Unofficial and Informal Ranks

Many people choose to enter formal, usually teaching, relationships with Peers or other higher ranked members of the Society. There is often specific regalia worn to denote these relationships.

Title	What is it	Who Gives It	Typical Regalia	Duration
Squire	Student in combat to a member of the Chivalry	Any member of the Chivalry	A red belt or baldric	Generally, until elevated to the Chivalry or terminated
Provost	Student in combat to a member of the Order of Defense	Any member of the Order of Defense	A blue collar	Generally until elevated to the MoD or terminated
Protegé	Student in the forms of service to a member of the Pelican	Any member of the Pelican (rarely, others)	A yellow belt	Generally, until elevated to the Pelican or terminated
Apprentice	Student in the re-creation arts to a member of the Laurel	Any member of the Laurel (rarely, others)	A green belt	Generally, until elevated to the Laurel or terminated
Cadet	Student in the art of defense to a member of the Order of the Golden Rapier or White Scarf	Any member of the Golden Rapier, the White Scarf or equivalent	A red or blue scarf worn over the shoulder	Generally, until elevated to the Golden Rapier or terminated
Equerry/Vassal/Demoiselle/ Esquire/etc.	Any associate of a higher ranked person, most typically a person with no rank to a person with an AoA or more	Anybody, but typically an AoA or higher	Varies by individuals	Generally, until elevated with an Award of Arms or terminated
East Kingdom Queen's Guard	An honorary estate in the Royal Retinue as an honor for martial interests and prowess	Reigning Queens	An official Baldric	Until the end of the reign
Man at Arms	Like a squire, but to a non-member of the Chivalry	Anyone that feels qualified	None standard	Indefinite
Yeoman	Like a squire, but to a long-term archer and in the field of archery.	Any senior archer that feels qualified	None standard	Indefinite
Royal Champion	An honorary position considered to be directly in service to the Crown	Usually there is both a King's (won by competition) and a Queen's (won by selection during the competition).	Varies	Usually for one year

Originally From: http://www.schuldy.org/fieldguide.html