#military titles

[compacflt]

wip wednesday: made a HUGE amount of progress this week (for context—purple is unfinished & yellow is finished; last week all of them were purple) … i am in the home stretch here

#and then… it will be time for me to say goodbye i think #some darkstar politics in here #driven by an essay I read last year titled tinted blue: Air Force culture & American civil-military relations #everyone has a different idea of what modern warfare will look like #1 & 2 are from the same section obviously… i just think it’s interesting #& i wrote elsewhere in may maybe that ice & mav would be on opposite sides of this debate #ice with his big picture managerial perspective… it’s good for warfare… mav with his specialist pilot loyalty POV #obviously their conversation predates the russia-ukraine war which has shown drone warfare in its fullest to date potential #4. is… idk. does it help to tell you it takes place in 2014? #3. * #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #icemav #top gun #top gun maverick #top gun fanfiction #sorry for the like defense ethics conversations if that’s boring #i just think that stuff is philosophically so interesting

[densitywell]

It is so fun watching Orym awkwardly go through the song and dance of formal military presentation - the speeches in front of cheering crowds, the rewarding of titles and honors far too overwrought for the bloody work they represent (Orym could kill someone in half the time it would take him to say, I am Orym, Savior Blade of the Tempest) - because it's possible there's nothing this guy gives less of a shit about than his own accolades or legacy. Orym just wants to be good, even as he becomes less and less certain what that means, even as he thinks that it would be so much easier to give up on that. He wants to feel like he's done something right, for maybe the first time since Will and Derrig died.

And so he fumbles through the rituals, and holds up his shield for the people of Zephrah to bear witness to, and extracts what really matters from Keyleth (who understands the frivolity of this all better than anybody) referring to him as a Savior Blade of the Tempest; not a fancy name for people to call him, but affirmation that he can save people, someone, anyone, at least this time. At least with the Hells at his side.

#orym of the air ashari #critical role #cr spoilers #cr orym #cr3 #really tho i saw so much talk of orym getting the praise and recognition he deserves meanwhile orym's standing there taking it like :///// #so i was delighted when the savior blade of the tempest title was bookended by keyleth commiserrating and offering him some very good advic #needed that way more than a cool nickname!! #forgot to acknowledge the of course genuine love and camraderie with the people of zephrah in this #but to work that in honestly would require untangling the essential role of patriotism and nationalism in military structures #even if just to say “zephrah is One of The Good Militarized States bc exandria is a world where those exist!” or whatever #crposting

[somebucky]

Sometimes it cracks me up when I see posts discussing "Captain" Steve Rogers. Because his title was a fake title used as a promotional stunt to sell war bonds.

Now, if we consider this Not only James Rhodes, and Carol Danvers military rank of Colonel are the highest ranking military above Rogers. But we would also be able to say that Sergeant James Barnes and Pararescue/Possible Staff Sergeant Sam Wilson who gains Captain America Title is ranked higher than Steve Rogers because he is a fraud.

#bucky barnes #marvel #steve rogers #james rhodes #carol danvers #im not military or air force so correct me if I am incorrect on any titles #but we all know steves rank is fake af

[texasaggie-seaknight]

Earning the title…

#usmc #boot camp #us marines #u.s. marines #united states marine corps #united states marines #military #militär #militaire #american military #us military #u.s. military #military muscle #militarymencollection #earn the title #mcrd san diego #camp pendleton

[andi-o-geyser]

hey quick question is playing slow ride by foghat before confronting your homoerotic rival gay or not. no reason why im asking just curious. 

#absolutely no reason that definitely has nothing to do with me rewatching top gun maverick last night #and then looking up the actual lyrics and being like SIR #i get that you’re putting that song on because the title is ‘slow ride’ and you’re giving rooster shit for flying like a grandma #but you HAVE to know what the rest of the song is talking about #this fucking military recruitment tool of a movie is driving me insane #top gun #top gun: maverick #top gun maverick #rooster #hangman #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #hangster #sereshaw #andis thought geyser

[strawbs-screaming]

punch out but theres a 3rd title defense

HEAVILY INSPIRED BY @matchamabs's punch out title defense 2 posts!! go check their account out!!

