For the most part the Galactica's teams tended to be separated via operational duties but onboard a U.S.The Colonial Marine Corps is a branch of the Colonial Forces tasked with ground combat operations and ship-board security.The Navy may also provide military fire support, ground cover or aerial support. Normally, on a US Naval vessel, a Marine Corps detachment has its own officers and its own enlisted specialists who work alongside the Navy crew while at sea, but when it is time to deploy, the Marines operate with a minimum of Naval personnel except as technical support, providing operational or logistic support.Try as they might, unfamiliarity with military customs and costumes plagued the set. Production notes regarding the show indicated the information regarding ranks and relationships was outlined but began to show holes when ranking pins and dress uniforms became an issue. While the Galactica crew mirrors the US Naval command structure there are minor deviations which are not acknowledged simply because the show is less concerned with picture-perfect depictions of military life and are more concerned with telling compelling stories. The Marines are lead by non-commissioned officers unless otherwise directed, which makes the most sense since it appeared so few officers were available at all. In most cases, the Galactica Fleet officers appear to have ground command training and are shown leading Marines into battle. This is not a normal arrangement for Marines and Fleet officers under more normal conditions. There appeared to be very few Marine officers available with only two ever being shown. military ranking structures, it is safe to assume the Marines have an analogous rank structure as well.Д«efore the arrival of the Pegasus there are less than thirty Marines available for duty on the Galactica. Since the Fleet command structure appears to resemble U.S. In the real world, a Marine detachment has the same ranking complexity as any other military group with officer and enlisted ranks, each with specialized training and duties. The rank structure of the Marine detachments on board the Galactica fleet is rarely addressed effectively on the show.

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