Mara Jade's Father
Master Member
I want to talk about these collar device. These are the same ones seen on Lando, Madine, and other uniformed personnel of the Rebel Alliance first seen in Return of the Jedi. It was common belief these collar devices were to denote the rank of General.
However these same devices have now appeared in Ahsoka on person who is a captain of a ship with the rank of Lieutenant. No other member of the ship crew is seen wearing these devices.
So my speculation is that they are trying to use these collar devices is a similar way that US Navy personnel who or in a position of command of a ship or unit wear command afloat/ashore badges to denote their position.
This could be the case in Return of the Jedi as well or they could just have revised the meaning when the New Republic formed. One of the differences in Return of the Jedi is that members wearing these devices do not wear the standard chest rank badge. However, I do not recall seeing any rebels wearing chest rank badges in Return of the Jedi. Almost like the costumer forgot that was a thing. You could speculate that the wearing of rank badges are not a mandatory uniform item and may depend on local command requirements. Even in the New Republic, Teva Carson is not wearing his rank badge on his leather jacket when others are seen of higher and lower ranks wearing theirs.
Ok, discuss…
However these same devices have now appeared in Ahsoka on person who is a captain of a ship with the rank of Lieutenant. No other member of the ship crew is seen wearing these devices.
So my speculation is that they are trying to use these collar devices is a similar way that US Navy personnel who or in a position of command of a ship or unit wear command afloat/ashore badges to denote their position.
This could be the case in Return of the Jedi as well or they could just have revised the meaning when the New Republic formed. One of the differences in Return of the Jedi is that members wearing these devices do not wear the standard chest rank badge. However, I do not recall seeing any rebels wearing chest rank badges in Return of the Jedi. Almost like the costumer forgot that was a thing. You could speculate that the wearing of rank badges are not a mandatory uniform item and may depend on local command requirements. Even in the New Republic, Teva Carson is not wearing his rank badge on his leather jacket when others are seen of higher and lower ranks wearing theirs.
Ok, discuss…