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Line 83: == [[Literature]] == * Tom Clancy botched the job completely in ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]'' with a conversation between an officer and a "Seaman First" in the United States Coast Guard. That rank does not exist in the Coast Guard. The correct term for that particular Coastie would have been "Fireman" (E3). Previously out of basic he would have been a "Fireman Apprentice" (E2). He was an engineer. This contrasts with deck force ranks, "Seaman Apprentice" and "Seaman" (E2 and E3 respectively). * Sidestepped in the ''[[Dune]]'' prequels by inventing ~~[[Fantastic Rank Structure\|~~a new ranking system]] and changing it two or three times throughout the series. For example, a general's rank in the pre-Butlerian Jihad times is Primero (with titles based on numbers). When the League Armada is renamed the Army of Humanity, the Primero becomes the Bashar (possibly a variation on the Turkish rank of "pasha"). Post-Jihad, the Bashar rank is downgraded to the Colonel level, while the new General rank is Caid. Given that this takes place tens of thousands of years in the future means the authors are free to create whatever ranks they wish. Of course, the idea of a starship commander leading ground troops is still completely ridiculous. == [[Live-Action TV]] ==