Fun thing my Uncle told me who is a retired Colonel in the Army is that once you reach a certain rank in the military (such as generals and admirals) you essentially become part of the central government decision making apparatus. So the concept that the Council and the High Command of the Rebel Alliance were peers isn't that far fetched.
Plus remember that the Alliance claimed to be true defenders of the Republic so they might of maintained a council of civilians in their high command to keep the tradition of the Republic alive. Mon Mothma for explain had some military control but she mostly was a figure head because she was going to be installed as the first Chancellor of the New Republic until a civilian government could be completely restored.
Caleb Chaney Yeah Commander is the one leading Squadrons into battle, As for me I always dreamed of being a leader of a squadrons where you can command the other pilots and destroy enemy fighter.
Was going to say basically the same thing. For those who don't know in the Army it would be Lieutenant, Captain , Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel, and then General. In the Navy it's Ensign, Lieutenant, Lt. Commander. Commander. Captain, and then Admiral. Do be careful about using the Rebel Sourcebook from West End Games as they do makes mistakes. Despite that it was a good video and I enjoyed getting to see some of the ranks of different Characters.
there should not be a canon version. just leave it up to interpretation. personally i like the idea of having multiple grades of captain rated for for progressively bigger size and importance of individual ships
If you stick with nautical tradition, all commanders of a vessel are called Captain regardless of rank. For instance a U.S. destroyer is usually commanded by a LT. Commander( Army Equivalent Major) , but they are still colloquially referred to as Captain.
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Zack Sheridan I think you are correct. As the Chancellor of the Rebel Alliance, she served as commander-in-chief as well, like the US President does for the US military
The problem is that in EU, Mothma controlled only a third of the Alliance, the bigger and more famous cell, while she was also championed to be the first Chancellor of the New Republic until official elections could be completely restored.
More Space Battle videos. Rantings, thoughts, what if's, ships you want to see back, favorite ships, clone wars era space stuff or anything really. Freakin' love'em. I want to see Admiral Trench come back and be an admiral in the resistance or something.
great video! to shed some light on Major Derlin being in charge of the base despite not being really high ranking, i served in the OPs branch of a military unit and our OPs officer was a major. he basically took care of day-to-day running of the unit. Also my unit was situated along with a couple others within a camp that had it's own OPs office(which was called camp commandant's office) and the camp commandant was also a major. The CCO was, once again, in charge of the day-to-day running of the camp itself, the logistical aspects, security etc. The camp's transport line, the regimental police, and the mess hall were all under the control of the CCO. So it makes perfect sense that Maj Derlin was in charge of the day-to-day running of echo base instead of the higher ranking officers who would have been COs of individual units such as the fighter wings etc.
There really isn't a 100% correct rank structure for the Imperials. In canon they were under going a rank change around the time of ANH from a single bar to two. To further complicate the issue two officers could have the same rank insignia but one would out-rank the other because of his position. Example: Juno Eclipse is a Captain and wears a plaque of 6 squares in a signal line (2 red, 4 orange). In ESB and RotJ you see captains wearing plaques with 6 squares in two rows or 8 squares in two rows. Code cylinders have less to do with rank and more to do with what your job was and how much access you needed. They are basically RFID tags to unlock doors and grant access to computers.
I could have swore Bail Organa was second in command of the Alliance. He was there when Padmé got the Petition of the 2000 going which planted the seeds for the rebellion. And he's always there with Mon Mothma in meetings until Tarkin kills him with his wife and their people when Alderaan was blown to smithereens.
As others have already pointed out, you have conflated Army and Navy ranks. Captain Antilles was NOT the same rank as Captain Cassian. Cassian would have been the equivalent of a Lieutenant in the Allince Navy. A Major would be equivolent to a Navy Lieutenant Commander.
1:09 side effects of close proximity to death star : Leah and the droids had a growth spurt and poor chewee shrunk and now looks like a laso apso (sp?) lol and hly sht! 2:38 Cliff from "Cheers" is part of the rebel alliance! 6:49 and John Travolta as Grand Admiral Thrawn!
