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[[File:Captain rank pin.jpg|thumb|The rank insignia of a Starfleet captain in the late 23rd century]] |
[[File:Captain rank pin.jpg|thumb|The rank insignia of a Starfleet captain in the late 23rd century]] |
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+ | [[File:Rios' rank pip collection.jpg|thumb|Cristóbal Rios' rank pip collection from his Starfleet career]] |
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+ | [[File:Paris loses his stripes.jpg|thumb|Tom Paris is demoted to ensign for disobeying orders]] |
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{{Mirror disambiguation}} |
{{Mirror disambiguation}} |
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+ | '''Starfleet ranks''' were identifying titles of [[rank]] for the [[officer]]s and [[enlisted]] members of [[Starfleet]] denoting the [[chain of command]] under both [[United Earth]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]]. These titles were generally adapted from earlier [[Earth]] [[naval]] forces. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}, {{ENT|Storm Front}}) |
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+ | ==Early usage== |
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− | '''Starfleet ranks''' were the identifying titles for the officers and enlisted members of [[Starfleet]], under both [[United Earth]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]]. These ranks used the titles and positions adopted from earlier [[Earth]] naval forces. |
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+ | By the development of the [[NX-Alpha]] in [[2143]], the Starfleet rank structure had at least three enlisted ranks, four officer ranks, and three ranks for use by [[flag officer]]s. {{dis|Silver|color}} rank [[pip]]s were displayed on the right breast of the {{dis|Starfleet uniform|2140s-early 2160s}}s, above a colored [[shoulder]] trim denoting what [[division]] the crew member was assigned to. Flag officers' pips were surrounded by a black rectangle with a silver border. ({{ENT|First Flight}}, et al.) This system was still in place by [[2161]]. ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}) |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ==Creation and early usage== |
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+ | |+Enlisted officer ranks |
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− | Starfleet ranks were first created sometime in the mid [[22nd century]] due to the expansion of the United Earth Starfleet. These early Starfleet ranks had at least three enlisted positions, four officer ranks, and three ranks for use by flag officers. |
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+ | ![[Crewman third class]]!![[Crewman second class]]!![[Crewman first class]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 3rd class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|50px|3rd crewman insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 2nd class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|50px|2nd crewman insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 1st class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|50px|1st crewman insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | [[Starfleet uniform (22nd century)|Starfleet uniforms of this period]] were mainly worn as single fitting jumpsuits with a colored shoulder trim denoting what field a particular officer or crewman specialized in (command, security/engineering, or science/medical). |
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+ | |+Junior officer ranks |
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+ | ![[Ensign]]!![[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Ensign insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | The original Starfleet rank pattern was as follows: |
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+ | |+Senior officer ranks |
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+ | ![[Commander]]!![[Captain]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Commander insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | |+Flag officer ranks |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | ![[Commodore]]!![[Rear admiral]]!![[Vice admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Ent crew3.png|Starfleet 3rd crewman insignia]]<br />[[Crewman]] 3rd class |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:Ent crew2.png|Starfleet 2nd crewman insignia]]<br />[[Crewman]] 2nd class |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Ent cmdr.png|Starfleet commander insignia]]<br />[[Commander]] [[pip]]s |
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− | | [[File:Ent capt.png|Starfleet captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] [[pip]]s |
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− | | [[File:Ent cdore.png|Starfleet commodore insignia]]<br />[[Commodore]] [[pip]] |
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− | | [[File:Ent radm.png|Starfleet rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[Rear admiral]] [[pip]]s |
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− | | [[File:Ent vadm.png|Starfleet vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[Vice admiral]] [[pip]]s |
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− | {{bginfo|Dialog from ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' indicated that the "four star" rank of admiral also existed in the United Earth Starfleet, but no one holding this rank was ever seen on camera.}} |
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==23rd century== |
==23rd century== |
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− | === |
+ | ===Early 23rd century=== |
− | + | By the [[2230s]], the {{dis|Starfleet uniform|2230s}} used a sleeve [[stripe]] system instead of pips to denote rank. ({{film|11}}) |
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+ | |||
− | {| class="grey" align="center" style="font-size: 80%" |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | ![[Enlisted officer]]s!![[Lieutenant junior grade]]!!Lieutenant!!Captain |
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− | | |''No insignia''<br />(Enlisted ranks) |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:2230s lt.png|Lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |''No insignia'' |
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− | | [[File:2230s lt cmdr.png|Lieutenant Commander insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant Commander]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:2230s capt.png|Captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | {{bginfo|The rank of lieutenant junior grade was not seen on {{s|ENT}} or depicted prior to [[2233]].}} |
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− | === Mid-23rd century === |
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− | By the mid [[2250s]], Starfleet had [[Starfleet uniform (2250s-2260s)|changed its uniforms]] and had adopted a much simpler rank and insignia system. Enlisted personnel wore no rank insignia while the rank of [[Chief Petty Officer]] was denoted by a special sleeve stripe. Commissioned officers wore a solid gold stripe. This system would stay in place for at least fifteen years, with only a slight modification in the early [[2260s]], when those holding the rank of Captain were authorized two gold stripes whereas other officers wore one. |
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+ | ===Early-mid 23rd century=== |
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− | By [[2265]], the rank system was as follows: |
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+ | [[File:Cornwell, Pike and Saru review recording.jpg|thumb|Gold shoulder trim of a flag officer, captain, and officer ''(left to right)'']] |
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+ | By [[2239]], Starfleet had adopted {{dis|Starfleet uniform|late 2230s-2250s|a uniform}} where officer rank was denoted by the number of raised or indented pips on a [[Starfleet delta]]. ({{ST|The Brightest Star}}) The admiralty wore a Starfleet [[insignia]] surrounded by a [[wreath]] made up of smaller {{dis|gold|color}}en or [[black]] Starfleet insignia on a dark disc; the more of them are gold, the higher the rank. ({{DIS|The Vulcan Hello|The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry}}) |
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+ | {{clear}} |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | ![[Cadet]]!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!![[Lieutenant commander]]!!Commander!!Captain |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |- |
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− | | |''No insignia''<br />(Enlisted ranks) |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Cadet 1st class]] |
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− | | [[File:Cage chief.png|Chief petty officer insignia]]<br />[[Chief petty officer]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Ensign]] |
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− | | [[File:Officer stripe, 2254-2265.png|Commissioned officer insignia]]<br />[[Commissioned officer]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lt. Junior Grade]] |
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− | | [[File:WNMHGB capt.png|Captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lieutenant Commander]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Commander]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Captain]] |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | {{bginfo|No ranks above Captain were seen in the Star Trek pilot episodes, leaving the question as to admiral insignia completely unknown.}} |
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+ | |+Flag officer ranks |
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+ | !Vice admiral!![[Admiral]]!![[Fleet admiral]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Vice admiral]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Admiral]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Fleet admiral]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | A variation of this uniform introduced in the [[2250s]] changed the rank system back to a sleeve stripe system. For the command and operations division officers, the stripes matched the division color: gold stripes for command, red stripes for operations. Sciences division officers wore {{dis|silver|color}} stripes. ({{DIS|Brother|Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2}}) |
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− | === Alternate reality === |
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− | By [[2258]] in the [[alternate reality]], Starfleet had adopted [[Starfleet uniform (alternate reality 2250s)|uniforms]] and an insignia pattern more reminiscent of the late 2260s in the [[prime reality]]. |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | {{bginfo|It is unknown if the mid-23rd century uniforms and rank insignia were ever used in the alternate reality, or if these uniforms and rank insignia were directly preceded by the early 23rd-century ones.}} |
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+ | !Division!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Captain |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Command |
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+ | |rowspan="5"|''No insignia'' |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Operations |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Sciences |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), sciences A.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |} |
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+ | A new uniform was introduced around [[2259]], retaining the rank insignia system from the previous style with only slight modifications. Sciences officers wore blue stripes in the new system, while silver stripes were reserved for medical officers. Doctors wore a light-blue variant of the sciences uniform while nurses wore white. ({{SNW|Strange New Worlds}}, et al.) |
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− | These new insignia consisted of silver bands worn on the lower sleeves of the Starfleet uniforms. [[Ensign]]s and enlisted personnel wore no rank insignia. |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | !Division!!Cadet!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Captain |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:Altensignrank.png|Ensign insignia]]<br />[[Ensign]] |
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+ | |Command |
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− | | [[File:Altltrank.png|Lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | | |
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− | | [[File:Altltcdrrank.png|Lieutenant Commander insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant Commander]] |
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+ | |rowspan="6"|''No insignia'' |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Altcmdrrank.png|Commander insignia]]<br />[[Commander]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Altcptrank.png|Captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Altadmrank.png|unidentified Admiral insignia]]<br />[[Admiral]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Operations |
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+ | |[[File:Nyota Uhura's cadet insignia.png|85px|Cadet 1st class]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Sciences |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), sciences.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), sciences.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Doctor variant |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s), doctor variant.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Nurse variant |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s), nurse variant.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ===The 2260s and 2270s=== |
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+ | |+Flag officer ranks |
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− | By [[2266]], Starfleet had again [[Starfleet uniform (mid 2260s-early 2270s)|changed its uniforms]] and, while still using the sleeve stripe system to denote rank, the rank stripes had been modified to show more detail for each particular rank. An exception was that enlisted personnel, chief petty officers included, now had no insignia whatsoever with most enlisted personnel also wearing Starfleet jumpsuits instead of the standard tunic uniforms worn by the officers. |
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+ | ![[Fleet captain]]!!Fleet admiral |
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+ | |- |
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− | Starfleet flag officers wore a thicker braid insignia than regular officers and the rank of [[cadet]] and [[midshipman]] were both apparently in use at [[Starfleet Academy]]. |
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+ | |[[File:Pike's fleet captain insignia.jpg|85px|Fleet captain insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Robert April's admiral insignia.jpg|85px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | Another {{dis|Starfleet uniform|2250s-early 2270s}} used around this time had a much simpler rank and insignia system, in which enlisted personnel wore no rank insignia while the rank of [[chief petty officer]] was denoted by a special sleeve stripe. Commissioned officers wore a solid gold stripe. This system would be in use concurrently with other rank insignia systems for at least fifteen years, with only a slight modification by [[2265]], when those holding the rank of captain were authorized to wear two gold stripes whereas other officers wore one. ({{TOS|The Cage|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) |
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− | The 2266 rank and insignia pattern was as follows: |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | !Enlisted officers!![[Chief petty officer]]!![[Commissioned officer]]s!!Captain |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |- |
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− | | ''No insignia''<br />[[Enlisted]]<br />[[Ensign]] |
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+ | |''No insignia'' |
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− | | [[File:Tos ltjg.png|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant junior grade]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (2250s).png|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Tos lt.png|Lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet officer insignia (2250s-2260s).png|Commissioned officer insignia]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s-2260s).png|Captain insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Tos cmdr.png|Commander insignia]]<br />[[Commander]] |
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− | | [[File:Tos capt.png|Captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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− | | [[File:Tos cdore.png|Commodore insignia]]<br />[[Commodore]] |
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− | | [[File:Tos vadm.png|Vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[Vice admiral]] |
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+ | ===Late-mid 23rd century=== |
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− | {{bginfo|The only admiral seen wearing insignia in the Original Series was Admiral [[Fitzpatrick (Admiral)|Fitzpatrick]] who, although addressed as "Admiral", wore an insignia which has been equated in numerous technical manuals and fan publications as Vice Admiral. The rank of [[Fleet admiral]] was also mentioned to have existed in {{e|Space Seed}} but an actual Fleet admiral was not seen on camera until {{film|3}}.}} |
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+ | By [[2266]], Starfleet had phased out the simple rank system that gave all commissioned officers the same insignia. They also modified the other system that had been in use for the last decade or so. In this new system, all enlisted personnel, chief petty officers included, as well as ensigns, had no insignia whatsoever with most enlisted personnel also wearing Starfleet jumpsuits instead of the standard tunic uniforms worn by the officers. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}, et al) |
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+ | Starfleet flag officers wore a thicker braid insignia than regular officers. ({{TOS|Court Martial|The Trouble with Tribbles}}) |
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− | In the mid [[2270s]], Starfleet changed its [[Starfleet uniform (mid 2270s)|uniforms]] again, although mainly in appearance only. The rank insignia of officers remained relatively the same, with the exception that the rank of Lieutenant junior grade was apparently done away with. Enlisted personnel also adopted a style of their own rank insignia and both officers and admirals could now wear a short sleeve "Class B" uniform which displayed rank insignia on shoulder tabs. |
