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The military rank was the established order of commanding responsibility between the officers of a military force.

Galactic RepublicEdit

Old Republic eraEdit

The ranks held by members of the Galactic Republic Military varied by era. Commander was given as a general title reflecting someone in command but not as a specific rank. Also, due to the diversity of the members of the military, regulations specified that any personnel of higher rank than oneself, regardless of the species, gender or position was to be addressed as "sir". The military answered ultimately to the Supreme Chancellor and the Galactic Senate. Though the Republic Army and Republic Navy had similar ranks, there were some variations.^[1] They are listed below:

Supreme Commander^[1]
General (Army) / Admiral (Navy)^[1]
Colonel (Army) / Commodore (Navy)^[1]
Major (Army) / Group Captain (Navy)^[1]
Captain^[1]
Lieutenant^[1]
Ensign^[1]
Sergeant (Army) / Petty Officer (Navy)^[1]
Corporal^[1]
Specialist^[1]
Private^[1]

Post-Ruusan ReformationEdit

During the New Sith Wars, the Republic Army was briefly reorganized as the Army of Light with a Jedi Lord in command. After the Ruusan Reformation the Republic Military was officially disbanded. The Judicial Department's Forces became the Republic's main fighting force. The ranks of the Judicials were very basic and the force itself was relatively small as they depended on the support of the Planetary Security Forces which had widely varying ranks.^[2] Judicial Force ranks included:

Admiral^[2]
Captain^[2]
Lieutenant^[2]
Sergeant-Major^[2]
Sergeant^[2]
Corporal^[2]
Private^[2]

The Clone WarsEdit

With the eruption of the Clone Wars the Republic created a new military. The Judicial Forces became a part of the new Republic Navy. The army of clones secretly created on Kamino became the backbone of the Grand Army of the Republic. The separate Republic Starfighter Corps and Special Operations Brigade were also added. The Jedi Order took command of the military coordinated by the Jedi Command and under the supervision of the Senate. Along with Jedi Commanders, clones with special training were given ranks of Commander to assist in leading the army. Later, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was given ultimate command as the Commander-in-Chief.^[2] The ranks were: