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Originally Posted by Skane
Bear in mind that the cannon fodder are Rank-A, which is also "technically" one rank below Nanoha. Suffice to say, the power measurement is not linear.
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Cannon fodder is B-rank tops, actually. And even those are rare, booklets specifically mention B-rank to be an "impassible wall" for most people.
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魔導師ランク試験 – Mage Rank Examination
As the judicial administrator in the inter-dimensional world, the Time Space Adminstration Bureau established the “Mage Rank Examinations” as a form of qualifications assessment for mages. Depending on the direction of magical training, the examination is classified into healing, development, scholarship, and other fields of study; the mage ranking for battle-related magic is split depending on the area where it is to be used, namely Ground or Air battle. These mage ranks do not simply measure magic power or the strength of combat abilities. Instead, they are proof of “the ability to accomplish the prescribed actions in a course of study.”
Also, on average Armed Forces member are usually ranked D~C, while B rank is known to many Air/Ground mages to be an unpassable wall at first.
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So yeah, most mages you see walking around will be D or C rank tops. Even the B ranks are already elites.