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+ | The rank of [[cadet]] and [[midshipman]] were both in use at [[Starfleet Academy]]. ({{TOS|Shore Leave|Court Martial}}) |
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− | The 2271 rank insignia pattern was as follows: |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | !Enlisted!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain!!Commodore!!Vice admiral |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:Tmp po.png|Petty officer epaulet]]<br />[[Petty officer]] |
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+ | |''No insignia'' |
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− | | [[File:Tmp chief.png|Chief petty officer epaulet]]<br />[[Chief petty officer]] |
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+ | |''No insignia'' |
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− | | [[File:Tos ltjg.png|Ensign and lieutenant junior grade sleeve stripe]]<br />[[Ensign]] |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Commander insignia]] |
− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Captain insignia]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|Commodore insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Tmp radm.png|Rear admiral sleeve stripes.]]<br />[[Rear admiral]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | {{bginfo|The rank of [[fleet admiral]] was mentioned in dialogue in {{e|Space Seed}}.}} |
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− | Corresponding officer shoulder boards appeared as follows: |
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+ | In the mid-[[2270s]], Starfleet changed its [[Starfleet uniform (mid 2270s)|uniforms]] yet again, although mainly in appearance only. The rank insignia of officers remained almost the same, though the lieutenant junior grade braid was now used to indicate ensign. Enlisted personnel adopted a style of their own rank insignia and both officers and admirals could now wear a short sleeve "Class B" uniform which displayed rank insignia on shoulder tabs. ({{film|1}}) |
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− | [[File:STTMPRankBoards.jpg|center]] |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ==Late 23rd - Mid 24th century== |
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+ | |+Enlisted / unknown ranks |
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− | By the year [[2278]], Starfleet had [[Starfleet uniform (late 2270s-2350s)|again changed its uniforms]], abandoning the previous sleeve stripe system and adopting a totally new insignia design which incorporated a series of rank pins worn on a shoulder strap with the color of the strap determining the bearer's branch within Starfleet. |
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+ | !Unknown!!Chief petty officer!!Unknown |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet triangle insignia (mid 2270s).png|Triangle insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (mid 2270s).png|Chief petty officer epaulet]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet thin rank insignia (mid 2270s).svg|100px|Thin insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | The shoulder strap system also matched with a cuff strap which could display various citation and years-of-service pins. Finally, in the case of admirals, another series of cuff straps denoted the particular rank of the Admiral. |
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+ | |+Officer ranks |
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+ | !Type!!Ensign!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain!!Rear admiral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Sleeve insignia |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|Ensign sleeve stripe]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Lieutenant sleeve stripe]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Lieutenant commander sleeve stripes]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Commander sleeve stripes]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|Captain sleeve stripes]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (mid 2270s).png|Rear admiral sleeve stripes]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Epaulet insignia |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (mid 2270s).svg|100px|Lieutenant epaulet]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander rank insignia (mid 2270s).svg|100px|Commander epaulet]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain rank insignia (mid 2270s).svg|100px|Captain epaulet]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral epaulet (mid 2270s).png|Rear admiral epaulet]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | ===Late 23rd century=== |
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− | Enlisted uniforms were also completely revamped from previous versions and now were worn as jumpsuits with rank pins worn on the lower right sleeve. Enlisted ranks themselves were expanded, encompassing several grades of [[Petty Officer]] and [[Chief Petty Officer]]. |
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+ | By the year [[2278]], Starfleet had [[Starfleet uniform (late 2270s-2350s)|again changed its uniforms]], abandoning the previous sleeve stripe system and adopting a totally new insignia design which incorporated a series of rank pins worn on a shoulder strap with the color of the strap determining the bearer's branch within Starfleet. At this point, the lieutenant junior grade rank had also been re-established. |
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+ | The shoulder strap system also matched with a cuff strap which could display various citation and years-of-service pins. Finally, in the case of admirals, another series of cuff straps denoted the particular rank of the admiral. |
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− | With the exception of some minor cosmetic changes to officer uniforms, including the introduction of a standard [[communicator]] pin around [[2344]], the uniforms and insignia of the late [[23rd century]] would remain unchanged until approximately the year [[2355]]. |
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+ | Enlisted uniforms were also completely revamped from previous versions and now were worn as jumpsuits with rank pins worn on the lower right sleeve. Enlisted ranks themselves were expanded, encompassing several grades of [[petty officer]] and [[chief petty officer]]. ({{film|2}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|A Captain rank badge was among the items which were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|9555}}}} |
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+ | With the exception of some minor cosmetic changes to officer uniforms, including the introduction of a standard [[communicator]] pin by [[2344]], the uniforms and insignia of the late [[23rd century]] remained unchanged until the late [[2340s]]. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise|Family}}) |
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− | The insignia pattern was as follows: |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | |+Enlisted officer ranks |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | !Able seaman!!Petty officer second class!!Petty officer first class!!Chief petty officer!!Senior chief petty officer!!Master chief petty officer |
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− | | [[File:Mov crew.png|50px|Crewman insignia]]<br />[[Crewman]] |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:Mov po2.png|50px|Petty officer second class insignia]]<br />[[Petty officer]] second class |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet able seaman insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Crewman insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov po1.png|50px|Petty officer first class insignia]]<br />[[Petty officer]] first class |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet petty officer, 2nd class insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Petty officer second class insignia]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet petty officer, 1st class insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Petty officer first class insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov scpo.png|50px|Senior chief petty officer insignia]]<br />[[Senior chief petty officer]] |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet senior chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Senior chief petty officer insignia]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet master chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Master chief petty officer insignia]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov ens.png|Ensign insignia]]<br />[[Ensign]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov ltjg.png|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant junior grade]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov lt.png|Lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov ltcmdr.png|Lieutenant commander insignia]]<br />[[Lieutenant commander]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov cmdr.png|Commander insignia]]<br />[[Commander]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov capt.png|Captain insignia]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | [[File:Mov cdore.png|75px|Commodore insignia]]<br />[[File:Mov cdore-sleeve.png|Commodore sleeve stripe (past 2285)]]<br />[[Commodore]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov radm.png|75px|Rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[File:Mov radm-sleeve.png|Rear admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]]<br />[[Rear admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov vadm.png|75px|Vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[File:Mov vadm-sleeve.png|Vice admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]]<br />[[Vice admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov adm.png|75px|Admiral insignia]]<br />[[File:Mov adm-sleeve.png|Admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]]<br />[[Admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Mov fadm.png|75px|Fleet admiral insignia]]<br />[[File:Mov fadm-sleeve.png|Fleet admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]]<br />[[Fleet admiral]] |
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− | | |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ==The 24th century== |
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+ | |+Junior officer ranks |
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− | [[File:Starfleet ranks, 2360s.jpg|thumb|Ranks in the [[2360s]]]] |
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+ | !Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant |
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− | [[File:Picards rank pips.jpg|thumb|A captain's [[pip|rank pips]]]] |
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+ | |- |
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− | By the year [[2355]], Starfleet had introduced a [[Starfleet uniform (2350s-2370s)|new uniform design]] with the manner of insignia returning to the pip system used by the United Earth Starfleet more than two hundred years earlier. Unlike the predecessor system, however, the 24th century pip system used the ranks lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander and also introduced a generic "hollow pip" insignia to denote Chief Petty Officers. |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Ensign insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | The pip system used introduced in the mid 24th century would remain relatively unchanged and by [[2379]] was still the standard insignia system used by Starfleet, although the uniforms themselves had undergone a change. |
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+ | |+Senior officer ranks |
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+ | !Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Commander insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | The original officer and enlisted pip system, introduced in the [[2350s]] was as follows: |
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+ | |+Flag officer ranks |
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+ | !Type!!Commodore!!Rear admiral!!Vice admiral!!Admiral!!Fleet admiral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Rank pin |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|40px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Sleeve stripe |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore cuffband (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Commodore sleeve stripe (past 2285)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral cuffband (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Rear admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral cuffband (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Vice admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral cuffband (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral cuffband (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Fleet admiral sleeve stripe (past 2285)]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {{bginfo|[[File:Robert Fletcher's enlisted rank pin chart.jpg|thumb|Concept art by Robert Fletcher]]The ranking system for enlisted officers introduced in ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' was designed by [[Robert Fletcher]].|A captain rank badge was among the items which were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. ''{{stala|9555}}''{{clear}}}} |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | |||
− | |- align="center" |
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+ | ==24th century== |
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− | | [[File:Tng chief.png|Chief petty officer pip]]<br />Enlisted grades |
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− | + | [[File:Starfleet ranks, 2360s.jpg|thumb|Ranks in the 2360s]] |
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+ | [[File:Picard's rank pips.jpg|thumb|A captain's rank pips]] |
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− | | [[File:Tng ltjg.png|Lieutenant junior grade pips]]<br />[[Lieutenant junior grade]] |
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+ | By the year [[2355]], Starfleet had introduced a [[Starfleet uniform (2350s-2370s)|new uniform design]], with a pip system of golden pin insignia worn on the collar. ({{TNG|The Battle}}) |
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− | | [[File:Tng lt.png|Lieutenant pips]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |||
− | | [[File:Tng ltcmdr.png|Lieutenant commander pips]]<br />[[Lieutenant commander]] |
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+ | The [[24th century]] pip system included a black pip insignia to denote chief petty officers. ({{TNG|Realm Of Fear}}) |
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− | | rowspan="2"|[[File:Tng cmdr.png|Commander pips]]<br />[[Commander]] |
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+ | |||
− | | rowspan="2"|[[File:Tng capt.png|Captain pips]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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+ | The pip system used in the mid-to-late 24th century remained relatively unchanged through [[2385]], having been kept across several uniform design changes. ({{PIC|Maps and Legends}}) |
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+ | {{clear}} |
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+ | |||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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+ | !Chief petty officer!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief insignia (2360s-early 2370s).svg|Chief petty officer pip]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2350s-early 2380s).svg|Ensign pip]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Lieutenant junior grade pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Lieutenant pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Lieutenant commander pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Commander pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Captain pips]] |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | In the [[2360]]s, admirals wore a triangular insignia on a special flag officer uniform. ({{TNG|Too Short A Season|Coming of Age|Conspiracy}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|Close examination of the Next Generation Season 1 and 2 DVDs indicates that in some episodes officers wore silver pips instead of gold. Most reference manuals, however, state that the gold pips were used all along to denote rank on Starfleet uniforms of this era.}} |
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+ | |||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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+ | !Admirals Jameson and Quinn's insignia!!Admiral Savar's insignia!!Admiral Aaron's insignia |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral 0 insignia graphic.png|125px|Admiral Jameson's insignia (2364)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral 1 insignia graphic.png|125px|Admiral Savar's insignia (2364)]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral 2 insignia graphic.png|125px|Admiral Aaron's insignia (2364)]] |
||
+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | {{bginfo|The officers who have been known to used this style of insignia ([[Savar]], {{dis|Aaron|Admiral}}, [[Gregory Quinn]], and [[Mark Jameson]]) were only referred to as "admiral" (Jameson) or "senior admiral" (Quinn, Savar, and Aaron) in dialogue and the episode scripts. ''{{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/112.txt}} {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/119.txt}} {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/125.txt}}''|These pins were later reused as {{dis|Kes|government}} decorations in {{TNG|Attached}}, Data's belt clasps in {{TNG|All Good Things...}}, and ornaments on [[Fennim]]'s costume in {{VOY|Think Tank}}. ''{{stala|2762}}''}} |
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+ | |||
[[File:Nakamura, 2365.jpg|thumb|Admiral insignia worn in the vertical fashion]] |
[[File:Nakamura, 2365.jpg|thumb|Admiral insignia worn in the vertical fashion]] |
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− | + | By [[2365]], this insignia had been replaced by a "boxed pip" system worn vertically on the flag uniform collar. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) By [[2366]], the admiral insignia was commonly worn horizontally against the collar in the same way as the insignia worn by other grades. ({{TNG|The Defector}}) |
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+ | |||
+ | {{bginfo|{{dis|Janeway|matrix alien|An alien}} appearing as {{dis|Janeway|Male Admiral|Vice Admiral Janeway}} wore boxed pips in the {{s|VOY}} episode {{e|Coda}}; he died in [[2358]].}} |
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{{clear}} |
{{clear}} |
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− | The original flag officer insignia pattern was as follows: |
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− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
