It's nothing like that..The word Elite means.... "a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the
rest of a group or society." The "rest" is absolute, it's binary you are or you aint. There is no "more rest or less rest" another definition "
the richest, most
powerful, best-educated, or best-trained
group in a
society:" The "The" is again definitive. THE.. "those
people or
organizations that are
considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a
similar type" There is no dan, no 3,4 or 5 star like a general. You cant get subdivisions of a "top rank" it's either top or it's below it..
Equating it to the rank of General is also, incorrect. General is NOT the top rank. There are ones above it,. E.g Chief of the defence staff. They don't have subdivisions.
And in the unlikely event they dont know the meaning of words, just where in lore did those subdivisions come from? What extra does it bring to the player other than more and more and more and more of the same again and again and again. It adds zero value, and removes so much more..