Most of the rank titles in use today were originally created in Europe during the Middle Ages. The web link below has a brief rundown on the origins of some of the rank titles.

[url]http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/rankhist.html[/url]

Here's the rank insignia for the Willow Valley (California) Police Department. The WVPD has eight officers, six men and two women, including new chief Brent Grady, serving a residential and commercial town with a population of a little over 4100. Patrol Officer: no insignia Patrol Officer First Clas...

Here's the rank insignia of Torres City (California) Department of Public Safety. The DPS consists of ten police officers and ninety-five firefighters, including the Director of Public Safety, who acts as both Chief of Police and Fire Chief, and is assisted by one Deputy Police Chief and one Deputy ...

Thanks, Chris! It's a lot of work, believe me! And one more for the day: The rank insignia of the Bristol Canyon (California) Police Department. The BCPD consists of ten officers, serving a primarily residential town with a population of around 5000. Officer: No insignia Corporal: [img]http://www.ra...

Here are the rank insignia for the San Carlos City Police Department from my story, California Blue . The department consists of 25 officers, including the Chief, Assistant Chief and six uniformed Detectives who act as regular patrol officers when not working cases. Police Officer: no insignia Polic...

This is the rank insignia for a fictional California sheriff's office I created for a law-enforcement story I'm writing. You can read it chapter by chapter at the following links. Chapter 1: [url]http://officer.proteus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17712[/url] Chapter 2: [url]http://offi...