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by JazzGuy
Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:40 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: general and flag officers
Replies: 10
Views: 7079

Any officer from 2nd Lt. or Ensign all the way up to General of the Army or Admiral of the Fleet are considered Commissioned Officers because they hold a commission from their national command authority. In the United Kingdom, then hold a commission from the Queen while in the United States I believ...
by JazzGuy
Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:48 am
Forum: BADGES, PATCHES and other INSIGNIA
Topic: Orders&medals
Replies: 20
Views: 7651

Hello All,

May I direct your attention to Medals of the World, located at http://www.medals.org.uk/ . This is a very good starting point for anyone interested in medals and orders, and I recommend to everyone that they should check it out.
by JazzGuy
Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:28 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Forum, quuestion for Zdzlislaw.
Replies: 11
Views: 9492

Hi All, The forum was down again last night, so I copied the error message and did some looking on the internet. phpBB : Critical Error Error creating new session DEBUG MODE SQL Error : 1114 Tabulka 'phpbb_sessions' je pln-Bá INSERT INTO phpbb_sessions (session_id, session_user_id, session_start, se...
by JazzGuy
Wed May 19, 2004 2:22 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: New Ranks Proposal
Replies: 80
Views: 62704

As you are proposing an increase in the number of ranks, how do you propose the ranks be broken down (ie. a better assistants needs x posts)?
by JazzGuy
Sat May 08, 2004 5:12 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Freemasonry
Replies: 1
Views: 3166

Freemasonry

Hello All,

I just had the privilege of attending a masonic funeral service and seeing everyone in full regalia. Since I do not know what most of it represents, I was wondering if anyone here could help me out.

Thanks
by JazzGuy
Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:26 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Robb Mavins
Replies: 2
Views: 3593

Robb has contact information on his web site.

http://rankmaven.tripod.com/
by JazzGuy
Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:32 am
Forum: INTERNATIONAL RANK INSIGNIA
Topic: Martial Arts
Replies: 3
Views: 7743

Martial Arts

Hi Everyone,

I came across an interesting web page the other day relating to martial art belt colours and ranking tradition.

http://www.e-budokai.com/articles/belts.htm

Enjoy!
by JazzGuy
Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:56 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Question on Precedence
Replies: 15
Views: 9939

Thank you for your helpful information. There is no other place I know of than here where I could recieve such helpful information in a short period of time. He really do have a great thing going here. I was wondering, does anyone know how this system compairs to that of the United States or Canada....
by JazzGuy
Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:55 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Question on Precedence
Replies: 15
Views: 9939

Thank you for your helpful information. There is no other place I know of than here where I could recieve such helpful information in a short period of time. He really do have a great thing going here. I was wondering, does anyone know how this system compairs to that of the United States or Canada....
by JazzGuy
Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:09 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Question on Precedence
Replies: 15
Views: 9939

Question on Precedence

Hi All, I have a more general question for you all, one regarding precenence of titles. First, how does one order titles before a name. These include ranks, doctorates, religious titles, peerages, honourifics, etc. What is the general rule to follow when someone has many different titles, such as Dr...
by JazzGuy
Sat Nov 15, 2003 7:53 am
Forum: BADGES, PATCHES and other INSIGNIA
Topic: Canadian 31 Brigade Group
Replies: 0
Views: 1330

Canadian 31 Brigade Group

The major command for Southern Ontario is the 31 Canadian Brigade Group. They are based in London, Ontario, where I attend university. You can see their crest below, with their Commanding Officer Colonel G.J.P. O'Brien, CD.

[img]http://www.31cbghq.org/images/StaffPhotos/Col%20O'Brien.jpg[/img]
by JazzGuy
Sat Nov 15, 2003 7:50 am
Forum: BADGES, PATCHES and other INSIGNIA
Topic: 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
Replies: 0
Views: 1267

4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment

Hi All,

Another group located in London, Ontario under the 31 Canadian Brigade Group is the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.

[img]http://www.army.dnd.ca/4rcr/images/crests/4rcr.jpg[/img]
by JazzGuy
Sat Nov 15, 2003 7:48 am
Forum: BADGES, PATCHES and other INSIGNIA
Topic: Canadian 22 Service Battalion
Replies: 0
Views: 1292

Canadian 22 Service Battalion

Hi All,

The 22 Service Battalion is one that is based in London, Ontario where I go to school. I have included their insignia for general interest.

[img]http://www.army.dnd.ca/22service_battalion/images/crests/22%20Svc%20Bn%20Crest%20Big.jpg[/img]
by JazzGuy
Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:14 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Rank Insignia of the World
Replies: 1
Views: 2666

Rank Insignia of the World

I found a page that links to the Rank Insignia of various nations. It is quite an interesting page, but not all of the links work. Enjoy!

http://hemsidor.torget.se/users/k/klix/grader_e.html
by JazzGuy
Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:08 pm
Forum: FICTIVE RANK INSIGNIA
Topic: Bajoran Rank Insignia
Replies: 0
Views: 2456

Bajoran Rank Insignia

http://frankg.dgne.com/bri/

This page serves as a catalog of the Bajoran military rank insignia seen on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and offers a system that can be applied to any future insignia seen on the show.

The 3-D insignia images were created by Robert Brown.
by JazzGuy
Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:49 am
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Would you like to introduce yourself?
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Hello Everyone

I just wanted to say "Hi" to everyone out there. I quite enjoy this board, although I am quite new to this. I have been interested in insignia for some time now, branching out from my interest in uniforms and especially uniforms and insignia from Star Trek. I'm 20 years old, and currently ...
by JazzGuy
Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:56 pm
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (Rank comparison, translation issues etc)
Topic: Forum Rank Structure
Replies: 0
Views: 2337

Forum Rank Structure

Hello All,

I was just wondering, what are the number of posts that correspond with the forum ranks?

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