+ | !Rear admiral!!Vice admiral!!Admiral!!Fleet admiral |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 radmlh.png|125px|Rear admiral (lower half)]]<br />[[Rear admiral]]<br /> (lower half) |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Rear admiral upper half pips]] |
− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Vice admiral pips]] |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Admiral pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (2380s).svg|Fleet admiral pips]] |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | [[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (2370s-early 2380s).png|thumb|Chief petty officer]] |
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− | By [[2367]], the admiral insignia appeared as follows: |
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+ | By the mid-[[2370s]], Starfleet had changed the chief petty officer rank insignia, replacing the black pip with chevrons and dots. ({{DS9|Hippocratic Oath}}) |
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+ | {{clear}} |
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+ | ==25th century== |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | By the year [[2399]], Starfleet's familiar pip design had been relocated from the collar to the right breast of the uniform and the pips had become silver. ({{PIC|Remembrance}}) By the early [[2400s]], the silver rank pips were back on the collar of the uniform. ({{PIC|The Star Gazer}}) |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |||
− | | [[File:Tng radm.png|Rear admiral upper half pips]]<br />[[Rear admiral]] |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | | [[File:Tng vadm.png|Vice admiral pips]]<br />[[Vice admiral]] |
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+ | |+Junior officer ranks |
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− | | [[File:Tng adm.png|Admiral pips]]<br />[[Admiral]] |
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+ | !Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Ensign pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x32px|Lieutenant junior grade pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Lieutenant pips]] |
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|} |
|} |
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− | [[File:Ds9 scpo.png|thumb|Senior Chief Petty Officer]] |
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− | By the mid [[2370]]s, Starfleet had made a further change to its insignia, this change pertaining to enlisted personnel. Replacing the "hollow pip" generic insignia was a new chevron system, worn as pins on the collar of the enlisted personnel's uniform. The chevron system displayed rank for the petty officer and chief petty office grades. |
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− | {{bginfo|Chief O'Brien's Senior Chief Petty Officer pin was the only badge ever seen on camera, although the Deep Space Nine costume designers had designed a system covering all ranks between Petty Officer 3rd class up to Master Chief Petty Officer.}} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ===Alternate universe=== |
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+ | |+Senior officer ranks |
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− | In an [[alternate universe]], observed during a [[quantum fissure]], Starfleet had adopted an additional form of insignia which was incorporated directly into the design of the Starfleet [[combadge]]. The insignia appeared as metal bars behind the Starfleet crest, designed to show the rank of the wearer and accompanied the prime universe's collar pips. This same insignia also appeared in the "prime" universe, when it was used by the alien [[Barash]] during a holographic simulation of the USS ''Enterprise''-D designed to trick Commander [[William T. Riker]] into thinking he was in the future. Barash's simulation did not include the collar pips. ({{TNG|Parallels|Future Imperfect}}) |
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+ | !Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x32px|Lieutenant commander pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Commander pips]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Captain pips]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | The pips of flag officers were placed on a dark gray isosceles trapezoid with a silver border. ({{PIC|Maps and Legends}}) |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; text-align:center; margin:auto" |
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+ | |||
− | |- valign="center" |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | | [[File:A.I. Starfleet CREW.png|100px|Crewmen]]<br />[[Crewman|Crewmen]] |
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+ | |+Flag officer ranks |
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− | | [[File:A.I. Starfleet ENS.png|100px|Ensign]]<br />[[Ensign]] |
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+ | !Commodore!!Admiral!!Fleet admiral |
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− | | |
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+ | |- |
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− | | [[File:A.I. Starfleet LT.png|100px|Lieutenant]]<br />[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2390s).png|x44px|Commodore pips]] |
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− | |- valign="center" |
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− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x44px|Admiral pips]] |
− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (2390s).png|x44px|Fleet admiral pips]] |
− | | [[File:A.I. Starfleet CAPT.png|100px|Captain]]<br />[[Captain]] |
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− | | [[File:A.I. Starfleet ADM.png|100px|Admiral]]<br />[[Admiral]] |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | ==29th century== |
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− | {{bginfo|A rank of Lieutenant junior grade would also logically seem to exist, but no one was seen wearing this rank on screen.}} |
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+ | The uniforms worn by the Starfleet crew of the {{USS|Relativity}} during the [[29th century]] displayed a new design for rank insignia, with horizontal bronze chevrons on the right collar instead of pips. ({{VOY|Future's End|Relativity}}) |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ==Comparative rank tables== |
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+ | !Ensign!!Lieutenant!!Captain |
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− | ===Flag officers=== |
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− | Admirals in Starfleet were described as the "[[flag officer]]s." These ranks constituted the highest authorities of [[Starfleet Command]]. |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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− | |+ Starfleet flag ranks and insignia |
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|- |
|- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (29th century).png|Starfleet ensign insignia]] |
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− | ! 22nd century |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (29th century).png|Starfleet lieutenant insignia]] |
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− | ! 2260s |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (29th century).png|Starfleet captain insignia]] |
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− | ! 2270s |
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− | ! 2280s-2350s |
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− | ! 2350s-2360s |
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− | ! 2360s-later |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | --- |
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− | | --- |
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− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Mov fadm.png|2280s fleet admiral insignia]]<br />[[fleet admiral]] pin<br />[[File:Mov fadm-sleeve.png|2280s Starfleet fleet admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | --- |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | --- |
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− | | --- |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Mov adm.png|2280s admiral insignia]]<br />[[admiral]] pin<br />[[File:Mov adm-sleeve.png|2280s Starfleet admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Tng adm.png|2360s admiral insignia]]<br />[[admiral]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | [[File:Ent vadm.png|22nd century vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[vice admiral]] [[pip]]s<!--<br />[[File:Ent vadm-sleeve.png|22nd century vice admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe--> |
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− | | [[File:Tos vadm.png|2260s vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[vice admiral]] |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Mov vadm.png|2280s vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[vice admiral]] pin<br />[[File:Mov vadm-sleeve.png|2280s Starfleet vice admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 vadm.png|125px|2350s vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[vice admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Tng vadm.png|2360s vice admiral insignia]]<br />[[vice admiral]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | [[File:Ent radm.png|22nd century rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] [[pip]]s<!--<br />[[File:Ent radm-sleeve.png|22nd century rear admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe--> |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Tmp radm-epaulet.png|2270s rear admiral epaulet insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] epaulet<br />[[File:Tmp radm.png|2270s Starfleet rear admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
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− | | [[File:Mov radm.png|2280s rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] pin<br />[[File:Mov radm-sleeve.png|2280s Starfleet rear admiral sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 radm.png|125px|2350s rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] |
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− | | [[File:Tng radm.png|2360s rear admiral insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | [[File:Ent cdore.png|22nd century commodore insignia]]<br />[[commodore]] [[pip]]s<br />[[File:Captain-Commodore sleeve stripes, 22nd century.png|22nd century commodore sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
||
− | | [[File:Tos cdore.png|2260s commodore insignia]]<br />[[commodore]] |
||
− | | --- |
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− | | [[File:Mov cdore.png|2280s commodore insignia]]<br />[[commodore]] pin<br />[[File:Mov cdore-sleeve.png|2280s Starfleet commodore sleeve stripe insignia]]<br />sleeve stripe |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 radmlh.png|125px|2350s rear admiral lower half/commodore insignia]]<br />[[rear admiral]] (lower half) |
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− | | --- |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | ==32nd century== |
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− | ;[[Fleet admiral]] : The most senior flag rank in Starfleet. In [[2293]], the [[commander in chief]] of Starfleet held this rank. ({{film|6}}) |
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+ | By the [[32nd century]], Starfleet had passed through a number of rank insignia systems. ({{DIS|Forget Me Not|Su'Kal}}) |
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+ | By [[3189]], rank was indicated on an officer's [[tricom badge]]. The ranks of captains and admirals were also shown on the collar and shoulders. The shoulder and collar had a similar design; captains had a vertical shoulder rank band at the edge of the shoulder, while admirals had a horizontal band along the top of the shoulder. ({{DIS|Die Trying}}) Other officers had a plain collar badge. |
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− | ;[[Admiral]] : The second most senior flag rank known to exist in Starfleet. |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ;[[Vice admiral]] : Starfleet flag rank immediately inferior to full admiral, but superior to a rear admiral. |
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+ | ![[Crewman]]!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain!!Commodore!!Fleet admiral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Crewman tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Ensign tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Lieutenant junior grade tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Lieutenant tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Lieutenant Commander tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Commander tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Captain tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Commodore tricom badge]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (32nd century).png|75px|Fleet Admiral tricom badge]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {{bginfo|[[File:Tricom-badges.png|thumb|Tricom badge concept art]][[Concept art]] laying out the 32nd century rank system was revealed in {{TRR|Scavengers}}.{{clear}}}} |
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− | ;[[Rear admiral]] : The lowest grade of admiral in Starfleet. It is inferior to a vice admiral, and superior to a commodore or captain. |
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+ | ==Alternate timelines== |
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− | ;[[Commodore]] : Superior to Captain, inferior to Rear Admiral. |
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+ | ===Mirror universe=== |
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+ | {{see-list|Starfleet ranks (mirror)}} |
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− | === |
+ | ===Alternate reality=== |
+ | By [[2258]] in the [[alternate reality]], Starfleet had adopted [[Starfleet uniform (alternate reality)|uniforms]] and an insignia pattern reminiscent of the mid 2250s in the [[prime reality]]. These new insignia consisted of silver bands worn on the lower sleeves of the uniform. Ensigns and certain skirt uniforms displayed no rank insignia. ({{film|11}}) |
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− | {|class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | |||
− | |+Starfleet officer ranks and insignia |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | !2140s-2160s |
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+ | !Ensign!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain!!Admiral |
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− | !2230s |
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+ | |- |
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− | !2250s-2260s |
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+ | |''No insignia'' |
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− | !2260s |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (alternate reality).png|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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− | !2280s-2350s |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (alternate reality).png|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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− | !2350s-later |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (alternate reality).png|Commander insignia]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (alternate reality).png|Captain insignia]] |
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− | |[[File:Ent capt.png|22nd century captain pins]]<br />[[captain]] |
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− | |[[File: |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (alternate reality).png|Unidentified admiral insignia]] |
− | |[[File:WNMHGB capt.png|2260s two-stripe captain insignia]]<br />[[captain]] (early [[2260s]]) |
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− | |[[File:Tos capt.png|2260s captain stripes]]<br />[[captain]] |
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− | |[[File:Mov capt.png|2280s captain insignia]]<br />[[captain]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng capt.png|2350s captain insignia]]<br />[[captain]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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− | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Ent cmdr.png|22nd century commander insignia]]<br />[[commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Blank.png|''unknown'']] |
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− | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Officer stripe, 2254-2265.png|2250s officer stripe]]<br />All commissioned grades |
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− | |[[File:Tos cmdr.png|2260s commander stripes]]<br />[[commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Mov cmdr.png|2280s commander insignia]]<br />[[commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng cmdr.png]]<br />[[commander]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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− | |[[File:2230s lt cmdr.png|2230s LTCMDR insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Tos lcdr.png|2260s LTCMDR stripes]]<br />[[lieutenant commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Mov ltcmdr.png|2280s LTCMDR insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant commander]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng ltcmdr.png|2350s LTCMDR insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant commander]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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− | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Ent lt.png|22nd century lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant]] |
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− | |[[File:2230s lt.png|2230s Lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant]] |
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− | |[[File:Tos lt.png|2260s lieutenant stripe]]<br />[[lieutenant]] |
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− | |[[File:Mov lt.png|2280s lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng lt.png|2350s lieutenant insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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− | |[[File:Blank.png|''unknown'']] |
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− | |[[File:Tos ltjg.png|2260s LTJG stripe]]<br />[[lieutenant junior grade]] |
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− | |[[File:Mov ltjg.png|2280s LTJG insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant junior grade]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng ltjg.png|2350s LTJG insignia]]<br />[[lieutenant junior grade]] |
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− | |-align="center" |
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− | |[[File:Ent ens.png|22nd century ensign insignia]]<br />[[ensign]] |
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− | |[[File:Blank.png|''unknown'']] |
