Template:MilLeadership

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This template uses Lua:

Module:MilLeadership

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.