That is true. But I believe that the ISB had a different ranking structure than the imperial army/navy where he would be one of if not the highest rank in that branch. I haven't heard of any ISB generals yet and if there were Yularen would probably be close to being one if not one already. And his job is different than the admirals and generals in the imperial military. His job is to watch officials and groups that could pose a threat or have the possibly of being corrupt. Also it was "A colonel in the ISB has more weight in Coruscant than an admiral in the navy"
Major, commanding a base would be pretty cool as they're in charge of resources, personnel and most of all defensive tactics which will be very anticipating to put into practise knowing full well the empire is usually capable of locating the bases.
I wish when Star Wars was made they would have spent some basic time going over military ranks. Halo nails it, most other modern games/movies/shows/media get it completely wrong. It would have made much more sense if the Rebels had 2 main commands Navy and Army You have separate ranks in the Navy from that Army. For example a Naval Captain is an O-6 while in the Army he would be O-3. Then we get into the nuances of commands. A platoon commander/leader is not a Commander, but rather a Lieutenant. However in the Navy a Lt. might command a very small ship (tugboat or the like) and he would be addressed as Captain by his crew and during a ceremony. "The Captain of the USS Shit, Lt. Jimbob, lead his vessel meritoriously in combat..." However he would be addressed by others, while not affiliated with his ship, as Lt. Jimbob.
Thinking, at some point, Mon Mothma and Fleet Admiral Ackbar were considered the two highest ranking members of The Rebel Alliance. Quite a power couple. And if I were in The Rebel Alliance, I would liked to have been the spiritual head. If such a thing existed.
Yes but the rank of Captain for a Naval officer is equal to a COL. or the designation of Captain is give to the individual who commanders the ship. Therefore you could be called captain if you were a Commander if you are in command of the ship. An Admiral does not always command a ship but rather the fleet. Additionally the General word be in command of all rebel forces on Hoth, while COLS would command the Air Defense, ground Defense ETC. The Majors and Captains would command specific groups on the battlefield.
Of course this is a made up world so all bets are off. For instance in Rogue One a General never would be piloting an X-wing nor leading a special forces unit (i.e. General Solo ROTJ).
ZapAndTroy44 but then again you gotta think about how George Lucas didn't take that into account, Rebel Alliance probably doesn't work the same way as irl
he said he wasn't covering the Non-commissioned officers ranks. a regular crewman like a Privet would even be under that. a Privet can be an aide to anyone since they are the lowest rank. the ranking person would only need a reasonable belief that the Privet was a subject expert in something useful for them to become for example an Admiral's staff member.
Good video. I've always considered both the Imperial and the Alliance used rank structures similar to the modern military and navy. However, in the case of the Alliance theirs is more fluid. Junior officers wpuld probally have more authority only because of the scattered nature of Rebellion Cells. The Imperial force are more rigid with a strict hierarchy with junior officers having little if any real power.
One problem: At the end of The Empire Strikes Back, Lando is not apart or the Rebellion, and Han is a Captain, but by the Battle of Endor, Han jumps to General and Lando does too. Lando it is explainable, but Han was just rescued from Jabba, so did the Rebels just give him a field commission of almost 3 ranks? Unless you go by Navy ranks, which from this video we know, the rebellion didn't use, you can't explain how a Captain became a general in at most a couple of months
It could also be a simple lack of officers and needed to fill the gap. In EU, after Hoth, the Alliance were taking a beating far worse than they were before the first Death Star was destroyed. That's why they abandon having a military base and started to hide their fleet outside the galaxy since they knew the Empire wouldn't go looking for them in Dark Space.
This was really very helpful. Thank you. I appreciate the footage being visible so I could scan for rank insignia while you were explaining. Do you have any thoughts about the insignia Leia wears in ESB and RotJ? Or that Luke wears in ESB? Both of them in ESB seem to have squares across the top (more analogous to the Imperial rank insignia appearance), then other shapes on the rest of the insignia badge. Leia's badge in RotJ has different shapes around what *might* be 2 vertically-aligned blue circles in the middle.