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− | |(''[[Ensign]] had<br />no sleeve insignia<br />in the [[2260s]]'') |
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− | |[[File:Mov ens.png|2280s ensign insignia]]<br />[[ensign]] |
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− | |[[File:Tng ensign.png|2350s ensign insignia]]<br />[[ensign]] |
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|} |
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+ | ===Alternate universe=== |
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− | ;[[Captain]] |
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+ | In an [[alternate universe]] observed during a [[quantum fissure]], Starfleet had adopted an additional form of insignia which was incorporated directly into the design of the Starfleet [[combadge]]. The insignia appeared as black, gold, and silver bars behind the Starfleet delta, designed to show the rank of the wearer and along with collar pips. ({{TNG|Parallels}}) |
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− | :The most senior regular line rank in Starfleet. It was most often held by [[starship]] and [[starbase]] commanders, as well as adjutants and executives serving beneath [[admiral]]s. This rank was usually considered a big transition, because it was often the first rank in which officers ran a base of operation (for example, a starship) more or less by themselves. The equivalent ground forces rank to Starfleet captain was [[colonel]]. It should also be noted that there are rare cases of officers holding the Captain's rank serving as other than the commanding officer of starship. Examples of this include [[Spock]] and [[Montgomery Scott]], who both held the rank of [[Captain]] while serving under James T. Kirk, who also held the equal rank of Captain. Departments in rare cases could get a Captain as the superior head of that particular department such as Montgomery Scott being a "Captain of Engineering" during the film {{film|3}}. Other examples of this also include [[William T. Riker]] and [[Worf]], both of whom attained the rank of Captain (in Worf's case, through the [[Klingon Defense Force]]) while under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Another example of a Captain holding a position other than commanding a starship is that of [[Phillipa Louvois]] who held the rank while working as a prosecutor under the office of the [[Judge Advocate General]]. |
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+ | The same insignia was also used by the alien [[Barash]] during a holographic simulation of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, designed to trick Commander [[William T. Riker]] into thinking he was in the future. Barash's simulation did not include the collar pips. ({{TNG|Future Imperfect}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|In the modern US Navy, captain is a four-stripe officer rank. This insignia style was used in [[ENT]] all [[TNG]] era productions. During [[TOS]] and the [[Star Trek films|movies]], it had differing insignia. The TOS captains wore one full braid, a broken braid and another full braid. However, in the pilot {{e|The Cage}}, Captain Pike wore only a single rank strip, so it was not clear how other officers were differentiated from captains. By {{e|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}, Kirk was the only officer with two stripes, but that system didn't differentiate any other officer grades below captain except for no-stripe ensigns.}} |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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− | ;[[Commander]] |
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+ | !Crewman!!Ensign!!Lieutenant!!Lieutenant commander!!Commander!!Captain!!Admiral |
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− | :The Starfleet line rank immediately inferior to captain. Typical assignments at this rank included [[executive officer]] of larger vessels such as the [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-]] and {{ShipClass|Sovereign}}, space station commander (such as [[Benjamin Sisko]] of [[Deep Space 9]] prior to his promotion to captain in [[2371]]), and commanding officer of smaller vessels. The rank of commander was also available to chief medical officers and ship counselors who passed the [[Bridge Officer's Test]]. An officer who held the rank of commander was expected to be able to assume command of a starship should the situation call for it. Officers at this rank typically had 10-15 years of experience in Starfleet. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Crewman insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Ensign insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (parallel universe).png|x150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Commander insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Captain insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (Barash's illusion).png|x150px|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {{bginfo|The insignia from "Future Imperfect" was obviously reused to represent the same ranks in "Parallels", though the lieutenant insignia was only seen in "Parallels", and the crewman and admiral insignia were only seen in "Future Imperfect".}} |
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− | ;[[Lieutenant Commander]] |
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− | :The Starfleet line rank immediately inferior to commander. Officers with this rank typically held positions as senior department heads on larger vessels such as the ''Galaxy''- and ''Sovereign''-class ships, or serve as the [[executive officer]] of smaller or older vessels. On most starships, the second officer held this rank (such as [[Data]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}} or [[Tuvok]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}). In some rare cases, a lieutenant commander could also serve as the commanding officer of a smaller vessel, such as [[Jadzia Dax]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} for a brief period in [[2374]]. |
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+ | ==Comparative rank tables== |
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− | ;[[Lieutenant]] |
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+ | ===Flag officers=== |
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− | :The Starfleet line rank immediately inferior to lieutenant commander. Officers at this rank typically had some command experience, and were occasionally appointed department heads on starships. Typically they were shift commanders in a department under a lieutenant commander; for example, a lieutenant commander would be chief of engineering and commander of A shift, and there would be a B and a C shift, each under a lieutenant. Additionally, some advanced Starfleet training programs, such as [[Advanced Tactical Training]], commissioned their graduates at this rank. ({{TNG|Preemptive Strike}}) |
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+ | Admirals in Starfleet were described as the [[flag officer]]s, a term held over from [[naval]] tradition. These ranks constituted the highest authorities of [[Starfleet Command]]. ({{TOS|The Deadly Years}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|The United States armed forces have various programs for service members to begin their careers as officers in higher pay grades than second lieutenant or ensign, with commissioning in the rank of Lieutenant common for such United States Navy occupations as Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG), Chaplains, Medical and Medical Service Corps, as well as the Navy Dental Corps. Whether Starfleet utilizes a similar policy for commissioning officers in the medical and science fields is unknown, although highly likely given Counselor [[Deanna Troi]]'s rapid rise to lieutenant commander after her advanced studies on Betazed. This may also explain how [[Saavik]] of [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was both a cadet and a lieutenant in {{film|2}}.}} |
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+ | ;Fleet admiral |
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− | ;[[Lieutenant junior grade]] |
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+ | :In [[2293]], [[2399]], and [[3189]], the [[commander in chief|commanders in chief]] of Starfleet held this rank. ({{film|6}}, {{PIC|Maps and Legends}}, {{DIS|Die Trying}}) |
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− | :The Starfleet line rank immediately inferior to lieutenant. Officers at this rank typically hold support positions on starships and starbases. At this rank, they had begun to prove their ability to perform acceptably in Starfleet, and typically began to take on more senior roles in command situations. Typical posts at this rank were conn officer, communications officer, or second officer of a shift (see lieutenant). It was also the rank bestowed on medical doctors and counselors (but not nurses) upon completion of their studies and training at Starfleet Medical Academy or elsewhere. This rank acknowledged the additional time required to become commissioned as reflected in [[Beverly Crusher]]'s service record and [[Julian Bashir]]'s age as a recent Academy graduate. ({{DS9|Emissary}}) Assistant counselor [[Ezri Dax]] skipped her final months of training and was explicitly given "''commission as a full counselor with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade).''" ({{DS9|Afterimage}}) |
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+ | ;Admiral |
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− | ;[[Ensign]] |
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+ | :Next below fleet admiral, above vice admiral. ({{DS9|Rapture}}) |
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− | :The most junior Starfleet line rank. It was the rank bestowed on newly-commissioned officers when they graduated from Starfleet Academy. Ensigns typically began their careers as the most junior officers in the department of their chosen specialty. Ensigns who had distinguished themselves in their academy class or on duty could be given posts as main-shift bridge officers (for example Ensign [[Harry Kim]]). A typical officer spent approximately three years at the rank of ensign. ({{TNG|Datalore}}) |
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+ | ;Vice admiral |
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− | ===Provisional officers=== |
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+ | :Next below admiral, above rear admiral. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) |
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− | During some periods of its existence, Starfleet maintained a procedure of granting temporary rank to civilians when the civilian in question was required to have authority over Starfleet personnel. |
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+ | ;Rear admiral |
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− | In [[2364]], Starfleet propulsion expert [[Kosinski]] ran several upgrade experiments on the ''Enterprise''-D. Kosinski wore a unique rank insignia denoting his special position. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) |
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+ | :Next below vice admiral, above commodore. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|It is unknown what rank Kosinski held. It is possible that he was a [[provisional officer|provisional]] [[lieutenant junior grade]]. Other sources have stated he was a warrant officer.|In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', this insignia is used to denote specialists, additional black rectangles indicating higher ranks.}} |
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+ | ;Commodore |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | :Superior to captain, inferior to rear admiral. ({{TOS|The Deadly Years}}) |
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− | |- align="center" |
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+ | |||
− | | [[File:Kosinski rank.png|Kosinski's rank]]<br />Rank insignia worn by warp specialist [[Kosinski]]. |
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+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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+ | |+Flag officer rank insignia |
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+ | !Rank |
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+ | !2140s–early 2160s |
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+ | !Late 2230s–2250s |
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+ | !Late 2250s |
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+ | !Mid 2260s–early 2270s |
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+ | !Mid 2270s |
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+ | !Late 2270s–2350s |
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+ | !2350s–2380s |
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+ | !2390s–2400s |
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+ | !3180s |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Commodore |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|100px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (2390s).png|x44px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet commodore insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Commodore insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Rear admiral |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (mid 2270s).png|100px|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Rear admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Vice admiral |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet rear admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|100px|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Vice admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Admiral |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet vice admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x44px|Admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Fleet admiral |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet admiral insignia (late 2230s-2250s).png|85px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Robert April's admiral insignia.jpg|85px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|75px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (2380s).svg|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (2390s).png|x44px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet fleet admiral insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Fleet admiral insignia]] |
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|} |
|} |
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+ | ===Officer ranks=== |
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− | The crew of the USS ''Voyager'', made up largely of [[Maquis]] members was forced to make use of provisional rank appointments as a matter of course since the ship was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] and the Maquis members were essential to shipboard operations. The provisional insignia system as of [[2372]] was as follows: |
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+ | ;Captain |
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+ | :The most senior regular officer rank below flag officer, it was most often held by [[starship]] and [[starbase]] commanders. ({{TOS|The Cage}}, et al) Captains could also serve as administrative adjutants beneath admirals. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}}) In rare circumstances, officers with the rank of captain held other positions aboard a starship, such as "Captain of Engineering" [[Montgomery Scott]] aboard the {{USS|Excelsior|NCC-2000}}, and later Scott and Spock aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|3|5|6}}) [[Phillipa Louvois]] held the rank of captain while working as a prosecutor under the office of the [[Judge Advocate General]] at [[Starbase 173]]. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
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+ | ;Commander |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | :The officer rank immediately above lieutenant commander, and below captain. Typical assignments at this rank included [[executive officer]] of larger vessels, space station commander (such as [[Benjamin Sisko]] of [[Deep Space 9]]). ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}; {{DS9|Emissary}}) The rank of commander was also available to chief medical officers and ship counselors who passed the [[Bridge Officer's Test]]. ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}}) |
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− | |- align="center" |
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− | | [[File:Vgr ltcmdr.png|Provisional LTCMDR insignia]]<br />provisional [[lieutenant commander]] |
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− | | [[File:Vgr lt.png|Provisional lieutenant insignia]]<br />provisional [[lieutenant]] |
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− | | [[File:Vgr ltjg.png|Provisional LTJG insignia]]<br />provisional [[lieutenant junior grade]] |
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− | | [[File:Vgr ensign.png|Provisional ensign insignia]]<br />provisional [[ensign]] |
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− | | [[File:Vgr chief.png|Provisional enlisted insignia]]<br />Provisional [[enlisted]] |
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− | |} |
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+ | ;Lieutenant Commander |
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− | {{bginfo|A rank of provisional commander also most probably existed, logically consisting of three solid gold lines within the [[lozenge]], but was never seen on camera. In {{e|Before and After}}, [[Chakotay]] is promoted to Captain and wears the standard Starfleet insignia of four pips. This seems to indicate that there is no provisional rank insignia for Captain. It should also be noted that Chakotay was a commissioned Starfleet Officer with a rank of [[Lt. Commander]] prior to his defecting to the Maquis, so gaining a Starfleet Captain's rank wouldn't be an issue.}} |
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+ | :The officer rank immediately above lieutenant, and below commander. Officers with this rank could serve as the executive officer of smaller vessels. ({{TNG|Redemption II}}, {{VOY|Caretaker}}, {{film|11}}) In some cases, a lieutenant commander could also serve as the commanding officer of a smaller vessel, such as [[Worf]] or [[Jadzia Dax]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{film|8}}, {{DS9|Behind the Lines}}) |
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+ | ;Lieutenant |
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− | ===Cadet ranks=== |
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+ | :The officer rank immediately above lieutenant junior grade, and below lieutenant commander. Some advanced Starfleet training programs, such as [[Advanced Tactical Training]], commissioned their graduates at this rank. ({{TNG|Preemptive Strike}}) |
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− | {| class="grey" style="margin:auto" |
