The vast majority of them are, as that's the basic level of membership. (There aren't "sub-knighthood" levels in the OKE, since, well, given the order's name that wouldn't make a ton of sense.) There's also LKE (Lieutenant of the Order of Knights Eternal), which is mainly the preserve of the early Wedge Defenders who received Omega-2 before the Order was created (the so-called Original Hundred, though there were actually only around 77 of them), and GCKE, Grand Cross of the Order of Knights Eternal, of which there are seven in 2410: Gryphon, Zoner, ReRob, Kei (we hope), Yuri, Field Marshal Dave Ritchie (Supreme Commander WDF), and Grand Admiral Noriko Rose Takaya (C in C WDF Navy). In practice there is little difference between the three grades apart from how elaborate the dress-uniform sash is.

Above them there's only the order's "sovereign", Baron von Fahrvergnügen, who remains the nominal, if not practical, head of state of the Republic of Zeta Cygni. As he hasn't been seen in years, in practice most of the job of running the order falls to Daver and Noriko. And it must be admitted that there isn't really much to that, as there aren't dues or functions associated with it. It's not like an alumni association, there aren't picnics or fundraising drives. :)

It's a common misconception that one has to be a member of the Wedge Defense Force in order to be inducted into the Order of Knights Eternal. This is not actually true, but it does improve one's odds considerably.

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