US Air Force - retarded?

It has far less Lieutenants of both ranks than it has Captains. It has nearly the same amount of Majors as it has Captains. It has 3320 Colonels for its roughly 330k personnel. One Colonel for 100 soldiers. One Colonel for freaking 100 guys.

Imo burn it down and restart the ranks.

Who cares if the hierarchy is neat? It gets the job done.

😆

I think you’re looking too far into this?

no
the rank distribution is so dumb it hurts my OCD

In a fight it would bolostomp any other air force so hard it’s not even funny, so it can get away with sh*t like this

2Lts and Lts typically only stay those ranks for a few years each. Once they hit Captain, most officers tend to stay that rank for a long time. It's the first officer rank of any real worth, and it showcases a minimum time in.

I'm not 100% on how the USAF works, but I know the RCAF requires every pilot to be an officer. The USAF has quite a few aircraft so that might account for a bit of the bloated officer numbers. Most other Air Force NCMs likely being aircrew or technical crew. It's just not the same environment or requirement as an Army platoon of NCMs led by a single officer.

I blame the Leftist Democrats and using the Military for their Social Engineering Experiment.

Sometimes, it's about payscale and the title.

And the Lord Lucian is right about the captain thing and officer pilot thing.

Also the USAF needs to redo their ranks because it should have naval ranks, not army ranks.

https://www.federalpay.org/military/air-force/ranks

https://www.federalpay.org/military/army/ranks

If Sailors were meant to fly they wouldn't float so well.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Also the USAF needs to redo their ranks because it should have naval ranks, not army ranks.

Agreed. "Sky Admiral" needs to be a thing

If the real world is to transition into science fiction we need to start treating outer space like an infinite ocean. Colonel Picard just doesn't have the same ring to it as Captain. Or Fleet Admiral. Or Grand Admiral!

Originally posted by dadudemon
https://www.federalpay.org/military/air-force/ranks

https://www.federalpay.org/military/army/ranks

Starfleet uses ranks similar to the US Navy's. They did away with "Seaman" and added "Crewman" for the entry ranks.

Wish they would have keep the "Chief" designations. eg "Master Chief"

Originally posted by Robtard
Starfleet uses ranks similar to the US Navy's. They did away with "Seaman" and added "Crewman" for the entry ranks.

Wish they would have keep the "Chief" designations. eg "Master Chief"

Right, I liked it. It's what happens when military nerds sit down and think about stuff...and come up with a legit system.

Fleet Admiral DOES sound better than Super Sergeant Colonel General or whatever the hell they use in the USAF.

Originally posted by Robtard
Starfleet uses ranks similar to the US Navy's. They did away with "Seaman" and added "Crewman" for the entry ranks.

Wish they would have keep the "Chief" designations. eg "Master Chief"

Starfleet doesn't use ANYTHING because Starfleet IS NOT REAL!

It is a Made up Fictional Entity.

*Robbie is reported for using Fake material in a conversation*

British intelligence also uses naval ranks, at least, that's what Commander Bond tells me.

I thought Bond was supposed to be an actual officer in the Navy, and that that was his official face or role in the government. The spy stuff was just super secret squirrel stuff.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
2Lts and Lts typically only stay those ranks for a few years each. Once they hit Captain, most officers tend to stay that rank for a long time. It's the first officer rank of any real worth, and it showcases a minimum time in.

I'm not 100% on how the USAF works, but I know the RCAF requires every pilot to be an officer. The USAF has quite a few aircraft so that might account for a bit of the bloated officer numbers. Most other Air Force NCMs likely being aircrew or technical crew. It's just not the same environment or requirement as an Army platoon of NCMs led by a single officer.

this is correct