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** Smith has only recently promoted and is still in the transitional period of being a Captain and being a Major.
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** Colonel Smith recognized that for this mission [[TooManyCooksSpoilTheSoup too many cooks would spoil the soup]] and takes direct command of the elite unit he assembled for it to eliminate any middle man that could screw it up.
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** Alternatively, a character's rank may be barely referenced in a given work, and only eagle-eyed viewers (or those that have [[AllThereInTheManual read the manual]]) will notice the discrepancy between their rank and their duties.
** TheCaptain takes personal command of a platoon, instead of the company he usually
** Alternatively, a character's rank may be barely referenced in a given work, and only eagle-eyed viewers (or those that have [[AllThereInTheManual read the manual]]) will notice the discrepancy between their rank and their duties.
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** Supreme Commander Smith has the highest rank in the army, goes on most missions alone or with a few soldiers.
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* '''Exaggerated''': General Smith is in charge of two men, ''OR'' everyone in the unit is of a higher rank than expected.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** General Smith is in charge of twomen, ''OR'' everyone men.
** Everyone in the unit is of a higher rank than expected.
** General Smith is in charge of two
** Everyone in the unit is of a higher rank than expected.
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* '''Justified''': Colonel Smith commands a single platoon, but it is all that remains of his battalion after a fierce battle.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Colonel Smith commands a single platoon, but it is all that remains of his battalion after a fiercebattle.battle.
** The operation involved requires such precision that Colonel Smith has to be in the front to ensure it goes as planned.
** Morale is low amongst the troops, so Colonel Smith has to rally them to press on.
** Colonel Smith commands a single platoon, but it is all that remains of his battalion after a fierce
** The operation involved requires such precision that Colonel Smith has to be in the front to ensure it goes as planned.
** Morale is low amongst the troops, so Colonel Smith has to rally them to press on.
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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and the story, but no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Invoked''': After a number of his patrols are refused requests for artillery and air support, ColonelBadass decides to accompany them personally, knowing he can pull rank if such requests are denied again.
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* '''Invoked''': After a number of his patrols are refused requests for artillery and air support, ColonelBadass decides to accompany them personally, knowing he can pull rank if such requests are denied again.
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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Invoked''': After a number of his patrols are refused requests for artillery and air support, ColonelBadass decides to accompany them personally, knowing he can pull rank if such requests are denied again.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time personally commanding a single company. The other units under his command suffer horrific casualties in the meantime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols. He is demoted to Lieutenant as punishment... and is immediately assigned command of a platoon.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols. He is demoted to Lieutenant as punishment... and is immediately assigned command of a platoon.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally commanding a single company. leading patrols. The other units under his command suffer horrific casualties in the meantime.
while he is off on patrol.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols.He The other units under his command suffer horrific casualties while he is off on patrol, and he is demoted to Lieutenant as punishment... and is immediately assigned command of a platoon.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols.
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* '''Exploited''': ColonelBadass personally leads squad-sized patrols, but uses his rank while on patrol to demand support from other units.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time commanding a single company. He is ultimately demoted to Captain.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time personally commanding a single company. He is ultimately demoted to Captain.
The other units under his command suffer horrific casualties in the meantime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols. He is demoted to Lieutenant as punishment... and is immediately assigned command of a platoon.
* '''Reconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time as battalion commander personally leading patrols. He is demoted to Lieutenant as punishment... and is immediately assigned command of a platoon.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Never have so few been commanded by so many."
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* '''Defied''': TheCaptain repeatedly turns down promotions in order to remain in his current position.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Colonel Smith spends much of his time commanding a single company. He is ultimately demoted to Captain.
* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is promoted to Major at the end of a work, and no mention is made of a new assignment.
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* '''Exaggerated''': General Smith is in charge of two men, ''OR'' General Smith is in charge of a platoon full of other high ranking officers (bonus points if there's a single private in the platoon.)
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* '''Exaggerated''': General Smith is in charge of two men, ''OR'' General Smith is in charge of a platoon full of other high ranking officers (bonus points if there's a single private everyone in the platoon.)unit is of a higher rank than expected.
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'''Parodied''': General Smith commands a squad consisting of a Colonel, a Major, a Captain, a Lieutenant, a Sergeant, and a Private.
* '''Zig Zagged''':???Colonel Smith commands a battalion, but will sometimes personally lead patrols of smaller units.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': General Smith commands a unit with a number of high ranking officers, but only one private.
* '''Played For Drama''': General Smith is cut off from the rest of his command and must personally lead a platoon back to friendly lines.
* '''Played For Drama''': General Smith is cut off from the rest of his command and must personally lead a platoon back to friendly lines.
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'''Basic Trope''': A high ranking officer commands a smaller unit than expected.
* '''Straight''': Colonel Smith commands a single platoon.
* '''Exaggerated''': General Smith is in charge of two men, ''OR'' General Smith is in charge of a platoon full of other high ranking officers (bonus points if there's a single private in the platoon.)
* '''Downplayed''': TheCaptain takes personal command of a platoon, instead of the company he usually commands.
* '''Justified''': Colonel Smith commands a single platoon, but it is all that remains of his battalion after a fierce battle.
* '''Inverted''': A Sergeant is forced to take command of the unit, due to casualties among the officers. See YouAreInCommandNow.
* '''Subverted''': General Smith appears to command a single platoon, until the rest of his army shows up.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...and he ignores them completely, continuing to give orders only to the nearest platoon.
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* '''Averted''': Everyone is the proper rank for the size of unit they command.
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* '''Straight''': Colonel Smith commands a single platoon.
* '''Exaggerated''': General Smith is in charge of two men, ''OR'' General Smith is in charge of a platoon full of other high ranking officers (bonus points if there's a single private in the platoon.)
* '''Downplayed''': TheCaptain takes personal command of a platoon, instead of the company he usually commands.
* '''Justified''': Colonel Smith commands a single platoon, but it is all that remains of his battalion after a fierce battle.
* '''Inverted''': A Sergeant is forced to take command of the unit, due to casualties among the officers. See YouAreInCommandNow.
* '''Subverted''': General Smith appears to command a single platoon, until the rest of his army shows up.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...and he ignores them completely, continuing to give orders only to the nearest platoon.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Everyone is the proper rank for the size of unit they command.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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