[TO ALL ENLISTED SOLDIERS IN THE IMPERIUM'S MARINE CORPS]
Due to several complaints wired to us from leading officers, Central Command has seen fit to refit the rank system to a more appropriate measure. All field manuals within SMDION DataJockey's will be updated with these new ranks, but the most affected will be Staff Sergeants and Sergeants themselves.
Many Marine Sergeants of the First Fleet seem to also complain that Staff Sergeant seemed to give a more authoritative air in its name than Sergeant. The Public Relations Corps and the Care Corps reflect these views as Traumatic Psychological Damages. Currently there is no confirmation from the Medical Corps if this is true, but we have chosen to snip the problem in the bud. Staff Sergeants are now Sergeants and will receive a new pay grade. Sergeants are now Master Sergeants and will receive an associated pay grade. All soldiers will be fitted with new rank bars in the coming weeks.
Signed,
Commissar Edmund Grier
Secretary of Honors, Central Corps
Nepleslia Prime, Central Command