So, if Captain Rex was a Captain and joins the Rebels, does his rank overrule the Command structure of the Rebel Alliance? It seems like that he has much of a higher position in the Rebel Alliance.
Captain Rex was demoted from commander during the end of the clone wars and has since lost all of his military affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic as it has dissolved. He was later promoted to the rank of commander due to his service in Star Wars: Rebels.
I like how half this video is footage with the resistance and not the rebellion even though this video is about the rebel alliance before the New Republic even got established after Endor pretty much.
Ok I know this has been said before. But kallus in 6:13 looks real similar to crux madene. Seeing as we don't know kallus' full name kallus could just be an ISB designation and his birth name could be Crix madene
Great Video, I didnt know the rebels had a ranking symbol, and I was always confused with Imperial ones. Is that intro your Canon video intro? And the other one is your Legends intro? Just wondering. Great Video as always, youre starting to be my favorite Star Wars youtuber!
I definitely think Mon Mothma's position is like that of the United States president. The US President is typically a civilian, but is titled as Commander-in-Chief of the military and does have a role in grand military decisions, although the president relies on advice from official military personnel
any idea what the enlisted ranks would look like? I was a corporal in the Marines and that's really what I'm looking for, what would be the equivalent in the rebel ground forces.
I mean lieutenant would be a platoon commander I assume then captain looks after a few lieutenants and then major over a bunch of captains and then so on and so forth lieutenants still have some weight to pull
I would’ve loved to read novels on how the OAS High Command and Star Fighter Command worked together and how the Intelligence agency gave them their information. My rank would’ve been Major
I imagine mon mothma would have had the final Authority in all matters much in the same fashion as an executive political official in most governments. I do however doubt that she would because she was likely an elected official and as such it is important to work closely with your commanders in the interest of remaining a cohesive unit.
What's the difference between a General and an Admiral, the army and the navy. Can Generals command fleets? If so how big can it be. And can Admirals amd grpund assaults. Aren't Stormtroopers part of the navy too since some of them are stationed in Star Destroyers.
EckhartsLadder Is it natural for a General to command a Ship or a Fleet? Like General Dodonna in Rebels or General Kenobi in The Clone Wars, is it standard issue or a rare occurrence?Also, are there tie fighter pilots that are under the army?
chris pearson Well the Alliance was not truly organized. and unified until Return Of The Jedi, I'm guessing those brown-greyish coloured uniforms were created because of that unity.
its a fictional organization from long long ago in a galaxy far far away....you understand they dont have to abide by any real world military structure.
there is a naval tradition of the commanding officer of a ship being called a captain whether or not they actually possessed that rank i.e. captain Solo. Captain Antilles may have just been the master of the vessel and not formally in the military.
I love the rebellion so much, they are my favorite faction Just behind the New Jedi Order. Legends is always better than the garbage Disney canon, the rebellion in the legends continuity is superior
Well if you look closely at the major's insignia in Empire it is actually opposite of what you said. Two dots below and one dot up, so the "major" in Empire is actually a commander.
Join the Rebellion today! ✴ We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name-and by the authority-of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions: To fight and oppose you and your forces, by any and all means at our disposal; To refuse any Imperial law contrary to the rights of free beings; To bring about your destruction and the destruction of the Galactic Empire; To make forever free all beings in the galaxy. To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives. Who will join us?
You've totally missed the "colors" Red is Army, Blue is Navy and Green is Intelligence. Also Commander is 90% Navy only where Major is 90% Army and Intelligence but do tend to jump branches some times Like Lando who is a General but also Gold leader on the attack on the Second Death Star and in Rouge one where "Blue Leader" Antoc Merrick also holds the rank of General.