Glass Joe - He gets a baguette and beats the living shit out of you with it, if you somehow attack him while he prepares to hit you with it you get a star + his baguette breaks and he has 2 baguettes to beat you with now

Von Kaiser - He gets another haircut and also turns into a cyborg, if you punch his face enough you can reveal the robotic parts of his face, through his cutscenes he malfunctions a lot more

Disco Kid - He wears 80's fitness gear and becomes faster and dances nonstop, also he has headphones in all the time

King Hippo - He has 3 belts to hold up his new jorts and the little tape on his stomach is now covered in duct tape, the belts are still ridiculously loose and can still be knocked off because he hasnt been pantsed enough already

Piston Hondo - He has a entire ass mech that looks like him, if you do a 3 star punch you can break his mech and have it eject him, you gotta dodge the falling mech or you just get knocked out

bear hugger - He tapes an entire maple tree to him and drinks the maple syrup during the fight that has birds & squirrels in it, similiar to normal title defense king hippo: if you knock off the tree from him he becomes a Disney princess and makes the animals attack you

great tiger - He has a genie lamp and fights you with said genie in it, if you punch the genie enough it goes back into its lamp and tiger gets mad at it

don flamenco - He uses his "perfume" (POISONNN!!!) to attack you, if he sprays you with it Mac gets tired for a few seconds, if you can punch it away from his hands he gathers up the pieces and rubs it on his gloves

aran ryan - He gets a brick tied to a rope and is out for blood, if you can somehow punch the brick it bounces back at him and knocks him out

soda popinski - He has one of those hats where you can store drinks in it and sip from it and he has scientists refilling it almost every second, you can jab them to get them off of his back to stop him from getting stronger

bald bull - He befriends the bull from don flamenco's cutscenes and the bull that charged at him during his td cutscene and attacks you with them, if you knock out any of them he gets more involved in the ring and charges at you more

super macho man - He wears 2 sunglasses during the fight & his roots are showing, if you knock of one of those sunglasses he laughs at you because theres another one on it

mr sandman - He gets a tank, an entire ass tank and proceeds to go crazy with it

#alternative title: everyone is fucked #punch out #headcanon #punch out wii #punch out headcanons #bald bull #don flamenco #piston hondo #aran ryan #glass joe #great tiger #GO FOLLOW @MATCHAMABS OR I'LL STEAL YOUR FRIDGE!!! #theyre super awesome and so is their art #this is so nonsensical #i love it!! #also i imagine bulls cutscene as him befriending the bulls and just wrecking don flamenco while hes at it #and Joe's as robbing a bakery #AND Kaisers as him just going to the hairdresser as a cyborg after surgery #AND AND AND piston hondo's as him staying up for ages to build a mech #AND AND AND AND AND!! Sandman as sneaking into a military base and stealing a tank #AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND!!!! Disco kid as watching 80's workout stuff #AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND AND Don flamenco brewing up some truly evil poison #AND- #(gets shot and fucking dies) #AND ARAN RYAN STEALING A BRICK FROM A CONSTRUCTİON SİTE #ok enough screaming BYEEE #no i lied actually #AND GREAT TIGER INDIANA JONES'ING THE LAMP!!! #AND BEAR HUGGER STEALING A TREE!!

[samadhifired]

While ago, I made a post about the Mayor/Chief of War's Chinese dub title being 大元帅/Dà Yuánshuài (aka Grand Marshal).

And after little more digging (aka throwing the term in Wikipedia's search par), this kind of courtesy title was mostly reserved for two types of people:

Legendary war heroes

OR

The Crown Prince

Based on the little we know about the Mayor's backstory, I think the first one is probably the one the show writers were going with. Which would make the Mayor a nice parallel for Azure.

You know, them both being high ranking soldiers who grew so tired of their boss' bs that they ended up killing them.

But the second possibility... That idea of LBD slowly manipulating the Emperor's very own son into her most loyal servant. That she had lost her faith in humanity so thoroughly that the idea of replacing this selfish ruler with her puppet wasn't a choice she even considered.

(Unless that was indeed what she did, since that scene clearly takes place before she met the Pilgrims)

But most importantly: the idea that the Mayor was so loyal to LBD that he gave up his future as an Emperor, betrayed the people he was supposed to rule one day and murdered his own father.

#lmk #monkie kid #lego monkie kid #lmk mayor #SF rambles #it seems to be a very old title too #you can find pretty much identical ones from Korea and Japan #but in those it was a courtesy title for the Emperor #to make him the leader of the military or something #but in China it seems to have varied more #Oh also #Starting now I will forever head canon that Dà Yuánshuài/Grand Marshal/Chief of War was also Macaque's title in Wukong's court #Gotta love the good old gender neutral use of Queen Macaque #but come on! #you can't tell me it wouldn't fit

[quill-of-thoth]

Underrated secondary world fantasy problem: I am well aware that I do not have to adhere to any real world ranks or titles but I am having one hell of a time indicating who is supposed to be more important than who without them.

