BF2S Forums Next rank after 2nd lieutenant?

KillerAFET wrote:

emperorphoenix wrote:

the ranks r as follows
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
captain
major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
chief in commander

Your ranks are correct for the Army of the United States with one exception.  Sorry dude, Commander In Chief, or CINC, is not a military rank but a title. CINCSAC was the title given to the General Commanding Strategic Air Command, for example.

The proper name given to the highest rank as allowed by US law is General or the Army or General of the Air Force, or Fleet Admiral which is 5 stars.

thats wat they will call it in bf2 it will not be a point rank it will be like the SMOTC

DarkLordFoxx wrote:

I don't  know if I'll make it past the enlisted ranks much less into officer ranks!

EDIT: What happened to a special rank for the highest ranked guy? I liked that idea

I'm with you on that one.  I'll be turning cartwheels if I make it to Gunnery Sergeant.

At your historical rate, you should earn 3,351 in 123 days (or 59:32:45 straight). God I wish I had broadband right now.

I'd like to see some non-american ranks added in, commonwealth-style would be nice but PLA & MEC (would have to be made up here I'm guessing) would be more appropriate

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

what about warrent officers? 5 star generals or general of the (corp, army, airforce. navy is admiral) would be at the pentegon talking strats w/ other top brass members. and thank u for correcting me about the colonal thing, so no high ranking officers in bf2 it will not be possible anyways to reach that rank

Douglas MacArthur got his feet wet invading the Phillipine Islands.  Only 2 of the 9 or 10 5 stars were in Washington, the rest were in theater.  Bradley, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Arnold, Nimitz, Halsey, and Leahy were all combatant commanders.  Marshall and King were in the Pentagon.

FeloniousMonk wrote:

gregory.ortegae wrote:

Actually I am a little upset at the rank structure in the game.  How on earth could a 2nd Lt. be above a SGM?  That is just BS.  My goal is to make SGM and that is it. The hell with officers.  hahahahahahaha

Because a commissioned officer of the lowest rank hold authority even on the highest rated non-com. A smart lieutenant listens to his cheifs/sergents but they still outrank all enlisted men.

and also, liutenants and major and colonels fight on the field as well. they are much more respected officers. watch band of brothers that will give you a perspective (although its not USMC and it is WW2)

gregory.ortegae wrote:

I agree with both of you gentleman.  However, as I have stated previously, I do not think it is right to have the ranks go ffrom enlisted to Commisioned, especially putting a 2nd Lt over a SGM.  Congress is not involved here.  Yes its true that officers that fight are respected however,  the experience and knowledge that a SGM has does not put a 2nd LT above him.  A 2nd LT is brand new to the service.  The SGM has about 17-30 years in.  So using that mentality in a combat setting, I would rather follow an SGM over a 2nd Lt.

Have you ever been in combat? Are you in the armed forces?

gregory.ortegae wrote:

I wasnt going to respond to your post, but i felt compelled to.  Obviously you have no clue what you are asking me.  Obviously you have not read my signature, and if you have you dont know what it means which means one of two things  1. You are an officer 2. You are not affiliated with any Armed Service for reasons unknown (however I can probably name a few but wont out of not embarassing you).  YES!!!

You are telling me a freakin E-7 in the Army is arguing with a bunch of teens on a forum?  Come on man.  Im a SSgt in the AF but dont go bragging about that in here.  This is not real life people, stop comparing BF2 with how it really is in the USMC.  Sure its stupid to go from Sergeant Major to 2LT but its just a points system, think of it as going from level 9 to level 10.  And for all those who claim to be in the military you should just post your DD Form 214 online to prove it you freakin loosers.

Anyway on the subject of this post, the ranks will go up to a 5 star, one person already discovered the code in the games registry.  Doesnt make much sense seeing how the USMC doesnt have a 5 star but then we get back on the realism subject.  Yes it would be stupid for a full bird to be running around with a M245 but this is a game people.  Just tell yourself that and all this will make sense.

Last edited by dobbs (2005-12-29 13:19:01)

FeloniousMonk wrote:

I figured what it meant but considering that "SFC, USA" could mean a myriad of things that have nothing at all to do with the military I wanted to ask and make sure. Now, should I assume that your "yes" was to both questions? If so then you must understand why commissioned officers always have authority over enlisted men and why it's integral to military operations.

Now, as I said before, any recently commissioned officer with more than two brain cells to rub together will listen to his sergent or chief because those guys should certainly know what they're doing. But that doesn't change the fact that the chain of command is in place for a reason.

You are right.

gregory.ortegae wrote:

I agree with both of you gentleman.  However, as I have stated previously, I do not think it is right to have the ranks go ffrom enlisted to Commisioned, especially putting a 2nd Lt over a SGM.  Congress is not involved here.  Yes its true that officers that fight are respected however,  the experience and knowledge that a SGM has does not put a 2nd LT above him.  A 2nd LT is brand new to the service.  The SGM has about 17-30 years in.  So using that mentality in a combat setting, I would rather follow an SGM over a 2nd Lt.

You are an idiot.

<eN>Madcat wrote:

So for Special Forces, shouldn't there be an Admiral Rank, considering it's the SEALS.

gregory.ortegae wrote:

I agree with both of you gentleman.  However, as I have stated previously, I do not think it is right to have the ranks go ffrom enlisted to Commisioned, especially putting a 2nd Lt over a SGM.  Congress is not involved here.  Yes its true that officers that fight are respected however,  the experience and knowledge that a SGM has does not put a 2nd LT above him.  A 2nd LT is brand new to the service.  The SGM has about 17-30 years in.  So using that mentality in a combat setting, I would rather follow an SGM over a 2nd Lt.

dude, watch band of brothers. just do it and then you will see why you are an idiot.