Although a member’s overall status within the Fleet will be entirely determined by their position, the military ranks presented below further stratify the Emperor's Hammer and give something for members to strive for. The position of a member will always take precedence over conflicting ranks (e.g., a Flight Leader who is a Lieutenant Colonel does not outrank a Squadron Commander who is a Captain). A member may retain a rank achieved in a previous assignment to a higher command position even if his current position does not warrant a promotion to that rank.
Admiral ranks may not be held in line positions (i.e., FM, FL, CMDR, and WC). Former admirals that are assigned to line positions will be granted the rank of Colonel regardless of their line rank before assignment to an admiral position as long as they completed a full Tour of Duty in their admiralty role. The exception for this rule is applied to members that achieved the rank of General before the admiralty appointment, in which case they will be returned to the rank of General.
| Insignia | Rank | Requirement | Held by |
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Darth | 4 pilots | |
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Lord | 10 pilots | |
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Master | 7 pilots | |
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Adept | 8 pilots | |
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Inquisitor | 15 pilots | |
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Assassin | 4 pilots | |
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Sorcerer | 16 pilots | |
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Warrior | 9 pilots | |
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Knight | 33 pilots | |
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Stalker | 15 pilots | |
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Juggernaut | 19 pilots | |
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Marauder | 23 pilots | |
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Acolyte | 41 pilots | |
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Novice | 86 pilots | |
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Apprentice | 86 pilots | |
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Grand Admiral | The Fleet Commander of the Emperor’s Hammer is granted this exclusive rank. Former FCs are allowed to retain this rank after leaving the FC position. | 3 pilots |
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Sector Admiral | The Executive Officer of the Emperor’s Hammer is granted this exclusive rank. Former XOs are allowed to retain this rank after leaving the XO position. | 5 pilots |
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High Admiral | This is the highest rank achievable within the TIE Corps. Only a TCCOM holding the rank of FA may be promoted to HA, and this often requires outstanding service in that capacity in order to receive this promotion from the Fleet Commander. | 15 pilots |
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Fleet Admiral | Active ADs in a SOO, COO, or TCCOM role may be promoted to FA. FA is the highest rank that the SOO and COO may be promoted to. | 52 pilots |
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Admiral | Active VAs may be promoted to the rank of AD. If someone is promoted to TCCOM that doesn’t already hold this rank or higher, they will be promoted to AD and will retain that rank as long as they complete at least one Tour of Duty as the TCCOM. AD is the highest rank that a COM may be promoted to. | 62 pilots |
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Vice Admiral | Active RAs may be promoted to the rank of VA. | 53 pilots |
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Rear Admiral | First-time admirals being assigned to a COM, SOO, or COO role will receive the rank of RA and will retain that rank as long as they complete at least one Tour of Duty as an admiral. | 11 pilots |
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General | Exceptional CMDR/COLs and CMDR/WCs may be promoted to the rank of GN, the highest line rank and prestigious honor to receive. | 38 pilots |
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Colonel | Active LCs in a FL role or higher may be promoted to COL. As noted above, admirals that have completed a Tour of Duty in their admiralty role will receive the rank of COL when transferred to an FM, FL, CMDR, or WC assignment. COL is the highest rank that a FL may be promoted to. | 166 pilots |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Active MAJs in a FL role or higher may be promoted to LC. | 97 pilots |
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Major | Active CPTs are promoted to MAJ. MAJ is the highest rank that a FM may be promoted to. | 148 pilots |
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Captain | Active CMs may be promoted to CPT. | 261 pilots |
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Commander | Active LCMs may be promoted to CM. SLs, LTs, and LCMs that are promoted to CMDR roles are also promoted to CM and will retain that rank as long as they complete at least one Tour of Duty as a CMDR. | 405 pilots |
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Lieutenant Commander | Active LTs that have completed TIE Corps Core from the IU may be promoted to LCM. | 569 pilots |
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Lieutenant | SLs that complete one of the requirements listed in a later section are promoted to LT. FM/SLs that are promoted to a FL role are also promoted to LT and will retain that rank as long as they complete at least one Tour of Duty as a FL. | 1,820 pilots |
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Sub-Lieutenant | Cadets that complete their training are promoted to Sub-Lieutenant. | 854 pilots |
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Cadet | Rank assigned to the Trainees on board Modified Platform Daedalus. | 8,109 pilots |