Gentlemen, welcome to the ranks! Well, speaking of ranks, let's see... real-world military rank, Petty Officer 3rd Class (Pay Grade E-4) in, of course, the finest armed service in the world (grandly ignoring the catcalls from envious members of lesser services here). I then joined up with the 3rd US Regular Infantry Regiment 1860-1865, a reenacting unit portraying the Old Guard during the War of the Rebellion, and successfully resisted promotion for some years. Now, however, I've promoted myself to sergeant and am freelancing it. I've pretty much all the uniform parts and accouterments I need, and now that I've
finally gotten some idea of how I wish to be armed, I hope to start moving forward again.
Now, in the GAF I am Acting Lieutenant in Command (or Lieutenant Commander, take your pick of titles) of the Naval Detachment, Department of the Atlantic. Sounds nice, eh? So far it's been totally ceremonial, and I haven't made it to any ceremonies yet... easiest duty I've ever pulled.