started 01.04.2009 updated 01.04.2009 crew limit fighters** bcmHeavyCruiser 25 30 2 bcmSuperCruiser 30 40 3 ucHeavyCruiser 40 50 4 ucSuperCruiser 44 50 4 BCMarmedTransport 32 100 none unarmedTransport 14 100 none heavyCarrier 67 150 10 superCarrier 117 250 20 sphinxBattleCruiser 250 500 50 UCarmedTransport 52 1000 none unarmedTransport 14 10000 none * personnel maximum depends on sub-class of the transport **maximum, with no shuttles/vehicles, just escape pods Galactic Command crew personnel fighters Commander First Officer Second Officer Senior Staff Officer Junior Staff Officer min norm max limit largeUnarmedTransport 10,000 none Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander Major Major largeArmedTransport 100 1000 none " " " " " mediumUnarmedTransport 100 1000 none " " " " " SphinxBattlecruiser 250 250 500 500 50 " " " " " superCarrier 117 117 250 250 20 " " " " " heavyCarrier 67 67 150 150 10 " " " " " UCarmedTransport 52 52 52 250 none Lieutenant Commander Major Major Lieutenant Lieutenant UCsuperCruiser 44 44 50 50 4 " " " " " UCheavyCruiser 40 40 50 50 4 " " " " " BCMarmedTransport 32 32 32 100 none " " " " " BCMsuperCruiser 30 30 40 40 3 " " " " " BCMheavyCruiser 25 25 30 30 2 " " " " " smallUnarmedTransport 14 14 14 100 none " " " " " The Insurgents crew personnel fighters Commander First Officer Second Officer Senior Staff Officer Junior Staff Officer min norm max limit largeUnarmedTransport 10,000 none Commodore Captain Captain Commander Commander largeArmedTransport 100 1000 none " " " " " mediumUnarmedTransport 100 1000 none " " " " " SphinxBattlecruiser 250 250 500 500 50 " " " " " superCarrier 117 117 250 250 20 Captain Commander Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander heavyCarrier 67 67 150 150 10 " " " " " UCarmedTransport 52 52 52 250 none " " " " " UCsuperCruiser 44 44 50 50 4 Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant UCheavyCruiser 40 40 50 50 4 " " " " " BCMarmedTransport 32 32 32 100 none " " " " " BCMsuperCruiser 30 30 40 40 3 Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Junior Grade BCMheavyCruiser 25 25 30 30 2 " " " " " smallUnarmedTransport 14 14 14 100 none " " " " " Earth Command crew personnel fighters Commander First Officer Second Officer Senior Staff Officer Junior Staff Officer min norm max limit largeUnarmedTransport 10,000 none Command Sergeant Major largeArmedTransport 100 1000 none " mediumUnarmedTransport 100 1000 none Sergeant Major SphinxBattlecruiser 250 250 500 500 50 " superCarrier 117 117 250 250 20 First Sergeant heavyCarrier 67 67 150 150 10 " UCarmedTransport 52 52 52 250 none " UCsuperCruiser 44 44 50 50 4 Sergeant First Class UCheavyCruiser 40 40 50 50 4 " BCMarmedTransport 32 32 32 100 none " BCMsuperCruiser 30 30 40 40 3 " BCMheavyCruiser 25 25 30 30 2 " smallUnarmedTransport 14 14 14 100 none " Bloc name Personnel Commanding officer largest single capital craft Subordinate Blocs Corps Bloc 1,000,000-more General Lieutenant General Corps 100,000-1,000,000 Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Division 10,000-99,999 Captain Brigade 1000-9,999 First Lieutenant Battalion 500-1000 Second Lieutenant 2-8x squadrons Squadron 134-499 Command Sergeant Major Sphinx-class Battlecruiser, navalCarrier, Legionnaire Sub 1-4x companies Company 117-134 Sergeant Major superCarrier, navalAssault, Stagner Sub Detachment 68-117 First Sergeant superCarrier, navalAssault, Stagner Sub Troop 45-67 Sergeant First Class UCarmedTransport, heavyCarrier, navalDestroyer, navalCruiser, Osprey Sub, Mobile FWD Base Platoon 36-44 Staff Sergeant UCheavyCruiser, UCsuperCruiser Patrol 27-35 Sergeant BCMsuperCruiser, BCMarmedTransport Section 14-26 Corporal 1 to 2 Squads, 2 to 6 Crews, etc. unarmedTransport, BCMheavyCruiser Squad 7-13 Lance Corporal 1 to 3 Crews, or 2 to 9 Teams Crew 4-6 Private First Class 2 or 3 Teams Team 2-3 (any rank) Team - A Group of two or three personnel of any rank, a Team is usually an ad hoc Group, too small to warrant a designated Team Leader, though a leader is often distinguished by superior expertise (for a given circumstance) or rank when necessary. A Team of 2 may split into 2 individuals, or a team of 3 may split into a pair plus an individual or into three individuals - as the circumstance warrants. Crew - A Crew consists of four to six personnel, led by a Private First Class or higher, grouped together or in any possible combination of Teams and/or individuals as necessary. Squad - A Squad consists of seven to 13 personnel, led by a Lance Corporal or higher, grouped together or into any possible combination of Crews, Teams and/or individuals as necessary. Commander ranks Sergeant First Class - Commands any one of (1) a smallUnarmedTransport which can hold no more than 100 personnel, or (2) a BCMarmedTransport which can hold no more than 100 personnel, or (3) a BCMheavyCruiser with 2 fighters that can hold no more than 30 personnel, or (4) a BCMsuperCruiser with 3 fighters that can hold no more than 40 personnel, or (5) a UCheavyCruiser with 4 fighters that can hold no more than 50 personnel, or (6) a UCsuperCruiser with 4 fighters that can hold no more than 50 personnel First Sergeant - Commands any one of (1) a UCarmedTransport which can hold no more than 250 personnel, or (2) a heavyCarrier with up to 10 fighters that can hold no more than 150 personnel, or (3) a superCarrier with up to 20 fighters that can hold no more than 250 personnel Sergeant Major - Commands any one of (1) a SphinxBattlecruiser with up to 50 fighters that can hold no more than 500 personnel, or (2) a mediumUnarmedTransport which can hold no more than 1000 personnel Command Sergeant Major - Commands any one of (1) a largeArmedTransport which usually sports considerable firepower for more than just self-defense and can hold no more than 1000 personnel, or (2) a largeUnarmedTransport that can hold no more than 10,000 personnel Second Lieutenant - Commands any one of (1) an orbital starstation, of sufficient size to hold more than 10,000 but no more than 100,000 personnel, or (2) a sub-orbital starstation, just like an orbital one but within a planetary atmosphere, of sufficient size to hold more than 10,000 but no more than 100,000 personnel