The military rank was the established order of commanding responsibility between the officers of an Army or Navy.

Contents 1 Galactic Republic 2 Confederacy of Independent Systems 3 Alliance to Restore the Republic 4 Galactic Empire 5 Sources 5.1 In other languages

Galactic RepublicEdit

See also: Rank insignia of the Galactic Republic

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". During the Old Sith Wars and later the Mandalorian Wars, the Republic Military was led by a Minister of Defense with all other soldiers of both the Republic Navy and Republic Army below them. By the time of Great Galactic War and the subsequent Cold War, the head of the military was the Supreme Commander who answered to the Supreme Chancellor and the Galactic Senate. Under the Supreme Commander were the ranks of

• General (Army)/Admiral (Navy)
• Colonel (Army)/Commodore (Navy)
• Major (Army)/Group Captain (Navy)
• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Ensign
• Sergeant (Army), Petty Officer (Navy)
• Corporal
• Specialist
• Private

During the New Sith Wars, the Republic Army was reorganized as the Army of Light with a Jedi Lord in command. After the Ruusan Reformation the Republic Military was disbanded with the remaing forces reorganized as part of the Judicial Department's Forces. With the eruption of the Clone Wars and the establishment of the Grand Army of the Republic, a new hierarchy was also established. Though command of the military was initially invested in the Jedi Order's Jedi Command, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was soon given ultimate command as the Commander-in-Chief. Under were the Jedi High Council who commanded the various ranks:

• High Jedi General
• Senior Jedi General
• Jedi General
• Jedi Commander/Clone marshal commander
• Senior clone commander
• Clone trooper commander
• Clone regimental commander
• Clone trooper major
• Clone trooper captain
• Clone trooper lieutenant
• Clone trooper sergeant
• Clone trooper corporal
• Clone trooper

With the founding of the Galactic Empire, the Republic Military became the Imperial Military with ground forces being divided between the Imperial Army and the Stormtrooper Corps.

Confederacy of Independent SystemsEdit

The highest rank in the Separatist Droid Army and the Confederate Navy was that of Supreme Commander, held by Grievous, who was also given the rank of General.

Alliance to Restore the RepublicEdit

See also: Rank insignia of the Rebel Alliance

The highest rank in the Alliance Military was Alliance Commander-in-Chief, while in the Army it was General. Seven known Rebel generals were Roons Sewell, Han Solo, Jan Dodonna and Lando Calrissian, Carlist Rieekan, Crix Madine and Rahm Kota. The title of Supreme Commander was given to the head of the Alliance Fleet—such as Ackbar—or to the overall leader of the Alliance—Mon Mothma. This title remained in use in the Alliance of Free Planets, the New Republic and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Galactic EmpireEdit

See also: Rank insignia of the Galactic Empire

The highest rank in the Imperial Service was Military Executor/Supreme Commander, Grand General in the Imperial Army, and Grand Admiral in the Imperial Navy. Malcor Brashin was a notable Imperial Grand General and Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Gilad Pellaeon and Morlish Veed are examples of famous Grand Admirals. In the Imperial Remnant and the later Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral was the highest rank.

SourcesEdit

• The Eyes of Revolution
• Star Wars: Clone Wars
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi