Officer Ranks of the Imperial Army (Tagmatium)

Listed in the table below are the insignia - emblems of authority - of the Imperial Army. The insignia has changed significantly over the years, evolving from ones used by the historic Aroman Army to ones that resemble those of other, modern armed forces during the Kommenan Reforms. They settled into their modern appearance during the Long War, which saw many of the emblems simplified in order to aid production. Insignia is worn on epaulettes on parade uniforms whilst it is on the chest on the daily, working uniforms and on battle dress.

Ranks

General Rank Information

Rank	Typical command size	Typical command appointment	Typical time taken for promotion
Protektor	No command		N/A
Bandoforos	30 soldiers	Platoon	After completing officer training
Axiomatikos/Illarkhes/Akothoulos			Up to two years after reaching Bandoforos rank
Pentekontarkhos/Kentarkhos	Between 50 and 120 soldiers	Company	After 3 years of commissioned service
Hekatontarkhos	Up to 120 soldiers and officers		After being in the Army for 8 to 10 years
Hemikomes	Up to 650 soldiers and officers	Battalion	After being in the Army for 8 to 10 years
Komes	Up to 1800 soldiers and officers	Regiment	N/A
Droungarios	Brigade
Tourmarkhes	Division
Taxiarkhes	Corps
Strategos	Army
Domestikos	Army Group
Strategetes	Threatre. No officers currently of this rank.

Notes

There are numerous variations of several ranks. The various branches of the Imperial Army use differing titles for some ranks; the ranks of the Noumeroi and the Palatinoi have been given here, as the most commonly encountered branches of the Imperial Army. The Noumeroi and the Palatinoi differ on the name of the senior subaltern rank and the company commander rank. The former uses Axiomatikos and Illarkhes for the rank in infantry and cavalry units whilst the latter uses just the one, Akothoulos, for it. The the company commander rank, the Noumeroi use Pentekontarkhos and the Palatinoi use Kentarkhos.

Despite both of the Foussatores and the Vestiaritai being part of the Imperial Army, their ranks are not given here. The rank structures of those organisations are very different due to their roles as border guards and coast guards rather than true combat units.