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Earth Starfleet pin insignia |
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Earth Starfleet sleeve insignia |
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Starfleet, 2260s |
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Starfleet, 2270s |
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Starfleet pin insignia, 2280s until early 24th century |
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Starfleet sleeve insignia, 2290s |
Commodore is a naval rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, commodore is the most junior flag officer rank of a naval organization, under an admiral rank (usually under rear admiral) but senior to a captain. Commodores command groups of ships, as opposed to captains commanding single ships or units. In comparison to other ranking systems, this rank is equivalent to the military brigadier or brigadier general.
The rank of commodore was used by Starfleet until at least the 2270s. In 2366, Geordi La Forge insulted Centurion Bochra by calling him commodore, to which Bochra promptly corrected La Forge as to his proper title. (TNG: "The Enemy")
List of Starfleet commodores
- Robert April
- Barstow
- Matt Decker (USS Constellation)
- Enwright (Starbase 6)
- Maxwell Forrest (Earth Starfleet)
- José I. Mendez (Starbase 11)
- Probert
- Stocker (Starbase 10)
- Stone (Starbase 11)
- Travers (Cestus III outpost)
- Robert Wesley (USS Lexington)
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Background
The rank of commodore appears to have been superseded by the 24th century, as no such ranked persons were seen or referenced in TNG, DS9 or VOY. This may be in response to the rank being phased out of the US Navy where the lowest flag officer rank is currently referred to as "rear admiral (lower half)".
Apart from its Original Series usage, a commodore is spoken of in radio traffic heard at the start of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A commodore "movie pin" is also seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the rank was retroactively mentioned in ENT: "First Flight". The rank also appeared on background characters in ENT: "First Flight", "Shockwave, Part II", "Home", and the "Demons"/"Terra Prime" two-parter. The latter featured the only female commodore yet seen.
Several non-canon reference manuals, among them the Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual, describe a five collar pip commodore insignia in use during the 24th century. Such an insignia, however, has never appeared in an actual Star Trek production. This five pip collar insignia is also used in fandom sources as an insignia for fleet captain.
In numerous novels, including Before Dishonor, the rank of commodore is revealed to exist into the 24th century. In that novel, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun informs Captain Picard that since he was in command of a group of starships it would be proper for him to be referred to as Commodore Picard rather than Captain Picard. The rank also features prominently in the novel Imzadi, where the rank of commodore is held by a future version of Data.