Queens" rel="nofollow">uniform of king and queen</a>.Ben Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671623393202560568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-14542405479237557872012-11-25T15:17:13.729+00:002012-11-25T15:17:13.729+00:00That would make them 'Enlisted' which woul...That would make them 'Enlisted' which would give them 1 pip with a dark centre<br /><br />Fuzzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901559831822343219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-57163366433256442132012-11-24T20:30:19.354+00:002012-11-24T20:30:19.354+00:00You also only get the pips for the Commissioned ra...You also only get the pips for the Commissioned ranks, there are in theory in the Star Trek world plenty of "Crewmen" who are below Ensign.Phil Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898488623416029658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-81228089872441081742012-11-24T19:45:46.555+00:002012-11-24T19:45:46.555+00:00BTW, all of the “Comment as” options that try to d...BTW, all of the “Comment as” options that try to display a text field are non-functional on an iPad.Toby Atkin-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908257116411854766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-51830002852770438842012-11-24T19:43:38.507+00:002012-11-24T19:43:38.507+00:00If one loses a pip from one’s uniform, I would ima...If one loses a pip from one’s uniform, I would imagine that is it better to be mistaken for someone of lower rank rather than for someone of higher rank. Toby Atkin-Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908257116411854766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-86330190484904838182012-11-24T19:42:08.072+00:002012-11-24T19:42:08.072+00:00No there's a limit as to how low you can go ju...No there's a limit as to how low you can go just as in the regular forces. You can't be 'less' than a private.<br /><br />alternatively, if you'd prefer the geeky response....<br /><br />So when you join Star Trek (specifically TNG based on the image you used) you get a single pip and your pippage goes up from there<br /><br />The path you take is:<br /><br />Enlisted == 1 pip, dark centre<br />Ensign == 1 pip, solid colour<br />Lieutenant junior grade == 2 pips, 2nd one is dark centre<br />Lieutenant == 2 pips solid colour<br />Lieutenant commander == 3 pips, 3rd one dark centre<br />Commander == 3 pips, solid colour<br />Captain == 4 pips, solid colour<br /><br />pips should be gold but in some TNG episodes silver ones were used.<br /><br />From there you go to admirals<br /><br />Rear Admiral == 2 pips surrounded by a border <br />Vice admiral == 3 pips with border<br />Admiral == 4 pips with border.<br /><br />So there's an upper and lower limit.Fuzzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901559831822343219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-23476626796649239732012-11-24T19:15:40.993+00:002012-11-24T19:15:40.993+00:00That's exactly how one of the major car manufa...That's exactly how one of the major car manufactures I've provided services grades their management employees. David Abbishawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656602956866538037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-76778173058088597772012-11-24T19:08:46.580+00:002012-11-24T19:08:46.580+00:00Military ranks most certainly have a bottom limit ...Military ranks most certainly have a bottom limit (and dishonourable discharges), and historically have been expanded to the top only (e.g. if you wanted to bestow special honours on folk, or distinguish seniority within a rank. There's also the case where role overrides rank and to avoid the awkwardness of e.g. a captain having to defer to a (lower ranking, but higher by role) lieutenant, the lieutenants role can come with a brevet (temporary) promotion. So there's a limit how far down you can go, and there is one how far up you can go, but the top has been expanded occasionally while the bottom has not.<br /><br />More TNG ranks: http://startrekbaby.com/markone/img/insignia.jpgIngmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507518973954113086noreply@blogger.com