See also The Peter Principle, The Dilbert Principle, and Passed-Over Promotion. When royalty are on the front lines, see Royals Who Actually Do Something. For "Outjobbing your Rank" see Almighty Janitor. Can be related to Dude, Where's My Respect?, if the officer in question keeps being assigned menial tasks by his superiors, despite having been promoted. Contrast Armchair Military, when high ranking officers are a little too far behind the lines. Compare and contrast the Overranked Soldier, who may be in a position befitting his or her rank, but is unqualified (or simply too young) to realistically hold either. It's also likely in works featuring a Suspiciously Small Army, and can be a result of Mook Depletion.Ĭontrast You Are in Command Now, the direct inverse of this trope, where someone of lower rank is forced to take charge. If a character is of appropriate rank initially but is later promoted into this trope, the creator may be trying to avoid Limited Advancement Opportunities while otherwise maintaining the status quo. In works that feature Do Anything Soldiers (or if the main characters simply do everything) if one or more of their battlefield roles would be performed by an officer in Real Life, the characters will frequently be officers even if this is completely inappropriate for their other roles. It may be done to establish a high ranking officer as a Colonel Badass who isn't afraid to lead from the front. There are a number of reasons this trope may be invoked. note For reference, a police lieutenant would generally be overseeing a squad with several sergeants reporting to them, while a police captain's job is often mostly administrative. This trope may also be seen in works involving law enforcement, which may depict lieutenants, captains, or even Da Chief personally conducting investigations and making arrests. In extreme cases, everyone in a unit will be an officer, regardless of their actual duties. A high ranking officer may be shown commanding a much smaller unit than their Real Life counterparts, personally leading small unit patrols, or even acting in the role of an enlisted man. Major General Maxwell Taylor (finding himself on D-Day commanding a group of many high-ranking officers, but only three enlisted men)Ī subtrope of Artistic License – Military (or Artistic License – Law, for police settings) in which officers are shown performing tasks well below their pay grade.
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