#lets be real I don't know any titles IRL #whether they be military #or nobility #I don't ever remember who is supposed to outrank whom #sorry everybody's gonna be lord and lady somebody #or captain somebody #I don't write a lot of nobility anyway #but would like a way to convey military leader partially enmeshed with city government #in far fewer words

[yepthatsacowalright]

The longer that Wild Blue Yonder sits in my head the more unhinged I am about it.

It is such a horrifyingly excellent metaphor for living in a world where technology seeps more and more into our daily lives, isolating us with mimicked connection.

The not-things didn’t have to operate on fear and anger, they just learned it was the most efficient way to achieve their goal. And they weren’t wrong.

If they’d decided to take the time to develop empathy perfectly, what would that have looked like? How beneficial could that have been for someone like the Doctor, who holds so many lifetimes of pain and regret that no one else’s brain could hope to comprehend it enough to relate?

Faked connection is so much worse than no connection at all. That hollowness when the algorithms and AI run along our social pathways, gobbling up our time, our energy, our love, with nothing of substance to give us in return. It potentially could, but it doesn’t. There is no logical incentive to operate that way. It is not efficient.

There is always something missing. Something crucial, something that genuinely hurts when you realize it isn’t there, but it is impossible to avoid now. You have to keep scrolling, one way or another.

I don’t have a conclusion for this, except to say when the Doctor stopped in a hallway alone to scream, slam, and kick at everything before continuing on with the task at hand, that was a whole ass mood.

#the title ‘wild blue yonder’ alone is also so good #it makes me think of twitter and social media in general #that it is a military song that can be seen as terrifying or jolly #we have reached ‘text post essays no one asked for’ levels this is not a drill #brainrot officially brainrotting #doctor who #doctor who spoilers #wild blue yonder

[thatsrightice]

Here are some Top Gun Specific episodes to get you started! Also available in podcast form on every platform.

#Fighter Pilot Podcast #we stan vincent jell o aiello #listen to it all or just specific episodes! I like to jump around to what interests me #learn about fighter pilots and aviation in the military of all areas with jell-o! #literally all topics of aviation #he brings on guests who specialize in the topic #top gun #the episodes are easy to navigate due to their titles and topic centric episodes #he talks with pilots who worked on top gun and maverick #he covers individual airplanes #literally EVERYTHING #and it’s funny! and real! and amazing #give episode zero a listen #top gun: maverick #TOPGUN #Maverick #top gun bts #top gun maverick #listen pls and let me know what you think!!!! #Youtube #tom kazansky #iceman #top gun iceman #pete mitchell #I like research #icemav #research #I like planes #mine

[mythweaverarts]

ok but like hear me out- *gets shot*

#good omens #sergeant shadwell #shadwell #doctor who #captain jack harkness #jack harkness #both military men (kinda) #both have important sounding titles #there is no way shadwell is straight look at the man #and we all know that no-one can resist jack's charms #jack harkness x shadwell #i might be the only harkwell shipper in the universe but i said what i said #also yes im coining harkwell as their ship name #harkwell

[mashupofmylife]

Until recently, being called Miss or Mrs really peeved me, but calling me Ms was totally fine, as long as the person in question didn't know I was a physician.

I'm noticing that I have less and less patience for folks who call me Ms now as well. In almost every area of my life, I have other titles: Doctor, Lieutenant, Firefighter. Call me by one of those. Ms has started to feel really dismissive and I know that's not the intent which makes me feel a little bit bad.

#mrs is my mom #not a mrs #miss is for babies #and apparently now ms is just dismissive #call me doctor #but without the attitude of demanding the title #or just call me by my rank #but that's weird outside of a fire department or military setting #adulting is hard #adulting as a woman is harder

[clove-pinks]

A decade of Republican hostility had taken a heavy toll on the navy, but seventeen ships still survived in 1812. Seven were frigates. The Constitution, President, and United States were rated at 44 guns; the Constellation, Chesapeake, and Congress at 36 guns; and the Essex at 32 guns. [...] The frigates were the heart of the navy. Inspired by Philadelphia shipwright Joshua Humphreys, the three heavy frigates—or “44s” as they were called—were bigger and sturdier than other frigates. They carried heavier guns (24-pounders rather than 18-pounders) and their thick hulls were better able to withstand enemy broadsides. In fact, they were “superfrigates,” capable of outfighting and outsailing other ships in their class and of outrunning anything larger.

