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Themilitary rank was the established order of commanding responsibility between theofficers of a military force.

Galactic Republic[]

The ranks held by members of theGalactic Republic Military varied by era, for instance, during theOld Sith Wars the rank ofCaptain, or more accuratelyFleet Captain was used to refer toAdmirals.Commander was given as a general title reflecting someone in command but not as a specific rank. Also, due to the diversity of the members of the military, regulations specified that any personnel of higher rank than oneself, regardless of the species, gender or position was to be addressed as "sir". The military answered ultimately to theSupreme Chancellor and theGalactic Senate. Though theRepublic Army andRepublic Navy had similar ranks, there were some variations.^[1]

During theNew Sith Wars, the Republic Army was briefly reorganized as theArmy of Light with aJedi Lord in command. After theRuusan Reformation the Republic Military was officially disbanded. TheJudicial Department's Forces became the Republic's main fighting force. The ranks of theJudicials were very basic and the force itself was relatively small as they depended on the support of thePlanetary Security Forces which had widely varying ranks.^[2]

With the eruption of theClone Wars the Republic created a new military. The Judicial Forces became a part of the new Republic Navy. The army ofclones secretly created onKamino became the backbone of theGrand Army of the Republic. The separateRepublic Starfighter Corps andSpecial Operations Brigade were also added. TheJedi Order took command of the military coordinated by theJedi Command and under the supervision of the Senate. Along withJedi Commanders, clones with special training were given ranks ofCommander to assist in leading the army. Later, Supreme ChancellorPalpatine was given ultimate command as theSupreme Commander.^[2]