From outsider to Ranger General: Ranger

Rangers are “official” and “full-fledged” members of the organization”, they “have completed their training and are on active duty”. At this level, they have “all the rights and responsibilities fitting of the rank”. It is the end of a “lengthy process” where the applicant has not only demonstrated sufficient skills, but has been “designated worthy of the rank (…) by the leadership council”.

Antarian Rangers are “good spies and good warriors”, i.e. they are accomplished combatants, survivalists and have good intrusion skills. Moreover, by this time, they have sufficiently worked with Jedi to be familiar with them.

Antarian Rangers are then “typically assigned to a certain sector”, but “in some cases, to a particular Jedi who has requested their services.” The latter part of the sentence is somehow surprising since, it posits that some Jedi know Antarian Rangers before they receive the rank. Given that Explorers “are not given independent duties”, it therefore seems safe to assume that either some Jedi have been working with Lieutenants, or more realistically have known the Explorers as “they accompany Rangers on dangerous missions and get field training”. If such is the case, then, the Antarian Rangers typical Jedi-accompanying group of “one to three” may include Explorers.

Sources: The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide, Hero’s Guide, X-wing: Wraith Squadron