"I have a question that maybe a former member in the military can answer.

In the Navy a person who is in charge of a boat/ship is referred to as Captain even if they hold a rank below that of Captain.
My question is this; Does this also apply to the 2nd officer, are they always referred to as Commander even if they hold a rank below that?"

"In the field, especially under fire, human beings will establish an impromptu rank structure, and stick to it, or perish. Those who posses true leadership will become apparent,and those who can manifest true loyalty will surround them. Those who can do neither will be culled by the scythe of natural selection.

In an extremely harsh environment, some soldiers who have greater 'needs' than others will possibly join the huge percentage of humans who no longer exist."

"In the field, especially under fire, human beings will establish an impromptu rank structure, and stick to it, or perish. Those who posses true leadership will become apparent,and those who can manifest true loyalty will surround them. Those who can do neither will be culled by the scythe of natural selection.

In an extremely harsh environment, some soldiers who have greater 'needs' than others will possibly join the huge percentage of humans who no longer exist."

"This only works in small groups, it's limited for the same reasons that true communism is.
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"This is why everything fell apart on the Jimmy Carter. They refused to follow military protocol/command structure and their cohesion as a group completely fell apart (and so did the mission)."

"I disagree. In the civilain world, organizations the size of Microsoft and ExxonMobil operate without uniforms or rank insignia. But then capitalism, like war, is much more Darwinian than true communism.


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"It seems Cameron has done the same, maybe twice. Some think she has killed JC in the future and escaped to the past, regardless, she has now abandoned her mission of protecting JC and compounded that by jumping through time.
Does Cameron have a military designation ? Remember Jesse was trying to save John Connor, and AEM said that maybe she succeeded, (John falling in to his mother's arms)."

"Nice job bringing up something completely off topic.

Not the same at all... Cameron left to join Weavers resistance... IE. Helping John Connor. (talk about going off topic)

Cameron, I don't think had a designation/rank.

Well she might have been trying to 'save' (i use that word loosely) John; so he would see metal differently, but that failed horribly. (more off topic stuff)

AEM's opinion means nothing since the show showed us otherwise. (off topic again)

1) Would I ever kill Cameron, or send her away? "No."
2) He jumps to the future for Cameron's chip...

These examples shows that Jesse's actions had Zero effect what he feels, or see for Cameron (JF, John loves Cameron). This might be different for other machines, though. (off topic again)"

"Also, if you're following someone from force of personality all you've done is create a cult of personality. Those under the leader think they're infallible, like Connor, and when they disappoint (like after the Carter and Cameron's "it's the same as talking to John") you have people create problems like Jesse did.

They might join because they see in a leader a leader and a charismatic person, but unless that person is self-delusional that leader needs to understand that they would need a clear hierarchy to keep cults of personality from developing and a breakdown in discipline and morale when that leader inevitable screws up."