Luke was a Commander while Han was a Captain later prompted to General... quite a great leap frm Captain to General.... Anyway... what rank is a Jedi in the Rebellion?
I am guessing those who went through any Imperial Academy and defected were given Officer ranks, since that was an Officer Candidate School. Just like real life. Military Academies such as West Point or the Citadel are one of the only ways you can be commissioned as an Officer in the Real World. I am sure it is pretty much the same in Star Wars, though for the Rebels, it must be based on Experience.
Fun thing my Uncle told me who is a retired Colonel in the Army is that once you reach a certain rank in the military (such as generals and admirals) you essentially become part of the central government decision making apparatus. So the concept that the Council and the High Command of the Rebel Alliance were peers isn't that far fetched.
Plus remember that the Alliance claimed to be true defenders of the Republic so they might of maintained a council of civilians in their high command to keep the tradition of the Republic alive. Mon Mothma for explain had some military control but she mostly was a figure head because she was going to be installed as the first Chancellor of the New Republic until a civilian government could be completely restored.
Commanders always get the most fun positions, like leading Squadrons into battle and such, so that's my choice.
captain, that's what I would want
Caleb Chaney yay, war, death, fun!
It depends, especially in Legends Wedge was Rogue Leader as a Captain, Gavin Darklighter was a Colonel when he was Rogue Lead.
Commander would be wing commander supposedly. So Colonels would usually lead more than one wing?
Caleb Chaney Yeah Commander is the one leading Squadrons into battle, As for me I always dreamed of being a leader of a squadrons where you can command the other pilots and destroy enemy fighter.
a captain in the Navy is not the same as a captain in the army it's equal to a Colonel
yea Navy and Army Ranks are very different. Airforce, Army and Marine officer ranks are pretty much the same though.
Was going to say basically the same thing. For those who don't know in the Army it would be Lieutenant, Captain , Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel, and then General. In the Navy it's Ensign, Lieutenant, Lt. Commander. Commander. Captain, and then Admiral. Do be careful about using the Rebel Sourcebook from West End Games as they do makes mistakes.
Despite that it was a good video and I enjoyed getting to see some of the ranks of different Characters.
there should not be a canon version. just leave it up to interpretation. personally i like the idea of having multiple grades of captain rated for for progressively bigger size and importance of individual ships
That would make no sense
If you stick with nautical tradition, all commanders of a vessel are called Captain regardless of rank. For instance a U.S. destroyer is usually commanded by a LT. Commander( Army Equivalent Major) , but they are still colloquially referred to as Captain.
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I have learned more from your videos than any other star wars commentator. Thank you for everything you do. Keep up the great work.
you need to add me saying Hello There! to the start of your video
General Kenobi!
who goes there
Hi kenobi
Wait Aren't You Dead?
I think Mon Mothma was an exception she held both civilian leadership and military leadership
Zack Sheridan I think you are correct. As the Chancellor of the Rebel Alliance, she served as commander-in-chief as well, like the US President does for the US military
The problem is that in EU, Mothma controlled only a third of the Alliance, the bigger and more famous cell, while she was also championed to be the first Chancellor of the New Republic until official elections could be completely restored.
another solid video
EckhartsLadder do an imperial version
EckhartsLadder nice video could you do more rebel videos
More Space Battle videos. Rantings, thoughts, what if's, ships you want to see back, favorite ships, clone wars era space stuff or anything really. Freakin' love'em. I want to see Admiral Trench come back and be an admiral in the resistance or something.
One of the best Star Wars UA-camrs 😁
Loved this, very informative. Thank you as always. Rebels don't mess around! >:3
I believe you mean the Empire
great video!
to shed some light on Major Derlin being in charge of the base despite not being really high ranking, i served in the OPs branch of a military unit and our OPs officer was a major. he basically took care of day-to-day running of the unit. Also my unit was situated along with a couple others within a camp that had it's own OPs office(which was called camp commandant's office) and the camp commandant was also a major. The CCO was, once again, in charge of the day-to-day running of the camp itself, the logistical aspects, security etc. The camp's transport line, the regimental police, and the mess hall were all under the control of the CCO. So it makes perfect sense that Maj Derlin was in charge of the day-to-day running of echo base instead of the higher ranking officers who would have been COs of individual units such as the fighter wings etc.
thanks for making this video I was really curious about this that you
helpful, clear, clarifying, simple, digestible. All around win
Thanks! I've been wanting to know about this for ages.
