It looks to me like they (defencetalk members) are crediting themselves with high military ranks which I doubt they actually hold. A General, Brigadier General and a Major General all on the same page 😀

This forum needs a like button.

It is a rank structure based on number of posts on the site, sound familiar ? Gets used on most sites, the key on the defencetalk site is the colours, for example to be classified as a defence professional/analyst you have to provide verifiable documentation to the webmaster, its a much better way than have faceless people who claim to be