— Donald R. Hickey, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict

Engagement between the American Frigate United States and the English Frigate Macedonian Surrendered after 17 Minutes of Fighting, 1815 lithographic print (US Naval History and Heritage Command)

#War of 1812 Wednesday #war of 1812 #age of sail #naval history #frigates #us navy #military history #uss united states #naval art #the sea #love the precise mention of '17 minutes' in the title of the print #someone is still mad about uss chesapeake #age of fighting sail #us history

[oedipushansen]

what YA books i think the succession characters would like if they were lonely teens going to the school library

(according to a YA enthusiast)

tom: looking for alaska by john green. i feel like i don't really need to explain this one. he thinks he's miles halter & the whole "anti manic pixie dream girl" message kind of went over his head

roman: forgive me, leonard peacock by matthew quick. i think he'd enjoy leonard's character voice & his teen self would relate to him a lot, especially in a certain part of the book that i'm not going to spoil

shiv: she would've secretly liked twilight by stephenie meyer. i feel like she definitely went through this "not like other girls" sort of phase when she was a teen, which is part of why she'd like twilight & also why she'd never admit it to anyone

kendall: 13 reasons why by jay asher & i'm not even sure what my reasons are for this choice. i just feel it in my gut. the whole time reading it he'd be thinking "wow... girls go through so much... i would have supported her" . sometimes he fantasizes abt killing himself & doing what hannah baker did

greg: i don't even know if this counts as YA but i guess maybe the harry potter series? i don't think he would be a super fan or anything. he would just be like "oh um yeah i read those books... uhh 3 points for gryffindor am i right? haha" in conversations when he doesn't know what else to say

some extra commentary in the tags

#welcome to a post that probably only appeals to me #the catcher in the rye by jd salinger is also a good pick for roman but that maybe would've been too obvious #i ALSO thought about the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky for him but i feel like. charlie's character voice would be too #sweet & naive for roman to get into. maybe in his pre-military school days he would've liked it #i might make a part 2 ! im tired & cant think of books for the others right now #i realize that in ken's part it sounds like i'm bashing 13rw. i'm not . i actually haven't even read it yet 😭 #i WILL at some point i've just never been in the mood for it #also the title obviously isn't meant to imply that only teens can like or enjoy YA. this probably doesn't even need to be said but just in #- case #succession #txt #tom wambsgans #roman roy #shiv roy #kendall roy #greg hirsch

[wolfeyedwitch]

Weapons Don't Weep, Part 9

No. 3 A HAIR’S BREADTH FROM DEATH

Gun to Temple | “Say goodbye.” | Impaled

I know almost nothing about the military, and that's how I like it. Any inaccuracies about rank or protocol or what have you should be handwaved away; please do not tell me. Please do tell me if I missed any tags, or if you would like to join the taglist.

CW: gun violence, possessive whumper, abuse of authority, (spoilers, rest of CW in tags)

Masterlist

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Dr. Evangeline Colman, known as Command, prided herself on her patience. She had been the one to develop the protocols that took an unknown danger to the nation and turned it into their finest weapon. The process had taken the better part of two decades, but the results had been well worth the wait. 

She was rather protective of her Weapon. With all the work she’d put into creating and molding it, it wouldn’t do to have all that go to waste because someone got careless. 

As such, her usual patience was in limited supply after hearing that the Weapon’s escort team was returning— without her Weapon.

Command met the team as they exited their vehicle into the compound built to house the Weapon. She noted that the two senior members, those that would have been in the car with the Weapon, were nowhere in evidence. 

“Status report,” she barked at the remaining team members, who all snapped to attention.

“Sir,” one said. “There was an ambush. The terrorists set off a- a shape charge, of some kind, while our convoy was exiting the area. They separated the vehicle with the Weapon, and pinned the rest of us down with covering fire.”

She studied the group. They looked agitated and unnerved, standard enough post unexpected combat. They also looked intimidated, which was the standard reaction to her presence. Underneath those, though… There was a faint hint of guilt, as well.

Command narrowed her eyes behind her glasses. “Who gave the order to retreat?”

None of them answered. 

She turned to the person at the end of the line, the newest member of the group. “Private Harris.”

The man looked alarmed to be addressed personally. “Sir?”

“Who gave the order to retreat, Private?” she asked softly. 

Private Harris visibly gulped. “Sir, I’m- I’m not—”

“Do you know the voices of your teammates, Private Harris?” Command asked, tone even.

