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Author: Auxdarastrix

Oct 22nd 2011 at 7:24:31 AM

AFP:  If the biggest example of a change you can point to is the difference between commondore and rear admiral, than StarTrek is not an example of modern ranks or stasis, given that the current practice in the United States is to not use to term commodore, yet the term is used by Star Fleet at various times.  Also, they sometimes use "Rear (Admiral Lower half) instead, indicating that even over the course of their history they went back and forth several times rather than maintained a stasis.

BabylonFive uses the term "General" for naval officers, something which not an example of modern usage.  They also do not have the exact same enlisted rank structure as any current RealLife militaries.

@Worldmaker:  The entire purpose of this board is to develop tropes, and part of that purpose is to decide if something is a trope.  If you have to resort to yelling at people not to discuss your proposals but to just automatically agree with you, there is probably something wrong with your proposal.