Talk:Commander Shumway/@comment-28398720-20160922231440/@comment-27794543-20160923133009

Ranks:
 * In the navy (UK & US, which follow near identical rank system), Commander is the rank just below Captain, so yes, on a boat, the Commander is generally the second highest officer.
 * However, "Major" and "Sergeant" are not navy ranks. Thus, I suspect the Ark follows more army style ranks than navy.
 * We haven't heard any navy-only ranks, e.g. Admiral, Ensign, Midshipman, Petty officer, etc.
 * Ranks & terms used in both army & navy (e.g. captain, lieutenant, commander) can't be used to determine which ranking system is used.
 * Captain is a rank both in the army & the navy (though it's a low officer rank in army vs high officer rank in navy).
 * Lieutenant is low-level officer in both army & navy.
 * Commander is used in both navy & army, however it's a title, not a rank in the army.

Kane:
 * On the Ark, the guards report to Kane, even when Jaha isn't incapacitated.
 * Abby has a job, so why wouldn't Kane?
 * In "Hakeldama", Abby asks Kane, "Where's your uniform?" She knew he wasn't the chancellor, so whatever uniform she's referring to is something else -> his jacket, being in charge of the guard.
 * In "Hakeldama", Kane says "Pike just relieved me of my command." Again, this has nothing to do with chancellorship. That means he had some sort of command to be relieved from.