MARTIAN CONGRESSIONAL NAVY

Rank Structure

Twenty grades from Recruit to Voidmaster. Each rank earned through mastery.

enlisted training grades

Recruit

E-0 MCN Intake Center, Ares City

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Arrived from home dome. Taking the entrance exam.

Requires: Enrollment

Aspirant

E-1 Foundation Hall, Ares City

Tier 1A

Oath sworn. Issued uniform and NCI.

Requires: Tier 1A: Number Sense & Units

Aspirant Prime

E-2 Foundation Hall, Ares City

Tier 1B

Foundation qualified. First pressure suit simulator.

Requires: Tier 1B: Geometry & Logic

Void Cadet

E-3 Olympus Academy, Olympus Mons

Tier 2A

Moved to the real academy. Zero-G training begins.

Requires: Tier 2A + AM-1 (partial)

Void Cadet First Class

E-4 Olympus Academy, Olympus Mons

Tier 2B

Distinguished cadet. First EVA.

Requires: Tier 2B + AM-1 (complete)

Steersman Third Class

E-5 MCN Orbital Training Center

Tier 3A

First time in SPACE. Navigation track begins.

Requires: Tier 3A

Steersman Second Class

E-6 MCN Orbital Training Center

Tier 3B

Trig qualified. 3D bearings.

Requires: Tier 3B + AM-2 (partial)

Steersman First Class

E-7 Deimos Orbital Shipyard

Tier 3C

First time seeing real warships.

Requires: Tier 3C + AM-2 (complete)

Helmsman

E-8 MCNS Meridian

Tier 4A

Assigned aboard a ship. Calculus barrier crossed.

Requires: Tier 4A

officer training grades

Orbiteer

O-1 MCNS Meridian

Tier 4B

Full calculus cert. First solo orbital calculation.

Requires: Tier 4B + AM-3

Systems Ensign

O-2 Phobos Fleet Station

Tier 5A

Posted to fleet base. Linear algebra qualified.

Requires: Tier 5A + AM-4 (partial)

Systems Officer

O-3 Phobos Fleet Station

Tier 5B

Ship systems certified.

Requires: Tier 5B + AM-4 (complete)

Orbital Engineer

O-4 MCNS Scirocco (Mars Patrol)

Tier 6A

First real duty posting.

Requires: Tier 6A + AM-5 (partial)

Orbital Architect

O-5 MCNS Scirocco (Mars Patrol)

Tier 6B

Mission design qualified.

Requires: Tier 6B + AM-5 (complete)

Reactor Ensign

O-6 Ceres Station (Belt)

Tier 7A

Deployed to the Belt. Reactor certified.

Requires: Tier 7A + AM-6 (partial)

Reactor Officer

O-7 Ceres Station (Belt)

Tier 7B

Full engineering qualification.

Requires: Tier 7B + AM-6 (complete)

Astrogator

O-8 Callisto Station (Jupiter)

Tier 8A

Posted to the frontier.

Requires: Tier 8A + AM-7 (partial)

Senior Astrogator

O-9 Callisto Station (Jupiter)

Tier 8B

Independent nav authority.

Requires: Tier 8B + AM-7 (complete)

Voidmaster ★

O-10 MCNS Ares Prime (Flagship)

Tier 9

Captain-eligible. Command authorized.

Requires: Tier 9 + AM-8 + Capstone