| Corps and Bureau Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Commissioned Officers | |
| Corps | Bureau |
| General in Command | Head |
| Lieutenant General | Vice Head |
| Major General | Marque |
| Brigadier General | Baron |
| Colonel-Commandant* | Commander* |
| Colonel | Director |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Chief |
| Major | Principal |
| Captain | Captain |
| Lieutenant | Manager |
| Second Lieutenant | Supervisor |
| Field Specialist Officers (Warrant Officers) | |
| Corps | Bureau |
| Field Captain | Field Captain |
| Field Lieutenant | Field Lieutenant |
| Field Deputy | Field Deputy |
| Prime Specialist | Prime Specialist |
| Specialist | Specialist |
| Warrant Officers (Line Officers) | |
| Corps | Bureau |
| Chief Warrant Officer | Chief Inspector |
| Operations Warrant Officer | Deputy Inspector |
| Station Warrant Officer | Inspector |
| Technical Warrant Officer | — |
| Warrant Officer | — |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | |
| Corps | Bureau |
| Sergeant Major | Superintendent |
| Master Sergeant | — |
| Gun Sergeant | — |
| Staff Sergeant | Chief Constable |
| Sergeant | Patrol Sergeant |
| Corporal | — |
| Enlisted Personnel | |
| Corps | Bureau |
| Lance Corporal | Constable |
| Troop | Patrol |
| Recruit | Recruit |
*Similar to the old British Navy rank of Commodore,
one whose rank is usually that of Colonel, who is
authorized to act as a General in times of action,
in some cases self-determined.
In the Corps, it's all one service, but there are special signifiers for pilots, vehicle commanders, and other specialists. For example, a pilot beginning at the rank of Field Deputy would be referred to as a Flying Deputy. Moving up the ranks, they would be a Flying Captain and then Flight Second Lieutenant and so on.
In the Bureau, one finds one's level fairly quickly within one's particular base which part of a "branch." Levels within a base is inclusive of rank up to Commander; a Baron oversees several bases, the Head an entire branch with the aid of a Vice Head and a few Marques. Also, the higher you go, the more likely you'll be promoted to fill a sudden vacancy, which is never an acting role to be revoked after the need is met due to security clearance, which is strictly aligned to each rank.
In Griffen's case, she began as a Deputy Inspector (more common would have been as Specialist as most Bureau are expected to begin their training in the field), worked her way to Chief Inspector in a couple of years, got a compensative promotion to Manager, made Captain after achieving a second Doctorate, achieved Principal then became Chief due to a combination of merit and a vacancy.
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