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Well... one just can't tell over the internet at times...
Well... one just can't tell over the internet at times...
The fandom took Yamaprise a lot more seriously than I ever did, lol.
You do realise I still have the link to the SV thread for GG in my sig, right? And also links for the FFN and SB rehosts.I thought about replying in kind, just to post a link to the FFN copy of KCGG for Whiskey Golf additional shame, but in the end thought against it.
Even then, this is the ideas and recommendations thread. So I still could. But I won't.
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Well, there is some appeal to the pairing of two former enemies, regardless of if they faced each other in battle or not. It also happens to Bismark and Hood, or Bismark and Royal Oak.The fandom took Yamaprise a lot more seriously than I ever did, lol.
I do. But a lot of people tend to ignore cluttered sigs full of links. Posting explicitly a link in a post is a different thing.You do realise I still have the link to the SV thread for GG in my sig, right? And also links for the FFN and SB rehosts.
Uh, you mean Ark Royal, right?Well, there is some appeal to the pairing of two former enemies, regardless of if they faced each other in battle or not. It also happens to Bismark and Hood, or Bismark and Royal Oak.
I personally go with them being considered Captains by default. Captain and ship all in one package, so to speak. It seems to vary from story to story, though; I know BelBat had something else, and I think it came up in a couple others.Another worldbuilding question that's been bugging me so far: The question of ranks. What sort of ranks would make the most sense for Kanmusu to hold?
Another worldbuilding question that's been bugging me so far: The question of ranks. What sort of ranks would make the most sense for Kanmusu to hold?
So all dedicated warship girls are, at least until the end of the Abyssal War, members of the military, amirite? That means they must hold some kind of rank. At first, I was thinking that they must be pretty high up there, as they're directly commanded by an Admiral. Then again, considering how many of them behave, it might not be that wise to hand them officer-level authority.
I guess what got me thinking about this subject is that I idly remembered a small worldbuilding factoid from Strike Witches/World Witches. The Witches in that series all have officer ranks despite most of them being teenagers, which is explained as so that they aren't taken advantage of by the more mundane servicemen (can't remember where I read this from).
I personally go with them being considered Captains by default. Captain and ship all in one package, so to speak. It seems to vary from story to story, though; I know BelBat had something else, and I think it came up in a couple others.
Huh.It depends on the author and the setting and how you wanna do things. GG has the USN shipgirls as officers but they're all doing non-shipgirl things in officer billets. BelaBatt has BBs as officers and DD as enlisted. In the worldbuilding for Eternity, the Japanese don't have rank for their shipgirls, but the Americans do; the average American shipgirl is an enlisted sailor of some kind, with only a few shipgirls like Jersey or Charlie being officers, and the shipgirls selected for battlefield promotion to officer are shipgirls who are in a leadership position, such as Jersey who's the shipgirl OIC for San Diego's shipgirl det, with Charlie as her 2IC. Even then, Jersey's a Lieutenant and Charlie's a Lieutenant Junior Grade; they're never getting past O-3 because, like Hassan the Assassin from Starship Troopers, they don't have the military education necessary for them to advance higher.
In @XenaC 's A Sea of Stars, we see that Fubuki, Suzy, and Poi are junior military officers (IIRC Suzy is a JG while Poi and Buki are LTs), but Graf Spee meanwhile is a Captain. Otoh Graf is also a veteran who's been doing this a bit longer than the DDs, so that's another factor.
In @XenaC 's A Sea of Stars, we see that Fubuki, Suzy, and Poi are junior military officers (IIRC Suzy is a JG while Poi and Buki are LTs), but Graf Spee meanwhile is a Captain. Otoh Graf is also a veteran who's been doing this a bit longer than the DDs, so that's another factor.
I recall posting about this in the SB mirror.Another worldbuilding question that's been bugging me so far: The question of ranks. What sort of ranks would make the most sense for Kanmusu to hold?
So all dedicated warship girls are, at least until the end of the Abyssal War, members of the military, amirite? That means they must hold some kind of rank. At first, I was thinking that they must be pretty high up there, as they're directly commanded by an Admiral. Then again, considering how many of them behave, it might not be that wise to hand them officer-level authority.
I guess what got me thinking about this subject is that I idly remembered a small worldbuilding factoid from Strike Witches/World Witches. The Witches in that series all have officer ranks despite most of them being teenagers, which is explained as so that they aren't taken advantage of by the more mundane servicemen (can't remember where I read this from).
Coming back to this, I think you've gotten this mixed up with nurses in WW1 and WW2. Army nurses in the US Army were commissioned as officers to avoid fraternisation with enlisted soldiers.I guess what got me thinking about this subject is that I idly remembered a small worldbuilding factoid from Strike Witches/World Witches. The Witches in that series all have officer ranks despite most of them being teenagers, which is explained as so that they aren't taken advantage of by the more mundane servicemen (can't remember where I read this from).
Well, unless the setting justifies it somehow, but I can definitely see the resulting scandal blowing up quite spectacularly..... Which also means any ship girl carrying on with her admiral is at least an Article 32 hearing before moving to court martial.
Fusou-chaaaaaan! Someone's talking about us!.... Which also means any ship girl carrying on with her admiral is at least an Article 32 hearing before moving to court martial.
Doesn't matter, UCMJ is very clear: no officer/enlisted relationships, no relationships between a superior officer and subordinate in the same chain of command. You can skate somewhat if the relationship is prior to joining up - guy I knew was a Marine infantry officer, his wife was an Army Nurse Sergeant. They'd gotten married before she enlisted.
So in other words, you want shipgirls to be paid complete and utter crap for risking their lives. E1-E2 earn less then $2,000 a month in the USN. It's not until you reach E7 that you start seeing one earn close to $50,000. On the Officer side, a LT earns between $48,850 and $79,000.I feel that's kinda patronizing. Have them earn their own pay with real deeds performed under their own agency, not ride the coattails of their crew.
But that's just me.
Well, they at least worth rank of specialist simply because what they are. Shooting big guns with little expenditure of ammo and food wasn't something that can be learned by anyone.I feel that's kinda patronizing. Have them earn their own pay with real deeds performed under their own agency, not ride the coattails of their crew.
But that's just me.
Given their status as extremely valuable combat units, I think a large amount of leeway would be granted. A happy shipgirl is a motivated fighter..... Which also means any ship girl carrying on with her admiral is at least an Article 32 hearing before moving to court martial.
Some key parts here to consider: the big thing is 'same chain of command'. An enlisted and officer can be married without any problems as long as they're in separate units and have no influence over each other. Within, they better be a pre-existing relationship, and the US makes strong efforts to make sure they are never in the same chain. Admittedly, someone 'crossing the fence' like that will get some eyebrows unless they're pretty far apart.UCMJ is very clear: no officer/enlisted relationships, no relationships between a superior officer and subordinate in the same chain of command.
You're not quite on the right scale. I was making north of $60k a year as an E-6 thanks to things like Housing Pay (another $1000/month in my area). And that's in straight pay. You also get full health coverage for your entire family, which is worth another $10k a year easily.It's not until you reach E7 that you start seeing one earn close to $50,000