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+ | |||
− | |+ Starfleet cadet ranks and insignia |
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+ | ;Lieutenant junior grade |
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+ | :The officer rank immediately above ensign, and below lieutenant. It was also the rank bestowed on medical doctors and counselors (but not nurses) upon completion of their studies and training at Starfleet Medical Academy or elsewhere.{{incite}} This rank acknowledged the additional time required to become commissioned as reflected in [[Beverly Crusher]]'s service record and [[Julian Bashir]]'s age as a recent Academy graduate. ({{DS9|Emissary}}) Assistant counselor [[Ezri Dax]] skipped her final months of training and was explicitly given "''commission as a full counselor with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade).''" ({{DS9|Afterimage}}) |
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+ | |||
+ | ;Ensign |
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+ | :The most junior officer rank. It was the rank bestowed on newly-commissioned officers when they graduated from Starfleet Academy. ({{TNG|Tapestry}}) Ensigns who had distinguished themselves in their academy class or on duty could be posted as a senior bridge officer, such as [[Harry Kim]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker}}) A typical officer spent approximately three years at the rank of ensign. ({{TNG|Datalore}}) |
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+ | |||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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+ | |+Officer rank insignia |
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+ | !Rank |
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+ | !Division |
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+ | !2140s–early 2160s |
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+ | !Early 2230s |
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+ | !Late 2230s–2250s |
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+ | !colspan="2"|2250s |
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+ | !colspan="2"|Early 2250s–mid 2260s |
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+ | !Mid 2260s–early 2270s |
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+ | !Mid 2270s |
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+ | !Late 2270s–2350s |
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+ | !2350s–2380s |
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+ | !2390s–2400s |
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+ | !3180s |
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|- |
|- |
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+ | |rowspan="5"|Ensign |
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− | ! 4th class |
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+ | |Command |
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− | ! 3rd class |
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+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Ensign insignia]] |
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− | ! 2nd class |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
− | ! 1st class |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|''No insignia'' |
||
+ | |rowspan="25" colspan="2" style="border-bottom:none;"| |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|''No insignia'' |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|100px|Ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2350s-early 2380s).svg|Ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Ensign insignia]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
− | | [[File:tng cdt4.png|center|Cadet 4th class]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | [[File:tng cdt3.png|center|Cadet 3rd class]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | | [[File:tng cdt2.png|center|Cadet 2nd class]] |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
− | | [[File:tng cdt1.png|center|Cadet 1st class]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|Lieutenant junior grade |
||
+ | |Command |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s-early 2270s).png|100px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x32px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), sciences A.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (2250s), sciences.svg|150px|Lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|Lieutenant |
||
+ | |Command |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|100px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), sciences.svg|150px|Lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|Lieutenant commander |
||
+ | |Command |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|100px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|x32px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2390s-2400s).png|x32px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet lieutenant commander insignia (2250s), operations.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s), doctor variant.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s), nurse variant.svg|150px|Lieutenant commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|Commander |
||
+ | |Command |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"| |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|100px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|Captain |
||
+ | |Command |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|x44px|Captain pins]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (early 2230s).svg|150px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s), command.svg|150px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" style="border-top:none;"|[[File:Starfleet officer insignia (2250s-2260s).png|100px|Officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s-2260s).png|100px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2250s-mid 2270s).png|100px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2350s-2380s).svg|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (2390s).png|x32px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|[[File:Starfleet captain insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Captain insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Operations |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Sciences |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Doctor variant |
||
+ | |rowspan="2"| |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Nurse variant |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
|} |
|} |
||
− | [[Cadet]] ranks were held by those attending Starfleet Academy during their training to become commissioned officers. |
||
+ | ===Provisional officers=== |
||
− | ;Cadet 1st class : Cadets of this rank were fourth-year students at Starfleet Academy. After graduation, these cadets were granted the rank of ensign. |
||
+ | [[File:Starfleet provisional rank insignia, 2364.png|thumb|Insignia worn by warp specialist Kosinski]] |
||
+ | In [[2364]], Starfleet [[propulsion expert]] [[Kosinski]] ran several upgrade experiments on the ''Enterprise''-D. Kosinski wore a unique rank insignia denoting his special position. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) |
||
+ | {{bginfo|Kosinski appeared in a Starfleet uniform with no communicator and does not appear to have a Starfleet rank, as he is referred to throughout the episode as "Mr. Kosinski". His collar features a unique [[rank insignia]]: a small silver rectangle, and a darker rectangle of the same size. The {{tngc|2|37}}, makes light of this peculiarity as well, noting, "Kosinski's unexplained square rank pip was never seen again."|In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', this insignia is used to denote specialists, additional black rectangles indicating higher ranks.}} |
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− | ;Cadet 2nd class : Cadets of this rank were third-year students at Starfleet Academy. |
||
+ | The crew of the USS ''Voyager'', which included non-Starfleet [[Maquis]] members, was forced to make use of provisional rank appointments as a matter of course since the ship was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] and the Maquis members were essential to shipboard operations. ({{VOY|Caretaker}}, ''et al.'') |
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− | ;Cadet 3rd class : Cadets of this rank were second-year students at Starfleet Academy. Cadets at this rank took part in field training at a [[space station]] or [[outpost]]. |
||
+ | In [[2381]], Vulcan Officer [[T'Lyn]] was given a provisional rank appointment as an ensign when she transferred from the {{VCF|Sh'vhal}} to the {{USS|Cerritos}}. ({{LD|wej Duj}}) |
||
− | ;Cadet 4th class : [[Cadet]]s of this rank were first-year students at [[Starfleet Academy]]. |
||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
||
− | {{bginfo|The rank of [[midshipman]] has occasionally been interchanged with that of cadet, although this rank's exact status remains unclear.}} |
||
+ | |+Provisional rank insignia |
||
+ | !Crewman!!Ensign!!Lieutenant junior grade!!Lieutenant!!Commander |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman insignia (provisional).png|x32px|Provisional crewman insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet ensign insignia (provisional), graphic.png|x32px|Provisional ensign insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant jg insignia (provisional).png|x32px|Provisional lieutenant junior grade insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet lieutenant insignia (provisional).png|x32px|Provisional lieutenant insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet commander insignia (provisional).png|x32px|Provisional commander insignia]] |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |||
+ | {{bginfo|[[File:Maquis Voyager pips Magdaleno.jpg|thumb|Emblems designed by Madgaleno]]The insignia for ''Voyager''{{'}}s provisional crewmembers were designed by [[Jim Magdaleno]]. He intended for the insignia with a single black line within the [[lozenge]] to represent the position of chief [[warrant officer]]. ({{STV|1|72}})|The insignia for provisional commander followed the pattern of what would be a lieutenant commander, which Jim Magdaleno intended it to be. However, the only character ever seen wearing this insignia – [[Chakotay]] – held a rank of provisional commander throughout the series. In {{e|Before and After}}, Chakotay is promoted to captain and wears the standard Starfleet insignia of four pips. This may indicate that there is no provisional rank insignia for captain – and/or that Starfleet policy simply did not allow a person with a provisional commission to command a starship.{{clear}}}} |
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+ | |||
+ | ===Cadet ranks=== |
||
+ | Cadet ranks were held by those attending Starfleet Academy during their training to become commissioned officers. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}) |
||
+ | |||
+ | ;Cadet 1st class |
||
+ | :Cadets of this rank were fourth-year students at Starfleet Academy. After graduation, these cadets were granted the rank of ensign. ({{TNG|Tapestry}}; {{VOY|Caretaker}}) |
||
+ | |||
+ | ;Cadet 2nd class |
||
+ | :Cadets of this rank were third-year students at Starfleet Academy. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}) |
||
+ | |||
+ | ;Cadet 3rd class |
||
+ | :Cadets of this rank were second-year students at Starfleet Academy. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}) |
||
+ | |||
+ | ;Cadet 4th class |
||
+ | :Cadets of this rank were first-year students at Starfleet Academy. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}) |
||
+ | {{bginfo|The rank of [[midshipman]] has occasionally been interchanged with that of cadet, as in {{TOS|Court Martial}} and {{film|2}}.}} |
||
− | ===Non-commissioned officers=== |
||
− | The [[enlisted]] section of Starfleet had a hierarchy of "noncoms," short for [[non-commissioned officer]]s. These ranks were achieved by members of Starfleet who had not attended Starfleet Academy. |
||
− | {| |
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
− | |+ |
+ | |+Cadet rank insignia |
+ | !Rank!!colspan="2"|Late 2250s!!2360s |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |4th class |
||
− | ! 2250s |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! 2260s |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! 2270s |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet 4th class insignia (2360s-2370s).png|75px|center|Cadet 4th class]] |
||
− | ! 2280s-2350s |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | ! 2350s-2370s |
||
+ | |3rd class |
||
− | ! Provisional |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! 2370s-later |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet 3rd class insignia (2360s-2370s).png|75px|center|Cadet 3rd class]] |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|[[File:Cage chief.png|2250s CPO stripe]]<br />[[chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|''No known insignia''<br />[[chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | |2nd class |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|[[File:Tmp chief.png|2270s CPO insignia]]<br />[[chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | [[File:Mov mcpo.png|2280s MCPO insignia]]<br />[[master chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|[[File:Tng chief.png|2350s CPO insignia]]<br />[[chief]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet 2nd class insignia (2360s-2370s).png|75px|center|Cadet 2nd class]] |
||
− | | rowspan="6"|[[File:Vgr chief.png|Provisional Noncom insignia]]<br />[[noncom]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |- |
+ | |1st class |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
− | | |
+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet insignia (late 2230s-2250s).svg|85px|Cadet 1st class]] |
+ | |[[File:Nyota Uhura's cadet insignia.png|85px|Cadet 1st class]] |
||
− | | [[File:ds9 scpo.png|2370s SCPO insignia]]<br />[[senior chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet cadet 1st class insignia (2360s-2370s).png|75px|center|Cadet 1st class]] |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
− | | [[File:Mov cpo.png|2280s CPO insignia]]<br />[[chief petty officer]] |
||
− | | --- |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|''No known insignia''<br />[[petty officer]] |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|''No known insignia''<br />[[petty officer]] |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|[[File:Tmp po.png|2270s PO insignia]]<br />[[petty officer]] |
||
− | | [[File:mov po1.png|2280s PO1 insignia]]<br />[[petty officer]] first class |
||
− | | rowspan="3"|''No known insignia''<br />[[petty officer]] |
||
− | | --- |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | [[File:mov po2.png|2280s PO2 insignia]]<br />[[petty officer]] second class |
||
− | | --- |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
− | | --- |
||
|} |
|} |
||
+ | ===Enlisted ranks=== |
||
− | ;[[Master chief petty officer]] |
||
+ | Enlisted ranks were achieved by members of Starfleet who had not attended Starfleet Academy. ({{DS9|Starship Down}}) |
||
+ | ====Non-commissioned officers==== |
||
− | ;[[Senior chief petty officer]] : Also known as "senior chief [[specialist]]". |
||
+ | ;Master chief petty officer |
||
+ | :({{film|6}}) |
||
− | ; |
+ | ;Senior chief petty officer |
+ | :Also known as "[[senior chief specialist]]". ({{DS9|Shadowplay}}) |
||
+ | ;Chief petty officer |
||
− | ;[[Petty officer]] first class : Also known as "[[technician]] first class", etc. |
||
+ | :({{TNG|Family}}, {{DS9|Hippocratic Oath|Valiant}}) |
||
+ | ;Petty officer |
||
− | ;[[Petty officer]] second class : Also known as "specialist second class", etc. |
||
+ | *Petty officer, first class; also known as "[[technician first class]]", etc. ({{TOS|Space Seed}}) |
||
+ | *Petty officer, second class; also known as "specialist second class", etc.{{incite}} |
||
+ | *Petty officer, third class; also known as "[[yeoman third class]]", etc. ({{TOS|Charlie X}}) |
||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
||
− | ;[[Petty officer]] third class : Also known as "[[yeoman]] third class", etc. |
||
+ | |+Non-commissioned rank insignia |
||
− | |||
+ | !Rank!!2230s!!2250s!!2260s–early 2270s!!Mid 2270s!!Late 2270s–2350s!!2350s–2370s!!2370s |
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− | ===Crewmen=== |
||
− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
||
− | |+ Starfleet enlsted ranks and insignia |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |Petty officer second class |
||
− | ! 22nd century (2150s) |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|''No insignia'' |
||
− | ! Early 23rd century |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! 2270s-2350s |
||
+ | |rowspan="5"|''No insignia'' |
||
− | ! Late 24th century |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! Provisional |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet petty officer, 2nd class insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Petty officer second class insignia]] |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | [[File:Ent crew1.png|22nd century crewman first class insignia]]<br />[[crewman]] first class |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="3"| ''No known insignia''<br />[[crewman]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="3"| [[File:mov crew.png|2280s Starfleet crewman insignia]]<br />[[crewman]] |
||
+ | |Petty officer first class |
||
− | | rowspan="3"| ''No known insignia''<br />[[crewman]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="3"| [[File:Vgr chief.png|Provisional enlisted insignia]]<br />[[enlisted]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet petty officer, 1st class insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Petty officer first class insignia]] |
||
− | | class="odd"|[[File:Ent crew2.png|22nd century crewman second class insignia]]<br />[[crewman]] second class |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |- align="center" |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | class="odd"|[[File:ent crew3.png|22nd century crewman third class insignia]]<br />''(or no insignia)''<br />[[crewman]] third class* |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Chief petty officer |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (2250s).png|100px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (mid 2270s).png|50px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief insignia (2360s-early 2370s).svg|x32px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet chief petty officer insignia (2370s-early 2380s).png|50px|Chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Senior chief petty officer |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |[[File:Starfleet senior chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Senior chief petty officer insignia]] |
||
+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Master chief petty officer |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet master chief petty officer insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Master chief petty officer insignia]] |
