doug941 wrote:To the most high lord of celery. I may have missed it if you already published one, but if not please, please, PLEASE publish a rank table for Imperial Harchongese officers.
dobriennm wrote:At some point, the Author stated that the rank structure was somewhat fluid, that is, any rank given could mean several different ranks (in a normal army) depending on the person and the authority given them from higher up. While I'm sure there is some nominal hierarchy to the Harchongese ranks, to paraphrase, "When I use a rank, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
doug941 wrote: I understand that RFC has these ranks something like officers of the Thirty Years War where a "Captain" could command 50 men or 500. But even a most tentative rank table would be better than reading a chapter and having to metaphorically flip a coin to decide who is higher ranked and who is lower.
Despair not, it is much less hand-wavy than DOBRIENNM fears. Lord of Horse is somewhat variable since they don't distinguish between 2, 3 and 4 star generals in the title, but otherwise it is fairly reasonable. Of course, since it's Harchong, your social rank and family status also affect how much real authority you have.
Imperial Harchongese ArmyRanks and nomenclature:Lord of Armies — Army minister
Lord of Hosts — field marshal
Lord of Horse — general (a floating rank)
Lord of Foot — brigadier
Captain of Horse — colonel
Captain of Foot — major
Captain of Swords — captain
Captain of Spears — senior lieutenant (no precise equivalent in other armies)
Captain of Bows — lieutenant
Captain of Staves — cadet/midshipman
Noncommissioned ranks (which are less important and therefore less flowery) are the same as those used by other armies: corporal, sergeant, etc.
Taken from 'How is the Harchongese army organized?' (Asked August 26, 2016) in the Safehold FAQ's (qv)
It's the top one on this page
http://www.davidweber.net/faqs/index/series:6and contains a lot more comment on the army and life in Harchong. Hope this helps.