"The most well known Captain" is Raymus Antilles? What about Han Solo?
James Hernandez Santos and I quote from Empire Strikes back, "Captain Solo, do you copy? This is Rogue 2."
Captain Andor from Rogue one
Military ranks you damn nerfherder
You command a vessel you're given the title "Captain" regardless of rank, or if you're military or civilian.
Hera?
Mon Mothma probably didn't have any real millitary power, but she was greatly respected and every usually did what she suggested
you are growing sooooooo fast
well done👏
I always love the x-wing markings. The color of the lines. And the amount of colored flecks designates squadron and number
For the Rebellion !!
Long live the New Republic 😀
André death to the rebellion
Long live the Empire!!!
Please dear god do the imperial ranks because it is almost impossible to get down the correct ranks!! With tank slides and code cylinders
There really isn't a 100% correct rank structure for the Imperials. In canon they were under going a rank change around the time of ANH from a single bar to two. To further complicate the issue two officers could have the same rank insignia but one would out-rank the other because of his position.
Example: Juno Eclipse is a Captain and wears a plaque of 6 squares in a signal line (2 red, 4 orange). In ESB and RotJ you see captains wearing plaques with 6 squares in two rows or 8 squares in two rows.
Code cylinders have less to do with rank and more to do with what your job was and how much access you needed. They are basically RFID tags to unlock doors and grant access to computers.
Legends is simple but kinda weird. Cannon is more complicated exact structure is worse
Loved this video and I would love to see one about the imperial ranks!
I could have swore Bail Organa was second in command of the Alliance. He was there when Padmé got the Petition of the 2000 going which planted the seeds for the rebellion. And he's always there with Mon Mothma in meetings until Tarkin kills him with his wife and their people when Alderaan was blown to smithereens.
As others have already pointed out, you have conflated Army and Navy ranks. Captain Antilles was NOT the same rank as Captain Cassian. Cassian would have been the equivalent of a Lieutenant in the Allince Navy. A Major would be equivolent to a Navy Lieutenant Commander.
So did the early reference writers for Legends.
Great content Eck i'm really enjoying it!
I know I'm late, but excellent work on this. Bravo.
Great video, thanks for finally making this understandable.
Another great Video broski! Maybe a Top 5 Consortium ships?
Thanks, you have shown me that the rebels have a much more solid command structure than I thought, my desired rank would have to be Commander.
Great video, as always. I'd want to be a Captain, with a small task force under my command. Three four ships, 2 can be GR75s.
Bail Organa is awesome though. He does have somewhat extensive combat experience.
1:09 side effects of close proximity to death star :
Leah and the droids had a growth spurt and poor chewee shrunk and now looks like a laso apso (sp?) lol
and hly sht!
2:38 Cliff from "Cheers" is part of the rebel alliance!
6:49 and John Travolta as Grand Admiral Thrawn!
I don't know if the New Republic military is structured similar, but they also added the Commodore.
Oh yeah, I see :D
great video man!
Vid starts at 0:42
isn't Connel yularen ther, because he is an ISB, in the book THRAWN he stated that he hade way more influence then an navy Cornel!
That is true. But I believe that the ISB had a different ranking structure than the imperial army/navy where he would be one of if not the highest rank in that branch. I haven't heard of any ISB generals yet and if there were Yularen would probably be close to being one if not one already. And his job is different than the admirals and generals in the imperial military. His job is to watch officials and groups that could pose a threat or have the possibly of being corrupt. Also it was "A colonel in the ISB has more weight in Coruscant than an admiral in the navy"
There is Admiral Versio though (Battlefront, 2017)
The person who got the second death star plans was called manny bathom-hanz
Love how everyone only lists the officers and not the enlisted. Lazy.
