1. Chain of Command OR Task Definitions Admiral CaptainCommanderLt. Commander Sub. Lieutenant Lieutenant MidshipmanFleet Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty OfficerLeading Hand

2. ADMIRAL Leaps tall buildings with a single bound, Is more powerful than a locomotive, Is faster than a speeding bullet, Walks on the seething ocean, GIVES POLICY TO GOD.

3. CAPTAIN Leaps short buildings with a single bound, Is more powerful than a switch engine, Can keep pace with a speeding bullet, Walks on water when sea is calm, TALKS WITH GOD.

4. COMMANDER Leaps small buildings with a running start, Is almost as powerful as a switch engine, Is not as fast as a speeding bullet, Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool, TALKS WITH GOD IF SPECIAL CHIT IS PROVIDED.

5. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Barely clears little huts, Loses tug-of-war with shunting engine, Can fire a speeding bullet, Swims well, IS OCCASIONALLY ADDRESSED BY GOD.

6. LIEUTENANT Makes high marks when trying to leap tall buildings, Is run over by shunting engines, Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self injury, Dog paddles, TALKS TO ANIMALS.

7. SUB LIEUTENANT Runs into buildings, Recognises shunting engines two out of three times, Is not issued with ammunition, Can stay afloat if instructed in the Mae west, TALKS TO WALLS.

8. MIDSHIPMAN Falls over step when trying to enter a building, Says: ‘Look at the choo-choo,’ Not allowed elastic for his catapult, Plays in mud puddles, MUMBLES TO HIMSELF.

9. FLEET CHIEF PETTY OFFICER Walks into buidings, Knows how to get to the station, Watches riflemen on television, Washes face weekly (weather permitting), TALKS TO HIMSELF.

10. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER Lifts buildings and walks under them, Kicks locomotives off the track, Catches speeding bullets in his teeth and eats them, FREEZES WATER WITH A SINGLE GLANCE, HE IS GOD.

11. PETTY OFFICER Walks over rubble Always travels First Class Never looks down a barrel Never has water in his whisky Always leaves at 1200 on Fridays IS THE ‘SON OF GOD.’

12. LEADING HAND Constructs tall buildings Drives locomotives Maintains rifles Carries Water Is always duty over weekends OBEYS GOD.

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