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[Starcraft] Do Ghost's hold a rank, do they receive promotions?

Nova's often named as the "best" Ghost the Terran Dominion currently has to offer but is there rank associated with that position or status within the Ghost program or is it purely ceremonial?

Are there ranks in the Ghost force similar to present-day Special Warfare Operators (SEALs in particular)? Can they receive promotions, awards, decorations?
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Ghosts are assigned serial numbers when they're enrolled as children, and that is all they're ever expected to have, owing in large part to the standard-issue memory wipes introduced in the Ghost Initiative following Kerrigan's defection. Though they are *certainly* considered elite Special Forces, the nature of their duties all but ensures that their have a minuscule survival rate past a single mission, and Sarah Kerrigan is one of the few to ever really "earn" the rank of "veteran".