[quote=@Gunther]
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/facepalms then kicks the cat. You know that statement makes me grimace, right?

OK, in light of the fact that there are 149 company grade slots in the regiment, I will do some dice rolls to determine how many people of each rank from Leutnant to Major are available to fill vacancies. I would prefer that we are all platoon Commanders, to be honest. The thought of brand new butter bars with no experience holding company command positions go against everything I hold dear in this world.

[b]Majors:[/b] Authorized: [color=fff200][b]12[/b][/color] On Hand: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/18649]11[/url]
[b]Hauptmans:[/b] Authorized: [color=fff200][b]43[/b][/color] On Hand: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/18655]39[/url]
[b]Oberleutnants:[/b] Authorized: [color=fff200][b]67[/b][/color] On Hand: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/18659]46[/url]
[b]Leutnants:[/b] Authorized: [color=fff200][b]39[/b][/color] On Hand: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/18663]30[/url]

I used a 75% fill rate for Majors and Hauptmans. We ended up with 92% of Majors and 90% for Hauptmans. I accidentally used a 75% fill rate for Oberleutnants, intending to set it at 90%. We ended up with 69% only because I rolled it four times and kept rolling low. I used a 90% fill rate for Leutnants and ended up with 77%.

[u][b]These are starting Officer shortages:[/b][/u]
Majors: 1 (This will be disregarded as a Hauptman will fill this slot and he will eventually be promoted.)
Hauptmans: [color=440e62][s]4[/s][/color] 5 (These five shortages will be filled by Oberleutnants who will eventually be promoted.)
Oberleutnants: [s]21[/s] 26 (These shortages will be filled by Leutnants who will eventually be promted.)
Leutnants: [s]9[/s] 35 (These are the real officer shortages for the Regiment.)

Since there are a total of 46 Platoons in the Regiment, and only 12 platoons will have an Oberleutnant commanding them, there are now 34 platoons commanded by a Leutnant.

We could have two characters in the same platoon as commander and assistant commander or we may have a Leutnant character alone in a platoon with just his Platoon sergeant for advice. but as you know Political appointments might elevate someone to Company Command if you desire. /Ouch! I can't believe I just wrote that. /aargh.

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I like it. Roland's character is already going to be a commissioned officer, so I think we've got at least one Platoon Commander squared off. I think the dynamic of having someone already inside will be good.