Major, commanding a base would be pretty cool as they're in charge of resources, personnel and most of all defensive tactics which will be very anticipating to put into practise knowing full well the empire is usually capable of locating the bases.
Major Cliff Clavin.....loved it!!!
I wish when Star Wars was made they would have spent some basic time going over military ranks. Halo nails it, most other modern games/movies/shows/media get it completely wrong.
It would have made much more sense if the Rebels had 2 main commands
Navy and Army
You have separate ranks in the Navy from that Army. For example a Naval Captain is an O-6 while in the Army he would be O-3.
Then we get into the nuances of commands. A platoon commander/leader is not a Commander, but rather a Lieutenant. However in the Navy a Lt. might command a very small ship (tugboat or the like) and he would be addressed as Captain by his crew and during a ceremony. "The Captain of the USS Shit, Lt. Jimbob, lead his vessel meritoriously in combat..." However he would be addressed by others, while not affiliated with his ship, as Lt. Jimbob.
All of this was already done in Legends for the Empire and Alliance. Just look up the Alliance military on Wookiepedia and have fun.
Thinking, at some point, Mon Mothma and Fleet Admiral Ackbar were considered the two highest ranking members of The Rebel Alliance. Quite a power couple. And if I were in The Rebel Alliance, I would liked to have been the spiritual head. If such a thing existed.
Great video! ☺
The General/Admiral rank insignia always reminded me of the Purina pet food logo lol.
Ackbar became a grand admiral of the new republic
Wait, I do?
Btw I was already this account when I saw this comment.
Yes but the rank of Captain for a Naval officer is equal to a COL. or the designation of Captain is give to the individual who commanders the ship. Therefore you could be called captain if you were a Commander if you are in command of the ship. An Admiral does not always command a ship but rather the fleet. Additionally the General word be in command of all rebel forces on Hoth, while COLS would command the Air Defense, ground Defense ETC. The Majors and Captains would command specific groups on the battlefield.
Of course this is a made up world so all bets are off. For instance in Rogue One a General never would be piloting an X-wing nor leading a special forces unit (i.e. General Solo ROTJ).
Merrick should probably have been a Colonel, yes.
ZapAndTroy44 but then again you gotta think about how George Lucas didn't take that into account, Rebel Alliance probably doesn't work the same way as irl
The Protocol Droid at 3:12 has two red dots on its chest at a slot for a rank insignia, so is it a captain?
Halopro895 yep it was so ive heard or maby its just part of its design
What about the private in rogue one
he said he wasn't covering the Non-commissioned officers ranks. a regular crewman like a Privet would even be under that. a Privet can be an aide to anyone since they are the lowest rank. the ranking person would only need a reasonable belief that the Privet was a subject expert in something useful for them to become for example an Admiral's staff member.
Janitor?
Alex Leopold That is a NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer), they're simple as it goes: Private, Corporal and Sargent but doesn't go any higher
A private isn't an officer, they're just enlisted men/women.
Good video. I've always considered both the Imperial and the Alliance used rank structures similar to the modern military and navy. However, in the case of the Alliance theirs is more fluid. Junior officers wpuld probally have more authority only because of the scattered nature of Rebellion Cells. The Imperial force are more rigid with a strict hierarchy with junior officers having little if any real power.
One problem: At the end of The Empire Strikes Back, Lando is not apart or the Rebellion, and Han is a Captain, but by the Battle of Endor, Han jumps to General and Lando does too. Lando it is explainable, but Han was just rescued from Jabba, so did the Rebels just give him a field commission of almost 3 ranks? Unless you go by Navy ranks, which from this video we know, the rebellion didn't use, you can't explain how a Captain became a general in at most a couple of months
I'm confused by this as well. Maybe evacuating Princess Leia safely off of Hoth as well as basically recruiting Lando warranted a promotion.