“Yes, sir,” the private answered.

“So you would have recognized who gave the order. Is that not correct?” she asked.

“Yes, sir,” Private Harris answered. “I- I mean, no, sir! I- everything was so hectic, and—”

“Are you saying that you were not adequately trained to keep calm and respond as necessary in combat situations?” Command asked, raising her eyebrows. “Did you sleep through that day in basic training?”

“No; no sir,” he answered. The private was practically trembling with fear.

Good. He should be afraid. They all should be, for failing in such an important task. But the person who should be most afraid…

“It’s a simple question, Private. Who. Gave. The order,” Command repeated, enunciating each word clearly.

…was the one who made the decision to leave her Weapon behind.

Private Harris screwed up his courage and managed to say, “Corporal Miller, sir.”

She nodded sharply and turned to face the corporal. “Report.”

He, at least, hid his fear well. His voice was even and level as he spoke. “As stated in the initial report, Command, the convoy was separated via explosive device. Sergeants Lee and Thompson were incapacitated and taking heavy fire. I made the decision to retreat to protect the rest of the team and prevent further losses.”

Command looked him over, assessing him. She let the silence stretch uncomfortably in the wake of his words. Finally, she broke her stare. She took off her glasses and began to polish them with a handkerchief. 

“What type of sidearm do you carry as your service weapon, Corporal?” she said, not looking up from her glasses.

“A Sig Sauer M-17, sir,” he responded promptly. 

She finished polishing her glasses and put them on again. “Do you know the cost of that weapon?”

A frown flickered across his face before he composed his expression again. “About $600, I believe?”

“That model is sold on the civilian market for approximately $650, Corporal,” she said. “We, of course, received a discounted rate. Step forward.”

He complied with her order, stepping out of line.

“Hand me your service weapon.”

The corporal retrieved the handgun and held it out to her, grip first. 

Command took the weapon and checked it over. Full magazine, and one bullet in the chamber. She held the gun at her side, finger on the trigger guard, as she continued speaking. 

“It is important to know the worth of one’s tools, Corporal,” she said. “For instance, I know that you are worth $[amount]. That is your projected pay over the course of your military career.”

She let another uncomfortable silence settle over the room.

“Of course, that number can change drastically. Tell me, Corporal, which is your dominant hand?”

He didn’t let his confusion stop him from answering, “I’m right-handed, sir.”

Command nodded and took a step to her left. “For example. That number changes if you were to die. At that point, the calculations would be based on what we would have to pay to your next of kin.”

She turned to face the corporal again. “Do you know how much my Weapon, the one you gave the order to abandon, is worth?”

He stayed at attention, not turning to face her as he said, “No, sir.”

Command allowed a grim smile to spread across her face. “Far, far more than you.”

With that, she pressed the gun to his temple, released the safety, and pulled the trigger.

The silence following her actions was almost as deafening as the gunshot.

She stepped away from the spreading puddle of blood as she removed her fingerprints from the weapon with her handkerchief. Then she turned to face the remaining team members.

“Tragedy has struck today,” she said, voice carrying through the whole room. “We have lost three good men. Sergeants Ryan Thompson and William Lee were killed in another act of violence from these brutal terrorists. Corporal Miller then committed suicide upon returning to base, after failing to keep our most valued weapon out of enemy hands. We will not allow these actions to go unpunished. We will find these terrorists and make them answer for their crimes.”

She set the cleaned gun down next to the corpse on the floor.

“Now, find me my Weapon.”

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#whumptober 2022 #no. 3 #gun to temple #whumptober2022 #weapons don't weep #living weapon whumpee #military group #or quasi-military group #they're government sanctioned and they carry weapons don't ask any more than that #gun violence #minor character death #minor character death tw #command #command is a horrible person #possessive whumper #creepy whumper #abuse of power #abuse of authority #command is pissed that they left her weapon behind #alternate titles: #meanwhile back at the compound #a warning why you shouldn't lose other people's whumpees

[samadhifired]

Since my usual tricks (aka google, wiki and episodes with subtitles) aren't working...

Does anyone know what was the word Chinese dub used for the Mayor's old title: the Chief of War?

#the mayor #lmk mayor #lmk #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #I don't seem to be able to find S3 episode 13 with chinese subs... #so link for one would also help #I was able to find Ministry of War but not title for it's leader #Yuanshuai is highest military title since Ming dynasty that isn't a ceremonial #but that translates as Marshal #Could I just accept the English title? #sure #Buuut I don't want to #also yes #fanfic rearch #SF rambles