Jedi Masters and Grandmasters
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The rank of Master was a title given to very few Knights in every generation. As such, Masters made up the smallest percent of the Order's membership. The most common path to this rank was to train several Padawans as a Knight, typically one right after the other, and have them all successfully pass their Trials of Knighthood. If one did not wish to train several students, a Knight could choose to undergo a modified version of the Trials of Knighthood, or gain attention for their service to the Republic. Each of these feats could gain the High Council's acknowledgment and result in a promotion to the rank of Master.
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The title of Jedi Master was the highest formal rank obtainable by a member of the Jedi Order. Reserved for those who had shown exceptional devotion and skill as well as balance in the Force and often combat, only individuals who had been given the rank of Master could sit on the Jedi High Council, with few exceptions (such as the case of Anakin Skywalker), or any of the three other Councils: The councils of First Knowledge, Reconciliation and Reassignment.
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The rank of Master was a title given to very few Knights in every generation. As such, Masters made up the smallest percent of the Order's membership. The most common path to this rank was to train several Padawans as a Knight, typically one right after the other, and have them all successfully pass their Trials of Knighthood. If one did not wish to train several students, a Knight could choose to undergo a modified version of the Trials of Knighthood, or gain attention for their service to the Republic. Each of these feats could gain the High Council's acknowledgment and result in a promotion to the rank of Master.
When Luke Skywalker reformed the Order following the Great Jedi Purge, he promoted his students to the rank of Master based on their degree of mastery of the Force. As the Order began to grow, most Masters were promoted based on the extraordinary deeds they performed for the New Republic. One well known example was the promotion of Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn following the defeat of the Dark Jedi Desann at his blade.
Those Jedi Masters whose talents were extremely superior were asked to join the ranks of the Jedi Councils, their promotion was often based on their specialized knowledge or skill sets, or vast experience in the field. As a member of a Council, a Master was given great responsibility within the Order, and often was seen at the Coruscant Temple or satellite facility instructing Initiates in the basics of the Order's techniques. The members of the Council were not necessarily the most skilled with a lightsaber or even those possessive of the greatest range of Force powers. Instead, membership was reserved to those Masters who could see through a situation or add insight the best swordsmen could not ever perceive.
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While Master was the greatest of the formal ranks of the Order, the High Council would select a Master who possessed the strongest mind, the greatest leadership qualities, and incomparable mastery of the Force and name them Grand Master, the undisputed leader of the Order. It should be noted that in the Order's earliest years, several Grand Masters were appointed, though this practice was abandoned following the Ruusan Reformation. In addition to the Grand Master rank, the High Council and the Council of First Knowledge appointed a leader to guide discussion and moderate debates. In the case of the High Council, the Master of the Order was a rank often held by the Grand Master himself. The First Knowledge Council was led by the Caretaker, who at one point shared the title of Chief Librarian of the Librarian's Assembly.
Some data i found on some site that i put on here with pictures for your entertainment. There will be another comp tonight since this was short.
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