brevets
Temporary military ranks
Brevets are certificates or warrants, especially military commissions granting rank without the accompanying pay or full authority.
A brevet promotion recognizes service or merit while keeping someone at their substantive rank for administrative purposes.
Outside military contexts, brevet appears in cycling for long-distance endurance rides that must be completed within time limits: She finished the 600-kilometer brevet with an hour to spare.
Position in hierarchy
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
certificate · appointment · general · colonel · major · captain · lieutenant · warrant
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- credentialProof of qualification
qualification · examination · grant · application · registration · documentation · attestation · validation
Inspection station on route
- controlAuthority to direct
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- stampMark-making device
- flecheSlender pointed spire
qualification · time limit · 200k · ultra-distance · cue sheet · reflective gear · night riding · drafting
Notable difference or honor
- medalMetal honor token
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
recognition · award · commendation · accolade · achievement · accomplishment · acknowledgment · honor
rank
Position in hierarchy
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
patent · certificate · appointment · general · colonel · major · captain · lieutenant · warrant · insignia
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
credential · qualification · examination · grant · application · registration · documentation · attestation · validation · official
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
fleche · qualification · time limit · 200k · ultra-distance · cue sheet · reflective gear · night riding · drafting
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- medalMetal honor token
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
merit · recognition · award · commendation · accolade · achievement · accomplishment · acknowledgment · honor · prestige
brevetsdemotions
Reductions in rank
cashiering · busting · degradations · dishonorable discharges · dismissals