In military and civilian service organizations of many intelligent cultures, rank (sometimes denoted by rank insignia on uniforms) is how the jobs of different personnel are organized in a hierarchy of authority.
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Military ranks
In the history of several humanoid cultures, ranks have been used in naval organizations and other fighting forces. The ranking systems of Starfleet strongly resemble the United States armed forces with some of the rank pips and badges successors to United States military insignia.
Other cultures have a variety of different titles and ranks, based on different languages and social characteristics. The Bajoran Militia and the Klingon Defense Force use ranks equivalent to the planet Earth's naval and ground forces.
Standard infantry ranks
This is a representative selection of ranks is based on several military rank structures used by various species' cultures.
- Flag officers
- Field officers
- Company officers
- Non-commissioned officers
Other grades
Honorary ranks
An honorary rank was one given by Starfleet without earning it by the usual methods.
Ari bn Bem was made an honorary commander. (TAS: "Bem")
When William T. Riker first encountered Data, he asked him if his rank of lieutenant commander was merely honorary. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Generals and flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fleet: | CRM | PO | CPO | MID CDT OC |
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 • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • SS • United Earth MACO • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • United States • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO |
Police ranks
Political and diplomatic ranks
- Ambassador
- Autarch
- Chancellor
- Consul
- Dohlman (Elas)
- Emperor
- Governor
- Grand Nagus (Ferengi Alliance)
- Groppler (Deneb IV)
- High Teer (Capella IV)
- King
- Minister
- Praetor (Romulan Star Empire)
- Prefect
- President
- Prime Minister
- Prince
- Proconsul
- Queen
- Regent
- Senator
- Tsar
- Vice-proconsul
- Viceroy
Religious ranks
- Emissary of the Prophets (Bajor)
- First Prelate (Drayan II)
- God
- Kai (Bajor)
- Priest
- Pri'Nam
- Ranjen (Bajor)
- Vedek (Bajor)
External links
- Rank at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Diplomatic rank at Wikipedia
- Military rank at Wikipedia