So yesterday, I got a DM on Twitter.  And I thought  ‘Oh great, someone else has seen that picture of me…’ But, no, in fact this was not spam, it was someone with a question. They wanted to know Dh’s rank before they followed me. Um…. So we’re gonna go ahead and go there, friends! What I’ve learned about Rank 1. If you’re not in the military, you don’t have one. Most important of all the points.   I am not in the military. I don’t have a rank. And as amusing as this little piece is, it’s satire.  No one is giving me a rank any time soon. That’s OK by me.  Let’s say it together, friends. I’m not in the military. I don’t have a rank. Excellent. 2. Ranks Have a Purpose. Rank is not some arbitrary annoying rule put together by the military to make your life more difficult. When soldiers are in battle, there needs to be Leaders. Those leaders need to make objective, life and death commands quickly. That is profoundly harder if you are good friends with those who you are Commanding. And that is the purpose of Rank. It might be awkward for two people to be friends socially if one is above the other in a direct Chain of Command. It’s hard to maintain a friendship with your boss.  It’s done, don’t get me wrong.  People do it.  But it can be difficult to be best friends with your direct superior.  Separating work and friendships can be tough. And that’s OK.   But for non-military people reading, the…