New ranks!

As you may have noticed, we have introduced a new ranking system, using the ranks of the WWII US Army. THis includes the Technical-ranks (later 'specialist'), which were often held by tankers.

The images have been made by Robert Oliver, webmaster of the Lt. Colonel Robert A. McDonald website, and a used with his permission. The website has a lot of interesting material, so I'd encourage you to check it out.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

The ranking system is as follows:
0 - 4 posts
Recruit

5 - 24 posts
Private

25 - 99 posts
Private First Class


100 - 199 posts
Technican 5th Class


200 - 299 posts
Corporal


300 - 399 posts
Technican 4th Class


400 - 499 posts
Sergeant


500 - 599 posts
Technican 3rd Class


600 - 699 posts
Staff Sergeant


700 - 799 posts
Technical Sergeant


800 - 899 posts
Master Sergeant


900 - 999 posts
First Sergeant


1 000 - 1 249 posts
Second Lieutenant


1 250 - 1 499 posts
First Lieutenant


1 500 - 1 749 posts
Captain


1 750 - 1 999 posts
Major


2 000 - 2 249 posts
Lieutenant Colonel


2 250 - 2 499 posts
Colonel


2 500 - 3 999 posts
Brigadier General


4 000 - 5 499 posts
Major General


5 500 - 6 999 posts
Lieutenant General


7 000 - 8 499 posts
General


8 500 posts
General of the Army

 

I like the N.C.O's avatars.

 

By the way, with the new ranks, we currently have
7 generals
27 officers
74 NCOs
190 privates and PFCs

 

so, who has the highest rank right now?

 

Aside from the admins and moderators, David is the highest ranking member. You can check at any time by opening the memberlist, and changing the settings to 'Total posts' and 'Descending', and then cliking 'Sort'.

 

ranks

OMG!

 

Re: ranks

Good or bad?

 

avatars

Seriously, does not affect me but I think they are unnecessary, too large, ostentacious and why mend anything if it's not broken.
Not one of the better ideas, but I am biased, I would not want to wear an American award, BUT, only my opinion.
You did ask.

 

Well, the insignia were US insignia before, there were just certain ranks left, out, but if there's a general consensus that they are too large I can scale them down.

 

Could i use my own avatar?

 

One look or another, it doesn't really affect me.
Though it must be said that the colors are quite bright and the images rather large.
At least a size reduction has my vote.
...hey now it's only 4 posts left to promotion :kill:

 

Please scall them down, they are too distracting as they are IMO - making it difficult to read the posts.

 

I agree with panzerman, it keeps taking my eye off what I am reading and forcing me to read posts 2 times. Probablty partly my fault having a horrible attention span.




(Feels great to be back)

 

yeha scaling 'em down would be better (fear my powers as a tech seargeant....what?)

 

Amazing I like um

 

I'll have them scaled with a bit over the weekend.

 

Thank you I think we would really appreciate that, well at least I would.

 

mmm, can you make my star a little bigger, looks punny in comparison to the others,

 

Tech Sergeants were also known as Platoon Sergeants.

 

me262
I'll wait until the other ones have been scaled down.

JCalhoun
THat wasn't the official designation, though, which I'd like to keep (otherwise, we could also call Technician 5th Class 'Corporal without portfolio' )