Or else it reflects a promotion which he received after We must assume that this is either an error, (Despite the fact that he is obviously a sub-lieutenant, Insignia are identical to Lieutenant Tanbris'. The young black-uniformed officer whom Vader ordered to send out a fake distress signal from Tantive IV. Insignia: identical to Lieutenant Tanbris'. Who supervised detention block AA-23 in A New Hope. Lieutenant Shann Childsen, the black-uniformed lieutenant Lieutenant Tanbris, the black-uniformed officer who reported the status of the Battle of Yavin to Lord Vader before the Dark Lord ordered his personal TIE squadron into action.The difference in number of rank cylinders.Īs with naval Captains and Commanders, the higher rank has the least cylinders. The higher rank of Lieutenant is distinguished from the Sub-Lieutenant by Second Lieutenant Kyle Katarn, upon his graduation as a stormtrooper officerįrom the Cliffside Imperial Military Academy on Carida inĪ naval Sub-Lieutenant is the second-lowest commissioned rank in the

Sometimes known as a 'Junior Lieutenant'.Ī second lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in the Imperial Army.Ī second lieutenant is equal in status to a naval acting sublieutenant. Verbally addressed as simply 'Sub-Lieutenant' Superior to a midshipman, but still quite junior in naval officer ranks. The unfortunate midshipman was shot by Han Solo.Ī naval acting sub-lieutenat is equal in status to an army second lieutenant. He took over supervision when Sub-Lieutenant Pol Treidum went to investigate

The second officer working in control room of Docking Bay 327 aboard the

Ensign Mithel, tractor beam operator aboard the Imperial star destroyerĭuring Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign against the New Republic.The insignia of ensigns and the cadet type of midshipmen Requires the possession of more than one cylinder.īut such a person is never called an 'ensign'. Status as a working officer would require the possession of at least one rank cylinder.ĭistinguishing an ensign from the superior rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant This is the lowest officer aboard a Navy vessel.Ī midshipman or ensign is a young officer who has just finished hisĪcademy studies and is taking experience on an active warship. Those new graduates wore no code cylinders. The illustration of Imperial Academy graduates in Heroes and Rogues Officer cadets have no rank cylinders because they are in training and are not assigned to any post. STAR WARS: Imperial Insignia: Officer Examples

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