Bare in mind, as has been explained countless times.. these are not military promotions nor genetic alterations - these are Honorary Titles, meaning you are afforded the same respect as someone actually holding that Rank or Title, but nothing more.
A perfect comparison: When in military tech school, we had many instructors who held Honorary ranks of Master Sergeant or higher, though they had GS-# paygrades, were civilians, had no command authority, but we were expected to treat them with the same respect as an equally ranked NCO.