Editing Space Harpies (section)

===Military Culture===
Harpies organize by merit in the military much as they do politically. Males swear allegiance to other males they trust. The lowest ranks are almost always made up of males too disenfranchised or too unimaginative to build their reputation except in grueling battles. Slightly higher up are the females and males who have formed combat harems. A harem of females lead by their mate. The further up you go, the more and more you find a separation of males by females. Females relay orders from their mates down to lower ranking males and so on until you reach the bottom of the hierarchy. Female rank and file exist, but are exceedingly uncommon. Single females have a tendency to fill in advisory and tactical roles rather than direct combat ones. Their more level heads giving them the ability to make better judgement calls. Higher up, it tends to be brilliant, if slightly (or incredibly) insane males whose orders are interpreted and assessed by their more level headed and clear thinking consorts.