“As Major Ara saluted with a blend of pride and humility, she could feel the weight of responsibility that came with her elevated status. Her role was evolving, and she embraced the challenge with determination.
Following the human form recognition, the ceremony took an extraordinary turn. Ara,transformed into her F-16 self, taxiing up to the ceremony stage. The crowd was in awe as moments before she was a human being and now after a flash of light, a full fledged F-16. The base commander, holding a small golden oak leaf emblem, approached the sleek aircraft she now was. The emblem, signifying her rank, was carefully affixed to the top of her tail.
"Major Ara," the commander declared, "may this golden leaf symbolize your distinguished position within the Air Force. Fly it with pride and purpose, for you are not just a machine; you are a leader, a pioneer."




So this is a topic that at time comes around. “Do living machines especially those in the military hold any rank?” Well it depends who you ask. I would like to be think they do. In my mind their rank structure would be very similar to that as officers in the military where education, experience and time determines their grade. As for aircraft I believe it would the amount of sorties they’ve flown and the amount of times they’ve deployed.


Anyone have any thoughts?