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− | ;Crewman first class |
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− | ;Crewman second class |
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− | ;Crewman third class |
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+ | ====Crewmen==== |
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− | The lowest possible rank of [[Recruit]], rated below the Crewman grades, had no insignia. |
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+ | ;Crewman |
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+ | *Crewman first class ({{TNG|The Drumhead}}) |
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+ | * Crewman second class ({{ENT|Shuttlepod One}}) |
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+ | *Crewman third class ({{ENT|Cold Front}}) |
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+ | {{bginfo|Crewman, 2nd class, was the only class mentioned in dialogue in ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', though insignia representing the three classes were seen on [[Cutler]] (1st class) and [[Michael Rostov]] (2nd class) in {{e|Strange New World}}, and {{dis|Daniels|Crewman}} (3rd class) in {{e|Cold Front}}.}} |
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− | ==Titles and Positions== |
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+ | |||
+ | The lowest possible rank of [[recruit]], ranked below the crewman grades. ({{ENT|Rogue Planet|Cogenitor}}) |
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+ | |||
+ | {|class="grey" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;" |
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+ | |+Enlisted rank insignia |
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+ | !Rank!!2140s–early 2160s!!2230s–early 2270s!!2270s–2350s!!2350s–2380s!!3180s |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Crewman third class |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 3rd class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|70px|Crewman third class insignia]] |
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+ | |rowspan="3"|''No insignia'' |
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+ | |rowspan="3"|[[File:Starfleet able seaman insignia (late 2270s-2350s).png|50px|Able seaman insignia]] |
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+ | |rowspan="3"|''No insignia'' |
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+ | |rowspan="3"|[[File:Starfleet crewman insignia (32nd century).png|50px|Crewman insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Crewman second class |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 2nd class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|70px|Crewman second class insignia]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Crewman first class |
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+ | |[[File:Starfleet crewman 1st class insignia (2140s-early 2160s).png|70px|Crewman first class insignia]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | ==Titles and positions== |
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===Fleet captain=== |
===Fleet captain=== |
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+ | [[File:Pike's fleet captain insignia.jpg|thumb|Fleet captain insignia, 2259]] |
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− | [[Fleet captain]] was a title bestowed on senior Starfleet captains. It was a rare distinction, held by particularly distinguished captains. The title of fleet captain was held by former ''Enterprise'' Captain [[Christopher Pike]] in the year [[2266]]. It was also held in the [[2260s]], by Captain [[Garth of Izar|Garth]], one of Starfleet's most decorated captains and hero of the [[Battle of Axanar]]. |
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+ | Fleet captain was a title bestowed upon Starfleet captains when in command of more than one facility. It was a rare distinction, held by particularly respected captains. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I|Whom Gods Destroy}}) The 2259 fleet captain rank insignia used the flag-officer-disk-version of the Starfleet insignia, with only the two small delta leaves below the main delta colored gold; the cuff stripes and other elements of the uniform were those of a captain. ({{SNW|Lost in Translation}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|Although this title was not used in [[canon]] at any point after TOS, fleet captain was assigned a rank pin in the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', as part of a movie-era set of ranks established for ''Star Trek II'' through ''Star Trek VI''. The pin was the same as the captain's rank pin, but with two additional "flags" attached to the long edges of the pin. In addition, [[FASA]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' carried the idea of a fleet captain insignia into the TNG era, using five solid pips to designate the rank.}} |
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+ | In 2259, Captain [[Christopher Pike]], commanding officer of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, was temporarily promoted to fleet captain, bringing the {{USS|Farragut|NCC-1647}} and [[Bavali Station]] under his command. ({{SNW|Lost in Translation}}) Pike was permanently promoted to this title by [[2266]]. ({{TOS|The Menagerie, Part I}}) In the [[2260s]], it was also held by Captain [[Garth]], one of Starfleet's most decorated captains and hero of the [[Battle of Axanar]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}}) |
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− | ===Deputy Director=== |
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+ | |||
− | [[File:Tng fcapt.png|thumb|right|Deputy Director insignia]] |
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+ | {{bginfo|Fleet captain was assigned a rank pin in the {{ste}}, as part of a movie-era set of ranks established for ''Star Trek II'' through ''Star Trek VI''. The pin was the same as the captain's rank pin, but with two additional "flags" attached to the long edges of the pin. In addition, [[FASA]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' carried the idea of a fleet captain insignia into the TNG era, using five solid pips to designate the rank.}} |
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− | [[Deputy Director]] was a positional title whose exact relationship to the regular Starfleet rank tier is somewhat unclear; although the position did warrant some command authority over a Captain. The insignia for Deputy Director was the four pips of a Captain centered above a gold bar. |
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+ | |||
− | {{bginfo|In ''Deep Space Nine'' we see a "Deputy Director [[Luther Sloan|Sloan]]" wearing this insigna, and is introduced as Deputy Director of Starfleet Intelligence.}} |
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+ | ===Deputy director=== |
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+ | [[File:Starfleet deputy director rank insignia, 2374.png|100px|thumb|left|Sloan's insignia]] |
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+ | [[File:Luther Sloan.jpg|thumb|Sloan posing as a deputy director with Internal Affairs]] |
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+ | While posing as a [[deputy director]] with [[Internal Affairs]], [[Luther Sloan]] wore captain's pips with a gold bar connecting them beneath. ({{DS9|Inquisition}}) |
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+ | |||
+ | {{bginfo|The exact relationship between the position of deputy director and the rank insignia Sloan wore while posing as a deputy director is unclear. While posing, Sloan did seem to have some command authority over Captain Sisko.|[[Ronald D. Moore]] believed that the bar reflected Sloan's alleged position in Internal Affairs. {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron103|1998}}}} |
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+ | {{clear}} |
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===Colonel=== |
===Colonel=== |
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[[File:West.jpg|thumb|Colonel West in 2293]] |
[[File:West.jpg|thumb|Colonel West in 2293]] |
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− | In [[2293]], Starfleet |
+ | In [[2293]], Starfleet Colonel [[West]] was involved in the [[Khitomer conspiracy]]. ({{film|6}}) |
+ | |||
− | {{bginfo|Although it is likely that colonel is equivalent to a captain, Colonel West wore the uniform of a Starfleet vice admiral. His rank was in fact taken from the real-life Lt. Colonel {{w|Oliver North}}. (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 22, no. 5) It was not revealed if there is a special branch of services in Starfleet that colonels would serve in.}} |
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+ | {{bginfo|In the US Armed Forces, the rank of colonel in the Marines, Army, and Air Force is equivalent to that of captain in the Navy and Coast Guard. Colonel West wore the uniform of a Starfleet vice admiral. His rank was in fact taken from the real-life Lt. Colonel {{w|Oliver North}}. (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', vol. 22, no. 5)}} |
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===Corporal=== |
===Corporal=== |
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− | In [[2154]], Starfleet |
+ | In [[2154]], Starfleet Corporal [[Askwith]] perished at the Earth embassy on Vulcan. ({{ENT|The Forge}}) |
− | {{bginfo|It is likely that the costuming department was supposed to place the actor in a [[MACO]] uniform.}} |
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+ | === Miscellaneous=== |
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− | {{clear}} |
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− | ===Miscellaneous=== |
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[[File:Starfleet uniform shoulder epaulet, 2254.jpg|thumb|The space officer's shoulder epaulets]] |
[[File:Starfleet uniform shoulder epaulet, 2254.jpg|thumb|The space officer's shoulder epaulets]] |
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In [[2254]], Captain Christopher Pike, while on [[Talos IV]], imagined himself as an [[Orion Syndicate|Orion trader]]. He imagined an officer in a [[dress uniform]] with him at the [[Orion colony]] wearing peculiar shoulder epaulets and of unknown rank. ({{TOS|The Cage}}) |
In [[2254]], Captain Christopher Pike, while on [[Talos IV]], imagined himself as an [[Orion Syndicate|Orion trader]]. He imagined an officer in a [[dress uniform]] with him at the [[Orion colony]] wearing peculiar shoulder epaulets and of unknown rank. ({{TOS|The Cage}}) |
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+ | {{bginfo|The space officer wore one stripe.}} |
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− | {{bginfo|The Space officer wore one stripe, indicating he may have been a simple [[commissioned officer|line officer]] between the ranks of [[lieutenant]] and [[captain]]. It is possible that the officer represented an [[admiral]].}} |
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In [[2376]], [[The Doctor]] aboard ''Voyager'' briefly resigned his Starfleet commission. ({{VOY|Virtuoso}}) |
In [[2376]], [[The Doctor]] aboard ''Voyager'' briefly resigned his Starfleet commission. ({{VOY|Virtuoso}}) |
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− | {{bginfo|The Doctor wore no rank insignia, and this was the only indication that he was a commissioned Starfleet officer |
+ | {{bginfo|The Doctor wore no rank insignia, and this was the only indication that he was a commissioned Starfleet officer.}} |
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− | == |
+ | ==Appendices== |
− | === |
+ | ===See also=== |
+ | *[[Starfleet admirals]] |
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− | Starfleet ranks were designed by [[William Ware Theiss]] with the first versions adopted mainly from the insignia of the United States Navy. According to ''[[Inside Star Trek: The Real Story]]'', [[Gene Roddenberry]] had not wanted Starfleet to appear "too military" which is why the stripe system was "toned down" by making a Lieutenant begin with one stripe (in the real United States Navy this insignia would be worn by an Ensign) and having ensigns wear no insignia. |
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+ | * [[Starfleet captains]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet commanders]] |
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+ | * [[Starfleet lieutenant commanders]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet lieutenants]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet lieutenants junior grade]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet ensigns]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet cadets]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet enlisted personnel]] |
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+ | *[[Starfleet crewmen]] |
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+ | ===Background information=== |
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− | The later pip designs of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek Enterprise'' would mirror the insignia system of the U.S. navy almost exactly. However, in the {{m|March|2003}} issue of ''[[Star Trek: The Magazine]]'', it was stated that there are no lieutenant commander and lieutenant jg ranks in Earth's Starfleet. As these ranks never appeared on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', there is no definitive evidence regarding their existence during the [[22nd century]]. |
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+ | The rank system used during {{s|TOS}} was originally designed by [[William Ware Theiss]], with the first versions inspired principally by the insignia of the United States Navy. According to ''[[Inside Star Trek: The Real Story]]''{{page cite}}, since [[Gene Roddenberry]] didn't want an overtly military Starfleet, Theiss toned down his stripe system by giving ensigns no stripe and lieutenants one full stripe, which is what an actual USN ensign wears. |
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+ | For {{film|1}}, [[Jon Povill]] sent Fletcher a production memo, dated {{d|3|August|1978}}, explaining the rank insignia to be used in the film, with no reference to [[lieutenant junior grade]] or other flag officers. (''[[The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', p. 126) [[Robert Fletcher]], who designed the {{dis|Starfleet uniform|mid 2270s}} used in the film, developed a rank system which displayed on straps over both shoulders. These insignia included a circle for "mid shipman", a triangle for "lieut comm jr. grade", a chevron for "lieutenant comm", a single stripe for "commander", two stripes for "captain", two stripes a circle with spines for "admiral" and two spiney circles for "adm of the fleet". (''[[Star Trek: Costumes]]'', p. 45) An unidentified triangular insignia is worn on the epaulets of several crewmembers, but is not identified in any production or background sources. ''[[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]]'' listed it as representing the rank of [[petty officer]]. {{stala|1761}} While an additional epaulet insignia featuring a single thin strip was also used but not identified to a rank. {{Spike's|uniforms/2273-2277/uniforms.htm}} |
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− | Among the items which were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay, was a rank pin of an "able seaman". {{stala|1290669}}{{stala|12906690}} |
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+ | [[File:Monster maroon flag officer rank collection.jpg|thumb|left|One version of the flag officer rank insignia sold as part of ''It's A Wrap! sale and auction'']] |
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− | === Implied ranks === |
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+ | During the production of {{film|2}}, Director [[Nicholas Meyer]] wanted the uniforms to feel as real as possible, and asked for new rank insignia. Fletcher explained: "''There was kind of a complicated arrangement of divisions and ranks expressed by the braid on the sleeves. I made that up. I organized it and produced a little instruction booklet about it for the wardrobe department […].''"{{incite}} On the early version of the uniforms, the insignia was on a band around the upper arm, which was later moved to the cuff.{{incite}} |
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− | Several insignia patterns were designed and created by the producers of ''Star Trek'' films and television series, although the full spectrum of ranks did not appear on camera. The first such pattern was the full array of flag officer insignia designed by William Ware Theiss to appear in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' Dialog from the first season episode {{e|Space Seed}} established that Starfleet had admiral ranks as high as Fleet Admiral, but the highest on screen admiral ever seen was simply stated to be an admiral (and the insignia, according to costume notes was that of Vice Admiral). |
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+ | [[File:Starfleet rank chart (late 2270s-2350s).jpg|thumb|The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' omitted and created insignia, introducing some confusion]] |
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− | Including the official insignia designed by Theiss, the full range of Admiral insignia from the Original Series is as follows: |
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+ | The {{ste|3|201}}, depicted an overview of the rank system used in the {{Star Trek films}}, though it omitted the [[petty officer]] second class, created the [[master chief petty officer]] second class and fleet captain (which had not been used in the films,) and depicted erroneous insignia for lieutenant commander and admiral. The ''[[Star Trek Fact Files]]'' [[Star Trek Fact Files Part 70|Part 70]] and the {{STTM|2|10|99}}, would also include the apocryphal fleet captain and master chief petty officer second class insignia, the erroneous lieutenant commander insignia (with a broken vertical gold stripe, instead of a solid horizontal gold stripe,) and an almost entirely different depiction of flag officer insignia. This system created an insignia with one gold dart to represent commodore, used the commodore insignia for rear admiral, created a three gold dart insignia for vice admiral, and used the rear admiral insignia for admiral. A three gold dart insignia was included in some ''[[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]]'' flag officer sets, but never seen on screen. {{stala|1778-0795}} |
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+ | The later pip designs of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' emulated US Navy insignias almost exactly, although an article on the 2151 uniforms and rank did not mention lieutenant junior grade or lieutenant commander. ({{STTM|3|11|42}}) Neither rank is used during ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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− | | [[File:Tos cdore.png]]<br />Commodore |
