Covenant Navy (Sean)

The Covenant Navy is a branch of the Covenant Empire responsible solely for naval operations; its roles include ship-to-ship combat, Glassing, the deployment of fighters and bombers and the method of delivery for the Covenant Army.At its best, the Covenant Navy fielded thousands of warships, most being able to carry fighters, dropships, ground troops and vehicles.

History
Throughout the majority of the Covenant civil conflict known as the Great Schism, the Covenant military was violently splintered between those who continued to believe in the Prophets' wisdom and the Covenant separatists, who followed Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and opposed the Prophets' rule. As the battle raged, the High Prophet of Truth formally transferred command of the navy to the Jiralhanae, a position once exclusively held by the Sangheili. The Covenant separatists wiped out the primary loyalist fleet at the Battle of Installation 00.

Soon after the outbreak of the Schism, the separatists' numbers were reduced by a pair of disasters. At Joyous Exultation, the massive Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose, headed by Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree aboard the supercarrier Sublime Transcendence, was consumed by a NOVA bomb. At Onyx, a battle group headed by the cruiser Incorruptible was destroyed by the Forerunner Sentinels that comprised the artificial planet.

Due to this disarray, the only Sangheili fleet to fight in the last battles of the war was the Fleet of Retribution, which was led by the assault carrier Shadow of Intent. During the battles of Voi and the Ark the Jiralhanae-led loyalist fleet was mostly limited to Truth's fleet, which outnumbered the Sangheili three to one by the time of the Battle of Installation 00. This fleet contained a number of battlecruisers and assault carriers, led by Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought.

Sangheili Ranks

 * Chief Major of the Covenant- The last rank to be thought of as "Infantry" assigned to a Section (3 Lances: 6 Teams: 24 Troops). Increased shields, as well as the armor configuration of a Major in the Covenant Army (albeit in purple).  Two sashes are worn in addition to a luminescent red cape.
 * Chief Major- Assigned to a Lance (2 Teams: 8 Troops). Identified by purple armor with red outlines and lights, along with a decorative red cape.
 * Major- This rank is assigned a Team (4 Troops). Identified by purple armor with red outlines, as well as a decorative  black cape.
 * Secondary Major- The first rank to have command of other Sanghieli. This rank takes second command to Major. Signified by standard purple armor, with the addition of a different armor set and configuration.
 * Minor of Advancement- The most common Rank on the battlefield. In a state of emergency, Sangheili of this rank receive command of all non-Sangheilis in the area.  This rank sports blue-purple armor, and is equipped with higher level shields.
 * Minor- A rank above enlistment. Still, no combat dominance over other Sangheili.  Indicated by standard purple armor with the glyph "blessed"  inscribed on right shoulder.  The "Apprentice Sash" is no longer equipped.
 * Apprentice Minor- The enlisting rank of all Sangheili. Indicated by standard purple armor, and a single right-to-left sash.