Question about the DIA

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Originally Posted by Targan

In my last campaign all the DIA agents the PCs encountered had military ranks. I don't know if I ever decided for my campaign if ALL T2K DIA agents have military ranks but I guess they do.

The DIA is kind of like the Army's CID or Navy's NCIS in this respect -- they don't normally wear uniforms, have relaxed grooming standards (except when wearing a uniform), and when they do wear a uniform, they don't wear rank insignia, just brass (or sew-on insignia) that simply says "US;" DIA personnel also wear random branch insignia on their Class A uniforms. It's not that they don't actually have ranks or branches; they do (along with the associated pay grade). The DIA is also free to recruit non-military personnel, who will also sometimes wear a military uniform in the same manner; they are usually essential specialists in a certain field and have GS ratings instead of rank. Essentially, the personnel in the DIA know who's in charge, either by sight or credentials.