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− | | [[File:Tos radm.png]]<br />Rear Admiral |
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− | | [[File:Tos vadm.png]]<br />Vice Admiral |
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− | | [[File:Tos adm.png]]<br />Admiral |
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− | | [[File:Tos fadm.png]]<br />Fleet Admiral |
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− | |} |
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+ | === Apocrypha=== |
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− | Script notes and costume design templates from {{film|1}} also provide insignia patterns for the first three Starfleet flag ranks. The senior ranks of Admiral and Fleet Admiral, although definite to exist, were not discussed in the film leaving the question open as to how the insignia for these two ranks may appear. |
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+ | The [[games|role-playing game]] supplement ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' discusses ranks. |
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+ | [[File:Starfleet uniforms in the late 2230s, Countdown to Darkness.jpg|thumb|Starfleet officers in the late 2230s]] |
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− | Thus, the flag officer insignia pattern for {{film|1}} is as follows: |
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+ | ''[[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness]]'', [[Countdown to Darkness, Issue 2|Issue 2]] depicts that a style of uniform was in use by [[2239]]. This would make it seem that a few versions of the prime reality uniform were never adopted in the alternate reality, unless they was used very briefly after [[2233]]. |
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+ | A rank senior to fleet admiral was first referenced in "[[The Wormhole Connection]]". The rank of grand admiral is said to have existed in [[2285]] and has a special uniform with shoulder boards worn on the red maroon jacket uniform. The rank also appeared in the novel ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', held first by the counterpart [[Garth]], then by the counterpart [[Matt Decker]] and then by {{mu|Spock}}, before he becomes Emperor of the [[Terran Empire]]. |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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− | | [[File:Tmp cdore.png]]<br />Commodore |
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− | | [[File:Tmp radm.png]]<br />Rear Admiral |
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− | | [[File:Tmp vadm.png]]<br />Vice Admiral |
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− | | ???<br /> Admiral |
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− | | ???<br?> Fleet Admiral |
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− | |} |
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+ | [[File:Six star rank pin.jpg|thumb|A "flag admiral" pin used as one of Data's medals]] |
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− | The first season of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' showed admiral ranks ranging to Vice Admiral; however Admiral and Fleet Admiral were never seen on camera. Surviving script and costume notes indicate the following pattern for the first season admirals of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. |
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+ | A "flag admiral" insignia design (a six pointed starburst) from the [[fan fiction|fan-published]] ''Klingon Covert Operations Manual'' was used as one of Data's [[Starfleet decorations|medals]] in {{e|The Most Toys}}. |
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+ | ===External links=== |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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+ | *{{mbeta|Earth Starfleet ranks}} |
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+ | *{{mbeta|Federation Starfleet ranks}} |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 radmlh.png|125px]]<br />Rear Admiral<br />(lower half) |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 radm.png|125px]]<br />Rear Admiral<br />(upper half) |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 vadm.png|125px]]<br />Vice Admiral<br />  |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 adm.png|125px]]<br />Admiral<br />  |
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− | | [[File:TngS1 fadm.png|125px]]<br />Fleet Admiral<br />  |
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− | |} |
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− | During the entire run of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', two flag ranks which were never seen on camera were that of the one star admiral rank, using the "boxed pip" insignia, as well as a Starfleet Fleet Admiral. Costume notes, in particular those of [[Michael Okuda]], provide the insignia for these two ranks. A similar matter also arose during ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' when the ranks of full admiral and fleet admiral were never seen (although they were discussed), leaving costume notes from the series as the only known source for how these insignia would appear. |
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− | In all, the following four insignia never appeared on camera and thus are not considered as canon material: |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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− | | [[File:Ent adm.png]]<br />Admiral (Enterprise) |
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− | | [[File:Ent fadm.png]]<br />Fleet Admiral (Enterprise) |
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− | | [[File:Tng radmlh.png]]<br />One Star Admiral (TNG) |
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− | | [[File:Tng fadm.png]]<br />Five Star Admiral (TNG) |
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− | |} |
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− | A final array of insignia which the viewing audience never was able to see were the full spectrum of enlisted insignia patches designed for ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. In all, the costume designers for the show developed rank patches for every enlisted rank from Petty Officer 3rd Class to Master Chief Petty Officer. The budget of the show, however, prevented mass production of these insignia and, other than [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Dorian Collins]], no enlisted personnel appeared wearing the following collar patch enlisted ranks: |
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− | {| class="grey" style="font-size:80%; margin:auto" |
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− | | [[File:Tng po3.png]]<br />Petty officer 3rd class |
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− | | [[File:Tng po2.png]]<br />Petty officer 2nd class |
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− | | [[File:Tng po1.png]]<br />Petty officer 1st class |
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− | | [[File:Tng cpo.png]]<br />Chief Petty Officer |
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− | | [[File:Ds9 scpo.png]]<br />Senior Chief Petty Officer |
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− | | [[File:Tng mcpo.png]]<br />Master Chief Petty Officer |
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− | |} |
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− | === Warrant Officers === |
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− | According to [[Robert Fletcher]], designer of the [[Star Trek films|movie]]-era [[Starfleet ranks]], Starfleet doesn't have warrant ranks in the [[2280s]]. The non-canon reference manual ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]'' speaks briefly on the subject. |
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− | According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', the insignia worn by [[CPO]] [[Miles O'Brien]] in [[DS9]]'s first few years and enlisted [[Maquis]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was supposed to represent a warrant officer, even though numerous dialog references and general naval parlance about the ranks of those referred to would seem to disprove this time and again. |
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− | === See also: === |
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− | * [[Starfleet admirals]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet captains]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet commanders]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet lieutenants]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet ensigns]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet cadets]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet enlisted personnel]] |
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− | * [[Starfleet crewmen]] |
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(covers information from several alternate timelines)
Starfleet ranks were identifying titles of rank for the officers and enlisted members of Starfleet denoting the chain of command under both United Earth and the United Federation of Planets. These titles were generally adapted from earlier Earth naval forces. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever", ENT: "Storm Front")
Early usage
By the development of the NX-Alpha in 2143, the Starfleet rank structure had at least three enlisted ranks, four officer ranks, and three ranks for use by flag officers. Silver rank pips were displayed on the right breast of the Starfleet uniforms, above a colored shoulder trim denoting what division the crew member was assigned to. Flag officers' pips were surrounded by a black rectangle with a silver border. (ENT: "First Flight", et al.) This system was still in place by 2161. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
Crewman third class | Crewman second class | Crewman first class |
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Ensign | Lieutenant |
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Commander | Captain |
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Commodore | Rear admiral | Vice admiral |
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23rd century
Early 23rd century
By the 2230s, the Starfleet uniform used a sleeve stripe system instead of pips to denote rank. (Star Trek)
Enlisted officers | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Captain |
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No insignia |
Early-mid 23rd century
By 2239, Starfleet had adopted a uniform where officer rank was denoted by the number of raised or indented pips on a Starfleet delta. (ST: "The Brightest Star") The admiralty wore a Starfleet insignia surrounded by a wreath made up of smaller golden or black Starfleet insignia on a dark disc; the more of them are gold, the higher the rank. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry")
Cadet | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain |
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Vice admiral | Admiral | Fleet admiral |
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A variation of this uniform introduced in the 2250s changed the rank system back to a sleeve stripe system. For the command and operations division officers, the stripes matched the division color: gold stripes for command, red stripes for operations. Sciences division officers wore silver stripes. (DIS: "Brother", "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")
Division | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Captain |
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Command | No insignia | ||||
Operations | |||||
Sciences |
A new uniform was introduced around 2259, retaining the rank insignia system from the previous style with only slight modifications. Sciences officers wore blue stripes in the new system, while silver stripes were reserved for medical officers. Doctors wore a light-blue variant of the sciences uniform while nurses wore white. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", et al.)
Division | Cadet | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Captain |
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Command | No insignia | |||||
Operations | ||||||
Sciences | ||||||
Doctor variant | ||||||
Nurse variant |
Fleet captain | Fleet admiral |
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Another Starfleet uniform used around this time had a much simpler rank and insignia system, in which enlisted personnel wore no rank insignia while the rank of chief petty officer was denoted by a special sleeve stripe. Commissioned officers wore a solid gold stripe. This system would be in use concurrently with other rank insignia systems for at least fifteen years, with only a slight modification by 2265, when those holding the rank of captain were authorized to wear two gold stripes whereas other officers wore one. (TOS: "The Cage", "Where No One Has Gone Before")
Enlisted officers | Chief petty officer | Commissioned officers | Captain |
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No insignia |
Late-mid 23rd century
By 2266, Starfleet had phased out the simple rank system that gave all commissioned officers the same insignia. They also modified the other system that had been in use for the last decade or so. In this new system, all enlisted personnel, chief petty officers included, as well as ensigns, had no insignia whatsoever with most enlisted personnel also wearing Starfleet jumpsuits instead of the standard tunic uniforms worn by the officers. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver", et al)
Starfleet flag officers wore a thicker braid insignia than regular officers. (TOS: "Court Martial", "The Trouble with Tribbles")
The rank of cadet and midshipman were both in use at Starfleet Academy. (TOS: "Shore Leave", "Court Martial")
Enlisted | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain | Commodore | Vice admiral |
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No insignia | No insignia |
In the mid-2270s, Starfleet changed its uniforms yet again, although mainly in appearance only. The rank insignia of officers remained almost the same, though the lieutenant junior grade braid was now used to indicate ensign. Enlisted personnel adopted a style of their own rank insignia and both officers and admirals could now wear a short sleeve "Class B" uniform which displayed rank insignia on shoulder tabs. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Unknown | Chief petty officer | Unknown |
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Type | Ensign | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain | Rear admiral |
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Sleeve insignia | ||||||
Epaulet insignia |
Late 23rd century
By the year 2278, Starfleet had again changed its uniforms, abandoning the previous sleeve stripe system and adopting a totally new insignia design which incorporated a series of rank pins worn on a shoulder strap with the color of the strap determining the bearer's branch within Starfleet. At this point, the lieutenant junior grade rank had also been re-established.
The shoulder strap system also matched with a cuff strap which could display various citation and years-of-service pins. Finally, in the case of admirals, another series of cuff straps denoted the particular rank of the admiral.
Enlisted uniforms were also completely revamped from previous versions and now were worn as jumpsuits with rank pins worn on the lower right sleeve. Enlisted ranks themselves were expanded, encompassing several grades of petty officer and chief petty officer. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
With the exception of some minor cosmetic changes to officer uniforms, including the introduction of a standard communicator pin by 2344, the uniforms and insignia of the late 23rd century remained unchanged until the late 2340s. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Family")
Able seaman | Petty officer second class | Petty officer first class | Chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer |
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Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain |
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Type | Commodore | Rear admiral | Vice admiral | Admiral | Fleet admiral |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank pin | |||||
Sleeve stripe |
24th century
By the year 2355, Starfleet had introduced a new uniform design, with a pip system of golden pin insignia worn on the collar. (TNG: "The Battle")
The 24th century pip system included a black pip insignia to denote chief petty officers. (TNG: "Realm Of Fear")
The pip system used in the mid-to-late 24th century remained relatively unchanged through 2385, having been kept across several uniform design changes. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")
Chief petty officer | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the 2360s, admirals wore a triangular insignia on a special flag officer uniform. (TNG: "Too Short A Season", "Coming of Age", "Conspiracy")
Admirals Jameson and Quinn's insignia | Admiral Savar's insignia | Admiral Aaron's insignia |
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By 2365, this insignia had been replaced by a "boxed pip" system worn vertically on the flag uniform collar. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man") By 2366, the admiral insignia was commonly worn horizontally against the collar in the same way as the insignia worn by other grades. (TNG: "The Defector")
Rear admiral | Vice admiral | Admiral | Fleet admiral |
---|---|---|---|
By the mid-2370s, Starfleet had changed the chief petty officer rank insignia, replacing the black pip with chevrons and dots. (DS9: "Hippocratic Oath")
25th century
By the year 2399, Starfleet's familiar pip design had been relocated from the collar to the right breast of the uniform and the pips had become silver. (PIC: "Remembrance") By the early 2400s, the silver rank pips were back on the collar of the uniform. (PIC: "The Star Gazer")
Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain |
---|---|---|
The pips of flag officers were placed on a dark gray isosceles trapezoid with a silver border. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")
Commodore | Admiral | Fleet admiral |
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29th century
The uniforms worn by the Starfleet crew of the USS Relativity during the 29th century displayed a new design for rank insignia, with horizontal bronze chevrons on the right collar instead of pips. (VOY: "Future's End", "Relativity")
Ensign | Lieutenant | Captain |
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32nd century
By the 32nd century, Starfleet had passed through a number of rank insignia systems. (DIS: "Forget Me Not", "Su'Kal")
By 3189, rank was indicated on an officer's tricom badge. The ranks of captains and admirals were also shown on the collar and shoulders. The shoulder and collar had a similar design; captains had a vertical shoulder rank band at the edge of the shoulder, while admirals had a horizontal band along the top of the shoulder. (DIS: "Die Trying") Other officers had a plain collar badge.
