Third officer

"You will serve aboard the Ch'Tang as Third Officer."
"Third? Oh, well, no matter. I've overcome greater obstacles."

– Worf and Kor, 2375 ("Once More Unto the Breach")

"On this voyage I am but the Third Officer. I expect no special treatment."

– Kor to the Ch'Tang's crew, 2375 ("Once More Unto the Breach")

A third officer was an officer aboard a starship that was fourth in line for command of the vessel after the captain, first officer, and second officer.

In 2375, during the waning days of the Dominion War, Dahar Master Kor was given an assignment aboard the IKS Ch'Tang. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")

Despite being called the "third officer", it seemed more apparent that he was the "third-in-command", as following the event on the bridge, where Martok and Worf were incapacitated, he stepped-up and took command. Similarly, Spock referred to himself as "second officer" in TOS: "The Enemy Within", rather than "second-in-command".

**Ranks and Positions**
	Enlisted personnel						Commissioned officers							Generals and flag officers
Fleet:	CRM	PO		CPO		MID CDT	ENS	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CMDR	CAPT	FCAPT	CDORE	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM
Military:	PVT AMN	CPL	SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT	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.

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