Chief Marshal

Chief Marshal is a military rank typically associated with members of a starfighter corps, most notibly the Imperial Starfighter Corps. It encompasses the highest level of commissioned officer in a starfighter corps, referred to as a Flag Officer. A Chief Marshal often commands several starfighter commands and maintains a command staff; transferring it to wherever they deem most effective. By most standards, a Chief Marshal never commanded directly, instead retaining and directing the respective Commander to do so.

In Imperial Service
In the Imperial Starfighter Corps, A Chief Marshal generally commanded the sum total of a System force's Starfighter deployment. This usually was composed of at least 4 starfighter commands consisting of at least 4608 ships, 7680-19200 officers, and 11520-34560 enlisted. Holding the rank of Chief Marshal was considered a great accomplishment in the Imperial Starfighter Corps, as the power and authority that came with the rank was highly significant. They were addressed as Marshal. If appointed as a staff officer they would act as an assistant to a Force Marshal.

A Chief Marshal in control of a System Flight generally reported to their sector's High Marshal or Moff, and in certain cases to a Force Marshal, if that Marshal was attached to a Fleet.

A Chief Marshal was equivalent to a Admiral in the Imperial Navy.