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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
No I've seen a lot of things in the show from a military standpoint that were a bit strange.
As an example the rank structure is really strange
Adama had the rank of Commander then Admiral which are naval ranks
Lee has the rank of Major which is not a naval rank.
Starbuck had the rank of Captain, which would be the second highest naval ranking after Adama.
The young man that served Adama his coffee was a private, so I'm assuming he was a marine, but usually it would be a seaman or a petty office.
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That's easily explained away. The bridge crew and other Galactica personnel use naval ranks while the Viper and Raptor pilots use air force ranks. So Captain Starbuck is equivalent to a naval lieutenant, and Major Lee is equivalent to a naval lieutenant commander. Why they mix-and-match ranks like that when aviators on aircraft carriers still use naval ranks is beyond me, though.
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The Chiefs rank is a secondary rank as his actual rank would be the chief petty officer on the boat or the senior NCM, but he was subordinate to the master of arms (that annoying woman who ran the trial in the first season).
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Is the chief actually subordinate in rank to the master-at-arms, or was she just put in charge of the special tribunal?
About the most recent episode: pretty weak, IMO. Battlestar went from being a sci-fi show with minor soap opera elements to being a soap opera with minor sci-fi elements. Bring back the Cylons already!