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Resource: Writing Hierarchies 

So you want to write a war story, or perhaps a royal time piece; no matter the year or setting of your novel or short story, hierarchies play a place in all military, police, and royal settings, and it’s important to know how they work in order to tell these stories authentically. Here are some resources on their ranks, badges, and requirements that I hope will help: 

Military Hierarchies:

• U.S. Military Ranks
• Understanding How Military and Civilian Cultures Differ
• Military Operational Unit Diagrams
• Military Ranks For Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Cost Guard
• Military Rank
• Understanding Military Culture
• Japanese Feudal Military Hierarchy
• Hierarchy in the Late Roman Empire
• Hierarchy Overview
• How the U.S. Army Works: Hierarchies and Ranks

Police Hierarchies: 

• The Hierarchy of a Police Department
• American Police Hierarchy
• British Police Hierarchy
• UK Police Hierarchy
• Hierarchies of Cops in the Indian Police
• Police Structure and Organization in India
• Mumbai Police Hierarchy Badges 
• Police Organization and Hierarchy: The Triangle
• Metropolis Police Badges of Rank

Royalty Hierarchies:

• Royal Family Hierarchy
• The Royal Hierarchy 
• How Royalty Works
• Who’s Who In A Monarchy 
• Information on British Royalty
• British Titles and Orders of Precedence
• Ranks and Class of the Regency Period

Once you pick your type of hierarchy, it’s important to twelve deeper into that time period and society. Find specific examples and go from there.