It could also be a simple lack of officers and needed to fill the gap. In EU, after Hoth, the Alliance were taking a beating far worse than they were before the first Death Star was destroyed. That's why they abandon having a military base and started to hide their fleet outside the galaxy since they knew the Empire wouldn't go looking for them in Dark Space.
This was really very helpful. Thank you. I appreciate the footage being visible so I could scan for rank insignia while you were explaining. Do you have any thoughts about the insignia Leia wears in ESB and RotJ? Or that Luke wears in ESB? Both of them in ESB seem to have squares across the top (more analogous to the Imperial rank insignia appearance), then other shapes on the rest of the insignia badge. Leia's badge in RotJ has different shapes around what *might* be 2 vertically-aligned blue circles in the middle.
There's stuff on it on The Force.net Technical Commentaries. Similar system to the Empire, but done like binary numbers (0101 = red blue red blue)
So, if Captain Rex was a Captain and joins the Rebels, does his rank overrule the Command structure of the Rebel Alliance? It seems like that he has much of a higher position in the Rebel Alliance.
Captain Rex was demoted from commander during the end of the clone wars and has since lost all of his military affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic as it has dissolved. He was later promoted to the rank of commander due to his service in Star Wars: Rebels.
I like how half this video is footage with the resistance and not the rebellion even though this video is about the rebel alliance before the New Republic even got established after Endor pretty much.
Ok I know this has been said before. But kallus in 6:13 looks real similar to crux madene. Seeing as we don't know kallus' full name kallus could just be an ISB designation and his birth name could be Crix madene
I love that intro.
Mon Mothma was mostly in charge of the Rebels' government, but she also had a very high military rank
Great Video, I didnt know the rebels had a ranking symbol, and I was always confused with Imperial ones.
Is that intro your Canon video intro? And the other one is your Legends intro? Just wondering.
Great Video as always, youre starting to be my favorite Star Wars youtuber!
I wrote this when in 4/3rds of the video...
So no Imperials!
but everything still stands
what was Luke's rank during ESB, and at Jakku where the Empire surrendered?
Lieutenant in ESB, about Commander at the time of battle of Jakku
No, he was a Commander at Hoth, or just recently made one. In Legends he was a General briefly after Endor.
Could you do all Stormtrooper Pauldron meaning/rank?
I think it is in the costume shop for EA Battlefront 1.
I find it funny that on echo base, you can see a C-unit droid that has the rank of captain
In Echo base, there's a droid that's the same model as c3po, and it has the rank of Captain.
K-3PO. COULD be a lieutenant I'd reckon (senior lieutenant)
I definitely think Mon Mothma's position is like that of the United States president. The US President is typically a civilian, but is titled as Commander-in-Chief of the military and does have a role in grand military decisions, although the president relies on advice from official military personnel
any idea what the enlisted ranks would look like? I was a corporal in the Marines and that's really what I'm looking for, what would be the equivalent in the rebel ground forces.
Make an imperial ranks video (cannon)
I mean lieutenant would be a platoon commander I assume then captain looks after a few lieutenants and then major over a bunch of captains and then so on and so forth lieutenants still have some weight to pull
"The more dots you have, the higher your rank"
omg the rebels' rank insignias were playing cards O.O
I would’ve loved to read novels on how the OAS High Command and Star Fighter Command worked together and how the Intelligence agency gave them their information. My rank would’ve been Major
Video Idea: How did the Rebelion really start to form up after order 66? Where did they start planetwise?
I'm glad you think so because I've been wondering myself!
EckhartsLadder No actually
What is the song at the end?
I would want to be a commander because they sometimes get to command ships but the also lead fighter squadrons like Wedge leading Rogue Squadron
@7:04 All that time I was hoping this guy be at least Ace Azzameen!
any other song you gonna play other than resonance
Can you do the Republic?
