ObsessiveMathsFreak wrote:I think it's implied by Misato's titles, Captain->Major, and the titles of the bridge bunnies, that the personel in Nerv do operate on a Military ranking system. We also from above that in EoE that the Bridge bunnies all recieved basic gun training, again pointing to a Military structure at the organisation.
Some, perhaps the majority of their personell might have a military rank, but not all, Ritsuko didn't have one, nor did Fuyutsuki or Gendo (Commander and sub-commander are positions, not ranks).
Still, I agree that those who do have a rank must of gone through some measure of security training before attaining the positions they had. 8)