Kai Ranks
Ranks, Titles, and Honorifics
Ranks| Hol Rank | Translation | Collar Pip (Right side) | |
| 'aj | Admiral |
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| Sa’ | General |
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| totlh | Commodore |
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| ‘ech | Brigadier |
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| HoD | Captain/Colonel |
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| la' | Commander/Major |
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| Sogh | Lieutenant |
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| lagh | Ensign |
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| ne' | Yeoman |
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| mangHom | Cadet (under 16) |
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| beq/QaS | Crewman/Soldier | no rank pin | |
A beq or QaS that is at least 16 may also call themselves Da' "Corporal" and a beq or QaS that is over the age of 30 may also call themselves bu' "Sergeant".
Ranks and titles (e.g. HoD "Captain") come after the proper name, so names are given as X rank, Y puqloD/puqbe', Z tuq, or "rank X, son/daughter of Y, of the House of Z". (puqloD "son"; puqbe' "daughter"; tuq "familial House"). For example, qartan HoD molnotlh puqloD toQqul tuq "Captain Khartan, Son of Molnoth, house of toQqul".