The most prevalent has been that their helmets are designed with a poor field of vision, affecting their aim.

Many reasons and theories have been brought up for why Stormtroopers seem so incompetent in combat. However, it wouldn't take long before their reputation for being inept caught up to them. Many specialized units were trained to handle particular tasks, like the Snowtroopers in Solo: A Star Wars Story. To be fair, the early years of the Stormtroopers painted them in a more threatening light.

Other than that, there's so much overlap that I would say it depends on who they report to.When Stormtroopers were brought into the Empire to replace Clone Troopers, it marked the end of an eraВ for competent soldiers. Why is Ackbar an Admiral and Garm Bel Iblis a General, when both command fleets? The only excuse I can come up with is that, while they both command fleets, Bel Iblis bases himself on planets while Ackbar remains in space all the time. I figure it as having only moderate connection to US Armed Forces ranking structure. I still am trying to get my head around the command structure of the Imperial Fleet in Choices of One, and Zahn is known for his military fiction before putting out HTTE. They mix them around and make it ridiculously difficult to figure out command structure. Otherwise, most authors and Lucas don't know jack crap about rank structure. I think the different is basing- once the Rogues get somewhere, they generally end up on a planetary base (Like in Specter of the Past), rather than being based off a specific ship. There's a really grey area between naval pilots and ground forces pilots, as well, since they all require space transit to get from one location to another. The reason Wedge has Army ranks is because Rogue Squadron is, for some reason, considered Air Force, which uses army ranks. In the Star Wars universe, it seems, a Moff is usually an officer? They have military control of what they are authorized to, but they also must satisfy the civilian population. When I think of Moffs, I think of them more as governors. For that same reason, they often fly/drive/do whatever they do for their entire careers, while a pilot may only fly 'full-time' until he makes Major/Lieutenant-Commander, where he/she begins to take more of a leadership role. Basically, not quite a leadership role as much as a one requiring specific technical experience most commissioned officers don't get. Generally, warrant officers fill the roles of helicopter pilots, armored vehicle commanders, etc. I was under the understanding that warrant officers are above enlisted ranks, but below commissioned officers. Like a Warrant Officer? I don't understand that part, but then again, there hasn't been a Warrant Officer in the Air Force for several decades and I haven't interfaced with the other services enough to meet one. What's your take on rank structure and potential branches in the Alliance military? Is there a clear Navy/AF/Surface Army? I mean, perhaps there is no right answer. Further, the highest-class Admirals in the Navy are equivalent to the highest-class Generals in the AF. One would assume they were using designations similar to the Air Force, but Admirals are not a part of the Air Force. Wookiepedia has many suggestions and (seemingly) no agreed-upon solution. However, that could be comparable to a Commander in the Navy, so here's more borrowing.Д«asically, it appears that there is little distinction between fleet/surface officers, or at least some inconsistency in the types of ranks that are bestowed. For example, both Admirals and Generals are shown to be in command of fleets of space ships.ДЄnd Wedge is later a Commander that's not an Air Force rank either, yet he leads a squadron of fighters. I've always been curious of the mixing of naval, air, and ground ranks for members of the Alliance and New Republic military. I ran a search, so apologies if this has been brought up before.

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