c3k Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Gents, I'm playing Perdition (THANK YOU, Papertiger), which is Red vs. Red. I have 4 MG teams; two Team A's and two Team B's. All four teams are led by a leader whose rank is represented by two chevrons. However, the Team A chevrons point UP and the Team B chevrons point DOWN. Is this some sort of Syrian rank convention? Obviously it seems like an oversight. Pictures are available if anyone wants to see 'em. Thanks, Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I'm no heraldry/insignia expert, but I've noticed that different armies position their rank chevrons differently. For example, in WW2, US Army rank chevrons were point-upward, whereas German Heer rank chevrons were point-downward. For the same army to have differents ranks with their chevrons oriented differently might seem odd, but to me it seems within the realm of plausibility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker15 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Syrian equivalent rank for corporal is 2 chevrons down, the rank of sergeant is 2 chevrons up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Flanker15 - Thanks! Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 As an aside, what I've heard is the NCOs ranks are on their arms to symbolise the muscles moving weapons while officers are on their shoulders, to symbolise the weight of command. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Gents, After MUCH searching, the best I could find regarding Syrian ranks is located here: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/accp/is3009/appb.html It's not pretty, but it gets the job done. As Flanker15 posted, the chevrons are correct as depicted in CMSF. The charts located at the link are not very sharp, but they do give corresponding US rank equilalents to each Syrian rank, both officer and enlisted. (The link also has Omani and other ranks, so you must read the title of each chart!) Regards, Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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