Rank

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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.

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 military with some of the rank pips and badges successors to United States military ranks.

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 naval ranks[]

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
- Captain (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday"; ENT: "The Catwalk")
- Lieutenant (ENT: "The Catwalk")
  - First lieutenant
  - Second lieutenant
Non-commissioned officers

This list contains links to only those ranks that have been mentioned or seen in canon Star Trek productions.

Other grades[]

The Star Trek Encyclopedia describes this rank as equivalent to that of "warrant officer".

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, upon which Data answered that he had in fact attended Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

**Ranks**
	Enlisted personnel							Commissioned officers							Flag officers
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	MID CDT OC WO	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

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

Rank

Contents

Military ranks[]

Standard naval ranks[]

Standard infantry ranks[]

Other grades[]

Honorary ranks[]

Police ranks[]

Political and diplomatic ranks[]

Religious ranks[]

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