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Personal file of Juanita Franco

Name: Juanita Franco
Age: 24

Juanita was always a slighty odd girl. When she was not high on cardamine, she would lapse into a morose, sociopathic state of mind. This, however, did not detract from her piloting skills. At the age of 13, she already showed great proficiency in the cockpit, and as soon as she came of age, she was initiated into the Malta defence force. However, her violent mood swings and antaganism towards her fellow pilots chafed on her superior officers. As her ability could not be called into question, it was decided to reassign her "for the good of her health" (actually, an excuse to get her out of the way) to the Cali Combat Squadron, in order to assist in the defence of the western edge of the Outcast dominions.

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Ranks:

The ranks are listed from the highest one down to the lowest on to show the military structure.

Commander:
The Commander is the one and only head of the squadron. He doesnt take part in combat anymore but is coordinating the squadrons actions from Cali base. Instructions given by the Commander are only forwarded to the Commodore(s) except in emergency. Further information about the Commander has been given before.

Commodore:
The Commodore is the highest ranked officer of the squadron who is still taking part in space combats. All squadron members have to obey his orders unless he is obviously drunk. Currently there are two Commodores in the squadron. Both of them are equal, If you are already following orders of one commodore and receive orders from the other one, inform him about your current mission. But if he decides that his one is more important, follow his orders immediately. Its up to them to explain it to the commander if they caused a mess.

Captain:
Only the most trusted pilots within the squadron are able to reach the rank of a captain. Usually there are only two of them within the squadron, the leader of the A-Wing and the leader of the B-Wing. If both leaders are already chosen it is possible that a specially deserved member of the squadron can reach this rank without leading a wing. Captains are allowed to lead operations in the whole outcast zone of influence and give orders to every member of the squadron except the Commodores. They are also allowed to fly the Scimitar, the Falcata and the Sabre, although they are still expected not to fly a very heavy fighter into asteroids.

Lieutenant:
The lowest officer rank within the squadron is allowed to operate and lead operations within the Core Zone and Operation Zone as long as no higher ranked officer is around. In addition to that a Lieutenant is allowed to acquire a Sabre very heavy fighter to perform long range reconnaissance missions, even into the Un-recommended Zone, but is not allowed to lead lower ranked squadron members there. Also he is expected not to risk his slow heavy fighter within the rocks of Tau-23. Contravention could lead to demotion.
(//The squadron is based on the light fighters, use the sabre in Tau-23 deliberately and you will loose it. Returning from a mission to help in a fight is an exception)

Sergeant :
The first rank allowed to command others, can use the Scimitar and the Falcata.
A sergeant is allowed to operate and lead small operations within the Core Zone and the Operation Zone on his own as long as no higher ranked officer is around.

Corporal :
Lowest rank for all fully respected members of the squadron.
Corporals are allowed to fly a Scimitar and a Falcata bomber, but are not allowed to give commands to other members or to operate outside our core zone and the system in between on their own without being under the command of a higher ranked squadron member.

Recruit :
All new pilots within the squadron will start ranked as recruits for a trail period until they proofed themselves trust worth and deserve to become promoted.
Allowed to fly a Scimitar light fighter.