An organized military force named the Aegis. It is essentially the guardians, protectors of the Dragon race. They are well trained, well disciplined soldiers. Like everyone that wishes to join, they would have to go through a difficult process of indoctrination into the Aegis. They are recruited in two ways: Either by volunteering, or being offered a position. Depending on the operation, the Aegis can operate in small groups akin to Special Forces tactics, or operate in military wide operations. Some are voluntary, some are mandatory. Most often the average soldier will join or create a group that is few in number, roughly between four to twelve others, and operate inside that group. The Aegis offers four primary positions: Commander, Pilot, Gunner, and Scout.

Joining

Joining is simple. Those who want to join, go down to the recruitment center and begin a battery of tests, to make sure the individual is level headed and physically capable. After pre-screening, the individual is whisked away off to training in their job for three months. Once their training is complete, they gain their first rank and are official members of the Aegis. They can either be put in a team automatically or they can volunteer to join. If they were recruited by an existing member they may join that team.

Promotion

When one becomes proficient at the position they choose, the individual receives that part of their emblem (head, tail, etc) at its first level. The individual does not automatically receive all parts to the rank system, it must be earned by training and becoming proficient in that job. It is meant to show the level of skill. There is otherwise a blank space where the given rank would be. While the first rank is given freely, earning a promotion is done by applying the skills in real situations, not by just learning the skills itself. So a rank one Gunner can be proficient in rank two Gunner skills, but will not receive the actual promotion on their uniform until it is applied in a real situation.

Rank is applied to both shoulders, but when earning a special rank (such as Chudiroata,etc) that symbol replaces the standard rank on the left shoulder only.

1. Commander

Commanders are the centralized leaders of the other ranks. They organize tactics, keep the others in the know of what is going on by relay of information, like a nexus. They may go wherever they feel to get a better picture of what is going on, even if that means fighting on the front lines to access the situation. The symbol of Commander represents the head of a dragon.

2. Pilot

They drive ships around! The higher the rank, the larger the wings, the more experience they have. Their rank represents the wings of a dragon. When combined with the Scout rank, they are upgraded to a specialized scout infantry division that works with mechanized robots (they are still referred to as Pilots).

3. Gunner

Gunners handle the guns of the ship they work in. They handle things from space ship to ship combat, to space to ground strikes. As well as AA defense. The symbol is appears as the body of the dragon and is the center piece.

4. Scout

Scouts are foot troops that work in a variety of different things. From simply observation, to heavy combat and many inbetweens. They can infiltrate deep behind enemy lines, or even so much as act as eyes for designating a target more precisely. It is often the most helpful job in the Military and the most dangerous. Their rank resembles a dragons tail.