Template:MilLeadership/doc

Usage

Builds a unit leadership table (commanding officers, RSMs, chaplains, and similar posts) from a list of people and from/to dates. Award codes use Module:MilAward, not Template:Post-nominals/ZAR.

This is the Lua successor to {{Post-start}} / {{Post-header}} / {{Post-member}} / {{End}}. Those templates stay in place until pages are converted.

Do not put a raw pipe (|) between fields in a post list. MediaWiki would treat it as a new template parameter. Use {{MilLdr}} (recommended) or the // list form.

For more than one post (COs, RSMs, chaplains), prefer |content= with == Post name == headings so the sections stay in the order you type them.

Recommended: nested {{MilLdr}}

{{MilLeadership
| caption = 61 Mechanised Battalion Group Leadership
| content =
== Commanding Officers ==
{{MilLdr|1978|1978|Cmdt|[[Frank Bestbier]]|note=Veggroup (Battle Group) Juliet}}
{{MilLdr|Jan 1981|1982|Cmdt|[[Roland de Vries]]|awards=SD, SM, MMM|note=Later Major General}}
== Regimental Sergeants Major ==
{{MilLdr|1979|1981|WO1|M.C. Barnard}}
}}

List form

Same data without {{MilLdr}}. Fields are separated by space-slash-slash-space ( // ):

{{MilLeadership
| caption = Example
| Commanding Officers =
* 1978 // 1978 // Cmdt // [[Frank Bestbier]] // note=Veggroup Juliet
* Jan 1981 // 1982 // Cmdt // [[Roland de Vries]] // awards=SD, SM, MMM // note=Later Major General
}}

A compact year range is accepted: * 1978–1982 // Cmdt // Name

Ribbons

Off by default. |ribbons=yes adds a right-hand column and draws a small {{MilAward Stack}} for any row that has awards=. Default stack size is x8px (override with |ribbon_size=x10px).

{{MilLeadership
| caption = Example
| ribbons = yes
| Commanding Officers =
{{MilLdr|Jan 1981|1982|Cmdt|[[Roland de Vries]]|awards=SD, SM, MMM}}
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
caption	Table caption
float	right, left, or center/centre. Default: normal left alignment per MOS:TABLELEFT (not floated, not centred). Empty float= is the same as omitting it.
color	Header/border colour. Default #CF9C65
country	Reserved (ZAR). Award lookup is via MilAward codes, which are global.
ribbons	yes to show the ribbon column. Default off.
ribbon_size	File height for the ribbon column. Default x8px
nocat	yes to suppress tracking categories
content	Optional single blob using == Post name == headings instead of named parameters
any other named parameter	Treated as a post heading. The value is the member list. Order follows the order you type the parameters.

Per person ({{MilLdr}} or list extras)

Field	Description
1 / from	From date (display string: 1978, Nov 1978, Jan 1981)
2 / to	To date
3 / rank	Rank or style at the time of the posting (Cmdt, WO1, Ds, …)
4 / name	Name. Wikilink it yourself; this template will not invent links.
awards	MilAward codes, comma-separated: SD, SM, MMM
note	Explanatory footnote ({{efn}}). Prefer note-1 when using numbered named notes.
note-name / named-note	Single named efn (e.g. RIP). First defining row also sets note=; later rows use the name only. Do not repeat this parameter on the same {{MilLdr}} call.
named-note-1, named-note-2, …	Multiple named efn names on one row (aliases NamedNote-N, note-name-N). Pair with note-1, note-2, … for definition text. Example: |named-note-1=LaterBrigadierGeneral|named-note-2=LaterHonoraryColonel|note-2=Later Honorary Colonel
notes	Extra footnotes, separated by  ;; (or Name: text ;; Name2: text)
ref	Citation, wrapped in <ref> unless it already contains one
link	If the name is not already a wikilink: yes wraps name, or a page title wraps name
vacant	yes shows No permanent appointment when the name is empty

The article still needs {{notelist}} (and {{reflist}}) where footnotes/references are collected.

See also

• {{MilLdr}}
• {{MilAward}}
• {{MilAward PostNom}}
• {{MilAward Stack}}
• {{Post-start}} (legacy)