Talk:Military Ranks

Eh, well, this bugged me a bit, but I thought I'd bring it up here before actually editing anything.

I was really interested in the ranking system of Amestris, and of course the system it was based on. What I found was that, if Brigadier General was used as a rank, Colonel General wasn't, and vice versa. "Colonel General" should probably be replaced by "General" (or "Captain General," the alternate name given by wikipedia). General is a term for a group of ranks, as well as a specific rank, but due to the supposed ranking rules, Colonel General should be replaced. If "Colonel General" was actually brought up in-universe please let me know. NinjAngel 04:03, June 1, 2010 (UTC)NinjAngel

Actually, this ranking system was (mostly) taken from a Guidebook, namely 1st Perfect Guidebook. The RAW is here: mangahelpers. So, FMA-wise, it should be accurate. Kiadony 06:55, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

I'm still not sure. :/ The kanji given for the rank (大将) corresponds to taishou/general, I think. (Although, thanks for the link to the raw. :D) NinjAngel 19:46, June 1, 2010 (UTC)NinjAngel

I'm not sure now, either. I don't know who translated that for the article, and it does look as if the kanji were misinterpreted. I think I know a good translator that can be asked for help though. Kiadony 07:33, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

What is the Amestrian Military based on? I'm guessing it's Germany's military, just due to the that Amestris seems to be based a lot on Germany, but that's just an assumption. Is there anyone who is a military otaku who knows a lot about different countries' militaries?--Full Metal Fan 20:51, August 14, 2010 (UTC)