Crewman | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain | Commodore | Fleet admiral |
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Alternate timelines
Mirror universe
Alternate reality
By 2258 in the alternate reality, Starfleet had adopted uniforms and an insignia pattern reminiscent of the mid 2250s in the prime reality. These new insignia consisted of silver bands worn on the lower sleeves of the uniform. Ensigns and certain skirt uniforms displayed no rank insignia. (Star Trek)
Ensign | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain | Admiral |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No insignia |
Alternate universe
In an alternate universe observed during a quantum fissure, Starfleet had adopted an additional form of insignia which was incorporated directly into the design of the Starfleet combadge. The insignia appeared as black, gold, and silver bars behind the Starfleet delta, designed to show the rank of the wearer and along with collar pips. (TNG: "Parallels")
The same insignia was also used by the alien Barash during a holographic simulation of the USS Enterprise-D, designed to trick Commander William T. Riker into thinking he was in the future. Barash's simulation did not include the collar pips. (TNG: "Future Imperfect")
Crewman | Ensign | Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander | Commander | Captain | Admiral |
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Comparative rank tables
Flag officers
Admirals in Starfleet were described as the flag officers, a term held over from naval tradition. These ranks constituted the highest authorities of Starfleet Command. (TOS: "The Deadly Years")
- Fleet admiral
- In 2293, 2399, and 3189, the commanders in chief of Starfleet held this rank. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, PIC: "Maps and Legends", DIS: "Die Trying")
- Vice admiral
- Next below admiral, above rear admiral. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
- Rear admiral
- Next below vice admiral, above commodore. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
- Commodore
- Superior to captain, inferior to rear admiral. (TOS: "The Deadly Years")
Officer ranks
- Captain
- The most senior regular officer rank below flag officer, it was most often held by starship and starbase commanders. (TOS: "The Cage", et al) Captains could also serve as administrative adjutants beneath admirals. (DS9: "Behind the Lines") In rare circumstances, officers with the rank of captain held other positions aboard a starship, such as "Captain of Engineering" Montgomery Scott aboard the USS Excelsior, and later Scott and Spock aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) Phillipa Louvois held the rank of captain while working as a prosecutor under the office of the Judge Advocate General at Starbase 173. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
- Commander
- The officer rank immediately above lieutenant commander, and below captain. Typical assignments at this rank included executive officer of larger vessels, space station commander (such as Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space 9). (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"; DS9: "Emissary") The rank of commander was also available to chief medical officers and ship counselors who passed the Bridge Officer's Test. (TNG: "Thine Own Self")
- Lieutenant Commander
- The officer rank immediately above lieutenant, and below commander. Officers with this rank could serve as the executive officer of smaller vessels. (TNG: "Redemption II", VOY: "Caretaker", Star Trek) In some cases, a lieutenant commander could also serve as the commanding officer of a smaller vessel, such as Worf or Jadzia Dax of the USS Defiant. (Star Trek: First Contact, DS9: "Behind the Lines")
- Lieutenant
- The officer rank immediately above lieutenant junior grade, and below lieutenant commander. Some advanced Starfleet training programs, such as Advanced Tactical Training, commissioned their graduates at this rank. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
- Lieutenant junior grade
- The officer rank immediately above ensign, and below lieutenant. It was also the rank bestowed on medical doctors and counselors (but not nurses) upon completion of their studies and training at Starfleet Medical Academy or elsewhere. (citation needed • edit) This rank acknowledged the additional time required to become commissioned as reflected in Beverly Crusher's service record and Julian Bashir's age as a recent Academy graduate. (DS9: "Emissary") Assistant counselor Ezri Dax skipped her final months of training and was explicitly given "commission as a full counselor with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade)." (DS9: "Afterimage")
- Ensign
- The most junior officer rank. It was the rank bestowed on newly-commissioned officers when they graduated from Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "Tapestry") Ensigns who had distinguished themselves in their academy class or on duty could be posted as a senior bridge officer, such as Harry Kim. (VOY: "Caretaker") A typical officer spent approximately three years at the rank of ensign. (TNG: "Datalore")
Provisional officers
In 2364, Starfleet propulsion expert Kosinski ran several upgrade experiments on the Enterprise-D. Kosinski wore a unique rank insignia denoting his special position. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")
The crew of the USS Voyager, which included non-Starfleet Maquis members, was forced to make use of provisional rank appointments as a matter of course since the ship was stranded in the Delta Quadrant and the Maquis members were essential to shipboard operations. (VOY: "Caretaker", et al.)
In 2381, Vulcan Officer T'Lyn was given a provisional rank appointment as an ensign when she transferred from the VCF Sh'vhal to the USS Cerritos. (LD: "wej Duj")
Crewman | Ensign | Lieutenant junior grade | Lieutenant | Commander |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cadet ranks
Cadet ranks were held by those attending Starfleet Academy during their training to become commissioned officers. (TNG: "The First Duty")
- Cadet 1st class
- Cadets of this rank were fourth-year students at Starfleet Academy. After graduation, these cadets were granted the rank of ensign. (TNG: "Tapestry"; VOY: "Caretaker")
- Cadet 2nd class
- Cadets of this rank were third-year students at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The First Duty")
- Cadet 3rd class
- Cadets of this rank were second-year students at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The First Duty")
- Cadet 4th class
- Cadets of this rank were first-year students at Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The First Duty")
Rank | Late 2250s | 2360s | |
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4th class | |||
3rd class | |||
2nd class | |||
1st class |
Enlisted ranks
Enlisted ranks were achieved by members of Starfleet who had not attended Starfleet Academy. (DS9: "Starship Down")
Non-commissioned officers
- Master chief petty officer
- (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- Senior chief petty officer
- Also known as "senior chief specialist". (DS9: "Shadowplay")
- Chief petty officer
- (TNG: "Family", DS9: "Hippocratic Oath", "Valiant")
- Petty officer
- Petty officer, first class; also known as "technician first class", etc. (TOS: "Space Seed")
- Petty officer, second class; also known as "specialist second class", etc. (citation needed • edit)
- Petty officer, third class; also known as "yeoman third class", etc. (TOS: "Charlie X")
Crewmen
- Crewman
- Crewman first class (TNG: "The Drumhead")
- Crewman second class (ENT: "Shuttlepod One")
- Crewman third class (ENT: "Cold Front")
The lowest possible rank of recruit, ranked below the crewman grades. (ENT: "Rogue Planet", "Cogenitor")
Rank | 2140s–early 2160s | 2230s–early 2270s | 2270s–2350s | 2350s–2380s | 3180s |
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Crewman third class | No insignia | No insignia | |||
Crewman second class | |||||
Crewman first class |
Titles and positions
Fleet captain
Fleet captain was a title bestowed upon Starfleet captains when in command of more than one facility. It was a rare distinction, held by particularly respected captains. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I", "Whom Gods Destroy") The 2259 fleet captain rank insignia used the flag-officer-disk-version of the Starfleet insignia, with only the two small delta leaves below the main delta colored gold; the cuff stripes and other elements of the uniform were those of a captain. (SNW: "Lost in Translation")
In 2259, Captain Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, was temporarily promoted to fleet captain, bringing the USS Farragut and Bavali Station under his command. (SNW: "Lost in Translation") Pike was permanently promoted to this title by 2266. (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I") In the 2260s, it was also held by Captain Garth, one of Starfleet's most decorated captains and hero of the Battle of Axanar. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")
Deputy director
While posing as a deputy director with Internal Affairs, Luther Sloan wore captain's pips with a gold bar connecting them beneath. (DS9: "Inquisition")
Colonel
In 2293, Starfleet Colonel West was involved in the Khitomer conspiracy. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Corporal
In 2154, Starfleet Corporal Askwith perished at the Earth embassy on Vulcan. (ENT: "The Forge")
Miscellaneous
In 2254, Captain Christopher Pike, while on Talos IV, imagined himself as an Orion trader. He imagined an officer in a dress uniform with him at the Orion colony wearing peculiar shoulder epaulets and of unknown rank. (TOS: "The Cage")
In 2376, The Doctor aboard Voyager briefly resigned his Starfleet commission. (VOY: "Virtuoso")
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 |
Starfleet uniform styles | |
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By era: | 2140s-Early 2160s • Mid 2160s • 2230s • Late 2230s-2250s • 2250s-Early 2270s • Mid 2270s • Late 2270s-2350s • 2350s-2370s • Late 2360s-Early 2370s • 2370s-Early 2380s • Early 2380s • Mid 2380s • Late 2390s • Early 2400s • 29th century • 32nd century |
By type: | Casual duty attire • Alternate & parallel uniforms • Alternate reality uniforms • Fictional uniforms • Terran Empire uniforms |
Related topics: | Assignment patch • MACO uniform and equipment • Starfleet decorations • Starfleet insignia • Starfleet ranks • Terran Empire ranks • Uniform |
Appendices
See also
- Starfleet admirals
- Starfleet captains
- Starfleet commanders
- Starfleet lieutenant commanders
- Starfleet lieutenants
- Starfleet lieutenants junior grade
- Starfleet ensigns
- Starfleet cadets
- Starfleet enlisted personnel
- Starfleet crewmen
Background information
The rank system used during Star Trek: The Original Series was originally designed by William Ware Theiss, with the first versions inspired principally by the insignia of the United States Navy. According to Inside Star Trek: The Real Story [page number? • edit], since Gene Roddenberry didn't want an overtly military Starfleet, Theiss toned down his stripe system by giving ensigns no stripe and lieutenants one full stripe, which is what an actual USN ensign wears.
For Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Jon Povill sent Fletcher a production memo, dated 3 August 1978, explaining the rank insignia to be used in the film, with no reference to lieutenant junior grade or other flag officers. (The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 126) Robert Fletcher, who designed the Starfleet uniform used in the film, developed a rank system which displayed on straps over both shoulders. These insignia included a circle for "mid shipman", a triangle for "lieut comm jr. grade", a chevron for "lieutenant comm", a single stripe for "commander", two stripes for "captain", two stripes a circle with spines for "admiral" and two spiney circles for "adm of the fleet". (Star Trek: Costumes, p. 45) An unidentified triangular insignia is worn on the epaulets of several crewmembers, but is not identified in any production or background sources. It's A Wrap! sale and auction listed it as representing the rank of petty officer. [6] While an additional epaulet insignia featuring a single thin strip was also used but not identified to a rank. [7]
During the production of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Director Nicholas Meyer wanted the uniforms to feel as real as possible, and asked for new rank insignia. Fletcher explained: "There was kind of a complicated arrangement of divisions and ranks expressed by the braid on the sleeves. I made that up. I organized it and produced a little instruction booklet about it for the wardrobe department […]." (citation needed • edit) On the early version of the uniforms, the insignia was on a band around the upper arm, which was later moved to the cuff. (citation needed • edit)
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 201), depicted an overview of the rank system used in the Star Trek films, though it omitted the petty officer second class, created the master chief petty officer second class and fleet captain (which had not been used in the films,) and depicted erroneous insignia for lieutenant commander and admiral. The Star Trek Fact Files Part 70 and the Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 99, would also include the apocryphal fleet captain and master chief petty officer second class insignia, the erroneous lieutenant commander insignia (with a broken vertical gold stripe, instead of a solid horizontal gold stripe,) and an almost entirely different depiction of flag officer insignia. This system created an insignia with one gold dart to represent commodore, used the commodore insignia for rear admiral, created a three gold dart insignia for vice admiral, and used the rear admiral insignia for admiral. A three gold dart insignia was included in some It's A Wrap! sale and auction flag officer sets, but never seen on screen. [8]
The later pip designs of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Enterprise emulated US Navy insignias almost exactly, although an article on the 2151 uniforms and rank did not mention lieutenant junior grade or lieutenant commander. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 11, p. 42) Neither rank is used during Star Trek: Enterprise.
Apocrypha
The role-playing game supplement Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual discusses ranks.
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Issue 2 depicts that a style of uniform was in use by 2239. This would make it seem that a few versions of the prime reality uniform were never adopted in the alternate reality, unless they was used very briefly after 2233.
A rank senior to fleet admiral was first referenced in "The Wormhole Connection". The rank of grand admiral is said to have existed in 2285 and has a special uniform with shoulder boards worn on the red maroon jacket uniform. The rank also appeared in the novel The Sorrows of Empire, held first by the counterpart Garth, then by the counterpart Matt Decker and then by Spock, before he becomes Emperor of the Terran Empire.
A "flag admiral" insignia design (a six pointed starburst) from the fan-published Klingon Covert Operations Manual was used as one of Data's medals in "The Most Toys".
External links
- Earth Starfleet ranks at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Federation Starfleet ranks at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works