user Titles...

[Nick]

Alright guys this is where your opinion comes in. I want to redo the User Titles on these forums(the text that shows under your name, changes after X, XX, XXX posts)and I'm not sure what I should change them to, something WWII related obviously but this is where you guys come in...

Sooo....what should they be?

[salientpoints]

Ah you mean like on the ww1 forum?

Private
Lance-Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Sergeant-Major
Second Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieut-Colonel
Brigadier-General
Major-General
Lieut-General

Hmm have to have a think - cant be the same now can it!

I do think we need 'dough boy' in their somewhere though...

Ryan

[Nick]

I like how that works but you're right, the same isn't good...I'll probably end up using just a handful of those.

[salientpoints]

How about a mix. Example dough boy from the US, an Ensign from France,

You can find pretty much everything here -

http://www.kotfsc.com/thunderbolt/ranks.htm

Not sure if you want Axis ranks or just Allies but of course there would be plenty to choose from...

Hope its helpful...

Ryan

[Nick]

I think a mix is good, represent all sides.

[salientpoints]

Ooh - how about this Nick? (sorry getting carried away researching ideas!)

When the Home Guard was first formed it had its own rank structure. The ranks were as follows:


Home Guard Appointment vs Equivalent Army Rank

Zone Commander = Brigadier/Colonel
Group Commander = Colonel
Battalion Commander = Lieutenant-Colonel
Company Commander = Major
Platoon Commander = Captain/Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant
Section Commander = Sergeant
Squad Commander = Corporal/Lance-Corporal
Volunteer = Private


These were changed in November 1940 to bring the Home Guard structure in line with the regular army.

Kinda works though eh?

[Nick]

it does it does, I'm looking at the page you linked before and new user titles should be avliable by the end of tonight :P

[salientpoints]

Excellent! I look forward to it - for now I shall go to bed and in the morning find a new rank...

Ryan

[Friedrich H]

I suggest:

• Private
• Private First Class
• Corporal
• Lance Corporal
• Sergeant
• Sergeant Major
• Staff Sergeant
• II Lieutenant
• Lieutenant
• Captain
• Major
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Colonel
• Brigadier General
• Major General
• Lieutenant General
• General
• Field Marshal

At least the ranks of US, Commonwealth and British Army are almost the same —posted above—, but are very similar to German, French, Soviet and Italian ranks. With some few differences. But as it is a British and English-speaking forum we may have a Anglo-American majority and a mixing of Anglo-American ranks with continental European ranks could confused many people.

Regards,

Friedrich

[Paul Reed]

On a matter of accuracy, may I point out that the rank of Brigadier General in the British Army had ceased by WW2; it was replaced by the rank of Brigadier. I have no idea if it existed in the US Army at this time.