Skywalker was a commander, he was fairly fresh but also a hero, they needed a good middle rank for him. Solo was a General, due to his previous experience.
The truth is, nobody cared much about ranks. People defecting from the Empire or joining up from local planetary forces sometimes elect to keep their old ranks, too. A Mon Calamari admiral isn't going to join up as an ensign. More confusingly, some people may keep ranks from their old services.
When he joined he Alliance, he was given the rank of General. Han Solo was 'captain' of the Millennium Falcon by virtue of commanding it, but it wasn't a rank in any sort of actual structure. A civilian merchant or smuggler who runs his own ship may refer to himself as captain too. A captain of a cruiser would rate higher than a captain of a shuttle. Captain is below General, but is often used as a title too, not just a rank. In this sense, it's also likely Ackbar is a higher ranked Admiral/General than the others in the same way that Eisenhower was in charge of Patch, Patton, etc.Īdmiral seems to be higher than General in the Alliance. This ranking system is also likely so that various factions/groups within the Rebellion would be more keen to lend support for this well-structured Rebel military rather than argue or splinter off.Īs for Admiral Ackbar? Since he comes from a system that has a strong military tradition, he probably stands above, especially given that his ship is one of the best in the fleet. Thus, capable soldiers like Luke and Han were given such roles. Having more generals/commanders, especially ones revered as heroes, to direct these new troops would be essential to the makeup of the Rebellion. It's also likely the Rebellion grew tremendously after the destruction of the first Death Star. you see troops with less formal hair regulations). I recall that in Vietnam, some helo pilots used three colors for the three platoons in one company.so you'd get Red One, Green Two, etc.Īs for actual ranks? They're a rebellion so things are less formal and certain standards are lax (ex. Red is just a callsign/designation for a squad.īack in WWII, a tank commander of a tank platoon could be known as Red Leader/Red One while the other tanks were numbered off.
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