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All Space Marine Chapters loosely utilise the same types of ranks. Many non-[[Codex Astartes]] chapters, however, will often use different names for these positions.{{Fn|14b}}
*[[Chapter Master]] — The highest attainable rank of Space Marine, commanding their entire Chapter.{{Fn|14b}} Some Chapters, like the [[Iron Hands]], do not maintain a Chapter Master.{{Fn|15}}
*[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] — The second highest rank of a Chapter, they command a [[Space Marine Company|Company]] or its equivalent. Many Captains are given an honorific honourific [[Space Marine Master|Master]] title.{{Fn|14b}}
*[[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] — These serve as the right hand to their Company Captain, typically commanding one of the Company's two demi-companies.{{Fn|18b}}
*[[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] — Command Squads within each Company. Sergeants within the Chapter's 1st Company are known as [[Veteran Sergeant]]s.{{Fn|14b}}
*[[Battle-Brother]] — Standard Space Marine rank for a fully inducted warrior. May include honorific honourific duties such as [[Space Marine Honour Guard|Honour Guard]], [[Company Champion]], or [[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]. The most experienced Battle-Brothers serve in the Chapter's 1st Company as [[Veteran Space Marine]]s, who may wear ancient [[Terminator]] armour.{{Fn|14b}}
*[[Vanguard Space Marine]] - Covert-operation experts typically drawn from the 10th [[Scout]] Company. A Chapter will normally maintain 100 of these specialists.
*[[Neophyte]] — Space Marines in training who have not become fully accepted Battle-Brothers. They are utilised in a Chapter's [[Scout]] Squads as a part of their training.{{Fn|3a}}
