Re: [Epic] IG infantry detachments

From: Larry \ <liquid_at_...>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:55:15 -0700

IG Colonels are below Commisars. The Captain is below a Colonel on the
food-chain. So it would go like this...
Captains suck Colonel's boots, Colonels get slapped on the head by
Commisars.

Liquid
-----Original Message-----
From: Los <los_at_...>
To: space-marine_at_... <space-marine@...>
Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Epic] IG infantry detachments


>J. Michael Looney wrote:
>
>> Please do not become confused by the fact that US, like most other
>> countries, has an over all command level (The Department of Defense)
>> controlling its military forces. The US has 4 military forces, only
>> one
>> of which (the Navy) is lacking in Colonels.
>
>I don't get what the point of your statement is as it relates to IG
>detachments. I'm not trying to be a wiseass, just confused. Should
>Colonels report to Captians (in the same branch?) as the original post
>suggested? Regardless of what Capatins and Colonels are called by the
>various branches of the US military, they are all grade O-6 which makes
>them equal in rank.
>
>The question is, by some weird quirk of protocol is an O-6 in the
>Imperial Guard called a "Captain" in the future and an O-3 called a
>"Colonel"?
>
>Los
>
>
>
Received on Thu Jan 08 1998 - 18:55:15 UTC