I imagine mon mothma would have had the final Authority in all matters much in the same fashion as an executive political official in most governments. I do however doubt that she would because she was likely an elected official and as such it is important to work closely with your commanders in the interest of remaining a cohesive unit.
Wait k3p0 (the white protocol droid on echo base) has to red dots in a vertical position on his chest so does that mean he's a captain?
Lieutenant. I think Captain is two blue dots (works better if you use each colour alternatingly)
i know it doesn't really fit in here BUT WHATS YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC? its fucking lit
You could think of it lieutenant commander ezra, captain hera syndulla and commander sato of phoniex sqaudren
What's the difference between a General and an Admiral, the army and the navy. Can Generals command fleets? If so how big can it be. And can Admirals amd grpund assaults. Aren't Stormtroopers part of the navy too since some of them are stationed in Star Destroyers.
EckhartsLadder Is it natural for a General to command a Ship or a Fleet? Like General Dodonna in Rebels or General Kenobi in The Clone Wars, is it standard issue or a rare occurrence?Also, are there tie fighter pilots that are under the army?
chris pearson Well the Alliance was not truly organized. and unified until Return Of The Jedi, I'm guessing those brown-greyish coloured uniforms were created because of that unity.
You for got the 'Plot Shield' rank
Where’s the rank of Ensign and why does the Rebel Navy use army Military ranks rather than you know, actual navy ranks
That's kinda where Legends got confusing, it differed between the Army,Navy and Starfighter Command.
Assume you are only seeing a selective sample of some ranks.
its a fictional organization from long long ago in a galaxy far far away....you understand they dont have to abide by any real world military structure.
Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
Are we sure that there is no differentiation between naval and ground forces?
Can you do Republic ranks
Cool video, I guess the rebels had enlisted ranks like privates and NCO ranks like corporal and Sargent
EckhartsLadder , might be the basis for another video
What rank were jedi in clone wars to original trilogy in star wars military
there is a naval tradition of the commanding officer of a ship being called a captain whether or not they actually possessed that rank i.e. captain Solo. Captain Antilles may have just been the master of the vessel and not formally in the military.
That s called a brevit Captain
The general seen piloting an x wing in rogue one, was likely a land based x wing commander, not one of a unit based out of a naval asset.
I love the rebellion so much, they are my favorite faction Just behind the New Jedi Order. Legends is always better than the garbage Disney canon, the rebellion in the legends continuity is superior
8:09 captain
Well if you look closely at the major's insignia in Empire it is actually opposite of what you said. Two dots below and one dot up, so the "major" in Empire is actually a commander.
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There is no distinction between the Rebel army and the Rebel navy?
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You've totally missed the "colors" Red is Army, Blue is Navy and Green is Intelligence. Also Commander is 90% Navy only where Major is 90% Army and Intelligence but do tend to jump branches some times Like Lando who is a General but also Gold leader on the attack on the Second Death Star and in Rouge one where "Blue Leader" Antoc Merrick also holds the rank of General.
I feel like you got major and commander mixed up. Look closely to major durland. His is a regular triangle with the single dot up top
Luke was a Commander while Han was a Captain later prompted to General... quite a great leap frm Captain to General.... Anyway... what rank is a Jedi in the Rebellion?
The only one was Like, so...Commander.
Captain Bridger
General Syndulla
I thought at first a Hero of the Rebel Alliance would be a General or Commander
Mr. Boombasticc Just because one is a heroic soldier or warrior doesn't necessarily make them a good leader
Why was Han promoted to general from captain after being in carbonite
very interesting... I'm not sure I would want to be a ranking officer in the Rebel Alliance. I think I'd prefer to be a technician 😊
I am guessing those who went through any Imperial Academy and defected were given Officer ranks, since that was an Officer Candidate School. Just like real life. Military Academies such as West Point or the Citadel are one of the only ways you can be commissioned as an Officer in the Real World. I am sure it is pretty much the same in Star Wars, though for the Rebels, it must be based on Experience.