Romulan ranks

The Romulan ranking system was a hierarchical collective command structure used within the Romulan Star Empire, seemingly descended from the ancient Vulcan ranking system which was also used by the Vulcan military until the mid-22nd century. The Tal Shiar used a different ranking system, although they were at times used interchangeably with the military ranks.

Though not part of the Romulan rank hierarchy, the title captain has been used in the Empire, but not in terms of rank. Doctor Telek R'Mor, a low ranking scientist and minor functionary from the Romulan Astrophysical Academy, initially referred to himself as "captain of the cargo vessel Talvath." (VOY: "Eye of the Needle")

Romulan Guard Edit

UhlanEdit

Neral, 2368 — Proconsul Neral in 2368, who rose from the lowly rank of uhlan

An uhlan was described as a "lowly" member of the Romulan Guard. (TNG: "Unification II")

Uhlan Neral

Romulan militaryEdit

GeneralEdit

A general was more of a political position than a rank. (TNG: "Redemption")

General Movar
General Velal

AdmiralEdit

An admiral was a flag officer rank and position known to be held by field commanders and ex-senators. (TNG: "The Defector"; ENT: "United")

Admiral Alidar Jarok
Admiral Mendak
Admiral Valdore

CommanderEdit

Romulan commander, 2266 — A commander in 2266

A commander was equivalent to a Starfleet captain. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

Commander Donatra
Commander Konsab
Commander Sela
Commander Tomalak
Commander Toreth

Sub-commanderEdit

Trul (Sub-Commander) — A sub-commander in 2371

A sub-commander was immediately below that of a commander. (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")

Sub-Commander N'Vek
Sub-Commander Sela
Sub-Commander Selok
Sub-Commander Tal
Sub-Commander T'Rul
Sub-Commander Velal

CenturionEdit

A centurion was a general officer's rank. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", "The Enterprise Incident"; TNG: "The Enemy")

According to The Making of Star Trek (p. 256) the Romulan rank of centurion is the generic rank of all officers.

According to deleted lines from the script for "The Enemy", in a bit of sarcastic banter, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, upon learning the identity of the soldier, Centurio Bochra, who he was otherwise calling "commodore", he stated, "And you're a centurion. Well, stay with it, you'll be a commodore someday." Bochra, catching on to La Forge's sarcasm, fired back with, "I'm not certain of the equivalent Federation rank… but I do know it's higher than lieutenant commander.

Centurion Bochra

SublieutenantEdit

Alidar Jarok — Admiral Jarok impersonating a sublieutenant in 2366

A sublieutenant was a low ranking military rank. Positions known to be held by this rank include logistics officers. (TNG: "The Defector")

Sublieutenant Setal

Tal ShiarEdit

ColonelEdit

A colonel was a rank reserved for senior members of the Tal Shiar. A colonel could command a fleet of Tal Shiar starships. (DS9: "The Die is Cast")

Colonel Lovok

MajorEdit

Rakal (Major) — Deanna Troi impersonating a major in 2368

A major was a lower rank in the Tal Shiar. A member of the Tal Shiar for only several months could gain this rank. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

Major Rakal

**Ranks and Positions**
	Enlisted personnel						Commissioned officers							Generals and flag officers
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	SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT OC	2nd LT	1st LT	CAPT	MAJ	LT COL	COL		BRIG	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN	MARSHAL
Positions:	Boatswain • Chief • Corpsman • Engineer's mate • Specialist • Technician • Yeoman					TAC • SO • 3rd • 2nd • 1st • CO • DD							Portmaster • Chief of Staff • CinC
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

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

Background information Edit

Given the rank of sublieutenant, there is presumably a lieutenant rank at some point in the Romulan military history. No Romulan has been referred to as a "Lieutenant" in Trek.

The ranks of centurion and uhlan are ancient Earth ranks (Roman and Polish respectively) not known to be used by any other Star Trek cultures. The reason for their use in the Romulan language or by the universal translator is unknown.

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