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The rank system used by the MACO military force of 22nd century Earth are based on traditional army ranks from previous Earth rank systems, particularly those of the United States' armed forces.
General
The flag officer rank of general was used by General Casey, commanding officer of the MACOs who were assigned to the Enterprise NX. This rank is approximately equivalent to an Earth Starfleet Admiral. (ENT: "The Expanse")
- It was not revealed if the MACO infrastructure uses any separate grades of general rank, and no general's rank insignia was ever made for the series. Based on the rank insignia that was shown, a 'general' would be two, three, or four stars.
Major
The rank of major was used by MACO field officers commanding larger groups of soldiers on special assignments. The insignia was a gold oak leaf on a blue shoulder patch. The oak leaf insignia appears to be carried over from the USA system insignia for major.
Major J. Hayes commanded the MACOs aboard Enterprise. Traditionally, a major is equivalent of a naval lieutenant commander, however Earth Starfleet had no such rank at the time. Though Hayes may have technically outranked Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, the MACO team was still subordinate to the ship's chief of security.
- From the fact that Hayes named a corporal as his successor in ENT: "Countdown," it could be assumed that he was the only MACO officer aboard Enterprise.
Sergeant
The sergeant insignia was three white chevrons on a blue shoulder patch.
- N. Kemper was a MACO sergeant assigned to Enterprise.
Corporal
The corporal insignia was two white chevrons on a blue shoulder patch.
Several corporals were seen assigned to Enterprise, and also posted at other Starfleet assignments.
Private
The private insignia was a single white chevron on a blue shoulder patch.
- While the insignia was plainly seen, the term "private" was not used in any dialogue, the troopers in question were simply referred to as "MACOs."
Background
The MACOs appear to follow the same basic rank system of Earth armies, with American insignia, it could be assumed that the other ranks of such a system also exist, although they were not used on screen. The producers of Star Trek apparently avoided the army ranks that sound naval (lieutenant, captain, etc.) to avoid confusion.
Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fleet: | CRM | PO | CPO | MID CDT OC WO |
ENS | LT JG | LT | LT CMDR | CMDR | CAPT | FCAPT | CDORE | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | ||||
Military: | PVT AMN |
CPL LCP |
SGT | SSGT | MSGT 1SGT |
2nd LT | 1st LT | CAPT | MAJ | LT COL | COL | BRIG | MAJ GEN | LT GEN | GEN | MARSHAL | ||||
Services: | Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO |