An Imperial Rank Scheme utilizing Subtractive Colors
v1.0 (Aug 2025)

Using a simple “subtractive” scheme to mimic the US Army's “Silver outranks Gold” heraldry significantly simplifies the way the Imperial system is structured from a rank bar designer's point of view, allowing you to go all the way from 2nd Lieutenant to Surface Marshall without having to combine/simplify the rank structure to stay within the ANH-imposed 6 bar width limit. It also opens up hilarity at the O-1 and O-2 levels regarding Army/Navy/Civilian rankings, as you can see below:

Code

Imperial Navy

Imperial Army

Civilian-Aligned

Code

O-1


Ensign


2nd Lieutenant

O-1

O-2


Lieutenant (Junior Grade)


First Lieutenant

O-2

O-3


Lieutenant


Captain

O-3

O-4


Lieutenant Commander


Major

O-4

O-5


Commander


Lieutenant Colonel

O-5

O-6


Captain


Colonel

O-6

O-7


Rear Admiral (1 Star)


High Colonel (1 Star)


(1 Star)

O-7

O-8


Rear Admiral (2 Star)


Major General (2 Star)


(2 Star)

O-8

O-9


Vice Admiral (3 Star)


Lieutenant General (3 Star)


(3 Star)

O-9

O-10


Admiral (4 Star)


General (4 Star)


(4 Star)

O-10

O-11


Fleet Admiral (5-Star)


High General (5-Star)


(5 Star)

O-11

O-12


High Admiral (6-Star)


Surface Marshal (6-Star)


(6 Star)

O-12