This post might be the last before I make any teasers or a sign-up, since I don't have much more information to make posts for. Anyways, this one's on the ranking system within L.A.R.C.S and its details. Since there's a lot of information here and more than one ranking system, I'll put it all into one post.
There are two ranking systems within the L.A.R.C.S. The first is for ranking the power and skill of its members, while the second is for ranking the level of danger a threat poses.
Out of the L.A.R.C.S members, there are five ranks: D,C,B,A, and S.
D Rank is the most populated one, as it allows the average person to contribute to L.A.R.C.S activities while getting a decent paycheck. The only thing D Rank Members are responsible for is reporting a situation to the authorities, which will quickly get in contact with the organization to mobilize higher ranking agents. This simply allows the group to become aware of threats faster. Most people get into this rank for the sake of the money, as being a D Rank offers a weekly paycheck without the need to actually do anything in an emergency.
C Rank is the second most populated, and is mainly full of part-time vigilantes. While this rank used to be ridiculed for being “wannabe heroes in homemade costumes”, they’ve gained slightly more respect over the years. The only part of their reputation that’s changed though is the costumes, as most members can buy custom made outfits if they save up enough to commission one or get a recommendation from a higher ranking member. This rank is where most rookies end up, as the average person isn’t likely to jump high up the ranks from D Rank, and are usually recommended to start small in this rank anyways. As a result, most people here are ambitious rookies hoping to do more.
B Rank is mainly full of people that can be thought of as street level heroes. They’re more powerful and skilled than C Rank members, but aren’t capable of protecting people on a scale larger than the town or city they live in. B Rank and C Rank Members are most likely to show up first when something happens, regardless of the level of power and skill they possess. Because of this, B Rank can be considered the perfect middle ground in terms of rank, which works greatly for less ambitious people.
A Rank is where the more powerful and skilled people tend to be. Because of the level of power and skill they have, they’re usually recommended to travel around a specific region and consider that their area, as just staying in one city would likely deprive anyone in lower ranks of having something to do. This rank is the highest most people can go without having some special factor that lets them get into S Rank, such as exceptional performance during an emergency or an Ability that's powerful enough to let them rise in the ranks one more time.
S Rank is the highest and most exceptional rank. People in this rank are powerful enough to handle things on a national level, and may be called in for assistance outside the country if a situation is dire enough to require it. Because of their level of power and skill, members in this rank are often perceived in a similar vein as Celebrities and Super Heroes, and many of those within S Rank tend to base their thoughts, actions, and other aspects of themselves on one or both of these.
There are also various Non-Ranked Positions within L.A.R.C.S, such as engineers, managers, pilots, dispatchers, and administrators. This last position is the one that organizes various things, from assembling emergency teams to collaborating with members of other countries.
In order to go up a rank, members must prove themselves in power and skill. There are three ways to do this: the Achievement Method, Recommendation, and success in the Bi-Monthly Active Ranking, or B.M.A.R.
The Achievement Method relies on successfully handling a situation, and is the first method that was ever used within L.A.R.C.S, as well as the most dangerous. Members can be promoted if they prove themselves to be more powerful and skilled than their ranking implies, leading them to throw themselves into dangerous and potentially life threatening situations for the sake of promotion.
Recommendation is generally safer than The Achievement Method, though it can be equally risky. This works exactly as the name implies, as members can send in a recommendation for someone else to be promoted. If enough people recommend this person, or if someone of a sufficiently high rank recommends them, then they may be promoted depending on what rank the largest number of people believe they should be in.
The B.M.A.R is the safest way to get promoted, and is generally recommended to anyone of any rank. The L.A.R.C.S has various bases throughout each region of each country, and this event is hosted twice a month throughout the regions, though some can choose to do it once every two months if they’re large enough. This event consists of various physical and psychological tests to evaluate the level of power and skill a person has. Depending on the results a person gets, they may be promoted, sometimes even higher than just one rank. This is also where most new members join the L.A.R.C.S, as this allows them to start in a rank higher than D and potentially higher than C, as there has been the occasional new member who starts in B, A, and on rare occasions even S.
The L.A.R.C.S' second ranking system is the Threat Level System, and goes in order of danger and magnitude from 3 to 0.
Level 3 situations are minor crimes, usually things that most D Rank and any C Rank member can handle.
Level 2 is for C and B Rank members. This is for situations such as Ability powered robberies and other larger crimes.
Level 1 is for B and A Rank members. Within this level, larger occurrences happen, such as natural disasters and other major events.
Level 0 is the most dangerous type of situation, generally recommended for A and S Rank members, with the latter being most often called for these with the assistance of A Rank. Level 0 is rarely used, and is mainly for various incredibly powerful threats and especially cataclysmic events.
