April 2001 - Hammer's Fist

COMBAT UNIFORMS
by Surface Marshal Ares

     The first page covered the building of a combat uniform. Now to learn how to read one at a glance. The rank and position system of the combat uniform is very easy to grasp. There are eight colors and a limited number of stripes or stars for position.

Ranks

     The Hammer's Fist ranking system is broken into two parts: Enlisted and Commissioned Officers. The pauldron color scheme also reflects this with Enlisted ranks being colorless (shades of grey) and Commissioned Officer ranks being shades ranging from yellow to dark red. Below is a breakdown:

Enlisted Troopers  
PFC to SPL SML to WO1
SGT to SGM CWO to MWO
Commissioned Officers
2LT to CPT BG to GN
MAJ to HC HG to FM

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