This first rank system is based around if you can attk on mounts:
1. Private
2. Novice Soldier
3. 2 options, cavarly (mounted fighting) or Soldier (Ground fighting)
4. Elite Cavarly |||| Elite Soldier
5. Cavarly Officer |||| Officer [ command a small group of 5] Max : 6
6. (at this rank the 2 merge back into one system) SQUAD LEADER [ command a squad of 8 of the class you have worked your way up in] Max: 6
7. Commander [ commander's communicate to 2 of the squad leaders] max : 2
8. General [ General's give orders to the commander's] Max : 1
9. Overlords [ overlords have complete control over the entire army, they give orders to every1, they can counter orders given from any1 below them as long as the counter has been seconded by another overlord] Max: none
10. Supreme Overlords [ Martyk, g-force, Zander

] Max: 3 (they are the official controllers of the army. Supreme overlords have complete control over the army even more so than the Overlords which is via what i said up there heh.)
And if you cant attk on mount...
1. Private
2. Novice Soldier
3. Soldier
4. Elite Soldier
5. Officer [commands a squad of 5] Max: 6
6. Squad Leader [commands a squad of 8] Max: 6
7. Commander [ gives the squad leaders orders] max: 2
8. General [gives orders to the commanders and squad ldrs] Max : 1
9. Overlords [ are the controllers of the whole army, they give orders to any1 lower ranked than them] Max : none ( Supreme overlords can vote in new members to overlords)
10. Supreme Overlords [ Martyk, G-force, zander

] Max : 3
what you think?
btw commanders each get 1/4 of players not in the designated sqquads and generals get the last 2/4.
overlords and supreme overlords get 2 players at their command so that is deducted from the commander and general troops.
also all new members start at the rank private and have to acheive their ranks.
G-force "looks like a good rank system to me. btw how are guildies going to advance their rank? like would they get promoted by pvp,pve, acting as a leader in the guild, recruiting, etc."
we (being marn, you and i) can promote where we see fit as long as one other has agreed.
example...
Jimmy shows good leadership skills in PVP I wanna promote him
i dunno he's a nubcake with extra pwn sauce....
I agree, he's a lol pwned roflcakes nubcake
so in this scenario jimmy would not be promoted, but jimmy wouldnt know we were considering his promotion so he wouldnt get angry, lol pwned roflcakes nubcake jimmy! =D those above were military ranks, lemme put down civilian kind of ranks.
1. Civilian
2. Worker
3. Second Class
4. First class
5. Civil Protection
6. Leader
(co-ldr)<------------| have to be promoted to these 2 by a guild master, works same as practicly everything else.... =D
(Guild Master)<-----|
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There, i just took all this from my post on GR.