Officer ranks
Rank	Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Ensign
Original Series		no information	[3]	[3]	[3]	[3]	[3]	[4]	no insignia[3]
The Motion Picture	no information	[2]	no information	[2]	[2]	[2]	[2]	Does not exist	[2]

A rank of fleet captain is mentioned in two episodes, but no insignia is shown. A memo describing the sleeve stripes for The Motion Picture on August 3, 1978 does not mention the rank of lieutenant junior grade, and identifies the rear admiral insignia as having one double-width stripe below a single regular-width stripe. Admiral is the second highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Rear Admiral is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Commodore is the lowest commissioned flag rank of Starfleet in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Captain is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Commander is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant Junior Grade is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Ensign is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF8. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF6. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF5b. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF4. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF3. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Tos_OF1a. ... Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures, 1979; see also 1979 in film) is the first feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series and is released on Friday, December 7. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF7. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF5. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF4. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF3. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TMP_OF1b. ... Fleet captain is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

In the original series, every member of Starfleet wears an assignment patch on their left breast, which varies from ship to ship.^[5] Within this assignment patch is a symbol which represents the department which the officer is serving in (operations, science or command, represented by a spiral, a circle, and a star respectively). In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the emblem used as the USS Enterprise assignment patch in the original series has been adopted as an emblem by the entire Starfleet.^[6] (The reason for this has never been canonically established, although Gene Roddenberry's novelization of The Motion Picture states that it was in honor of the Enterprise, which was the only ship of its class to return back from its five year mission with crew and ship mostly intact. In The Motion Picture the department indicated by the background color of the circle on which the Starfleet arrowhead is set - white indicating command, red for engineering, orange for science, pale gold for operations, green for medical and gray for security.^[2] Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ...

TOS movie era

Fletcher redesigned the costumes for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This design is used in the following movies, up to Star Trek: Generations, and variations appear in some flashback scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. In this costume, Starfleet officers wear rank insignia on the uniform jacket clasp. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982; see also 1982 in film) is the second feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Star Trek: Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994, see also 1994 in film) is the seventh feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ...

During this era, insignia representing department are not worn; it is instead indicated by the color of the shoulder strap and collar.^[5] A Starfleet insignia is worn on the left breast.

Flag Officer ranks
Fleet Admiral	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore
[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]

Officer ranks
Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Ensign
[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]

Enlisted men in the TOS movie era wear, according to The Star Trek Encyclopedia, the following insignia on their left sleeve: Fleet Admiral is the highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Admiral is the second highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Vice Admiral is the third highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Rear Admiral is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Commodore is the lowest commissioned flag rank of Starfleet in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF10. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF9. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF8. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF7. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF6. ... Captain is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Commander is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant Junior Grade is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Ensign is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF5b. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF4. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF3. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF1a. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF1b. ... Enlisted are non-commissioned ranks of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ...

Master Chief Petty Officer	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer 1st Class	Ables'man
[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]	[7]

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The Encyclopedia also lists a Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd class insignia, which is the same as the MCPO, but without the hat.

Conflicts

Lieutenant Commander insignia
Mr. Scott's Guide[8]	Star Trek VI[9]

The "movie pins", seen in the star Trek motion pictures, have generated several alternate and conflicting versions from various offical, semi-offical, and non-canon sources. The "true" movie pins are considered to be those from the notes of costume designer Robert Fletcher with a live action apperance of a rank insignia pin (i.e. a character actually wears the pin in a film or television production) the final word on the pin's canon. Such was the case for the rank pin of Lieutenant which did not apper until a late season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the Lieutenant Commander pin which was speculated to have three different apperances until the pin was worn by Valeris in Star Trek IV. Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF3. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Film_OF5a. ...

Examples of movie pin contradictions include the 1986 book Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise which identifies a commodore insignia^[8] (at left) which is also labeled as a fleet captain's insignia in The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Mr. ... Fleet captain is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

Additionally, there are different representations of the lieutenant commander rank pin. Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise,^[8] and subsequent sources such as the Star Trek Encyclopedia,^[7] show a different design than that worn by Valeris in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.^[9] A third version of the pin, showing a solid veritical bar, apperaed in the pin catalogs of Hollywood Pins. The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future is an encyclopedia of all things related to Star Trek. ... Valeris (played by Kim Cattrall), was a Vulcan navigation officer of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Fleet Captain insignia, designed by Hollywood Pins Hollywood Pins is a now out-of-business company that operated in California from 1990 to 1995. ...

24th century spinoffs

During all the shows set in the 24th century, a consistent insignia scheme is used for officers: a series of gold pips, either a solid color or an outline, worn on each officer's right collar. After the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a consistent scheme is also used for admiral insignia: a series of gold circles inside a black rectangle with a gold border worn on both collars.^[5] The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...

"Conspiracy" admiral insignia

For the first season of TNG, admirals wear a different insignia, consisting of a triangle or stripe resembling gold weave along the right collar; varying numbers of gold circles may be placed underneath the weave. These insignia most notably appeared in the episode "Conspiracy", where three different variants were seen, worn by Admirals Quinn (no pips), Savar (one pip) and Aaron (two pips). Conspiracy is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast May 9, 1988. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_S1_OF6a. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_S1_OF7. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_S1_OF8. ... Conspiracy is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast May 9, 1988. ...

Star Trek: Voyager introduces what The Star Trek Encyclopedia refers to as "provisional ranks" for the titular ship's Maquis crew. Only ranks up to lieutenant commander appear on screen; The Star Trek Encyclopedia projects the insignia through the rank of captain.^[5] The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Provisional ranks were first introduced in Star Trek: Voyager when several civilian members of a Maquis crew were appointed as officers onboard the Federation Starship Voyager. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Maquis were a resistance movement made mostly of humans that refused to give up the colony planets that they lived on after they were ceded to the Cardassians as part of the treaty to end the war between the Federation and the Cardassian...

A Starfleet insignia is worn on the left breast: this also functions as a communicator badge. This commbadge insignia was redesigned for the movie Star Trek: Generations (the only surviving part of a planned redesign of the uniforms), replacing the oval with a trapezoid.^[10] This new commbadge is also used in Deep Space Nine from season three, and Voyager. Communicator from Star Trek, The Original Series Communicators are devices in the Star Trek fictional universe which are used for voice communication between two people. ... Star Trek: Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994, see also 1994 in film) is the seventh feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

Enlisted and cadet ranks are seen rarely; their insignia are unclear.
Enlisted are non-commissioned ranks of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Cadet is a rank held by Starfleet student officers in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Starfleet officer accession ranks are ranks held by characters pursuing a Starfleet officer commission. ...

Flag Officer ranks Rank Fleet Admiral Admiral (4-star Admiral) Vice Admiral (3-star Admiral) Rear Admiral (2-star Admiral) 1-star Admiral TNG, DS9, VOY [11] [11] [11] [11] [11]

Officer ranks Rank Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Ensign TNG, DS9, VOY [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] Provisional [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] Conflicts O'Brien's DS9 insignia Seasons 1-3 Season 4+ Miles O'Brien originally wears two gold pips and is referred to as a lieutenant. While wearing this insignia in "Family", he is referred to as a chief petty officer by Worf's stepfather; the TNG Companion regards this an error.[12] He continues to wear this insignia until the sixth season, when he starts wearing a hollow gold pip, which is identified by The Star Trek Encyclopedia as the "chief warrant officer" insignia. In the pilot episode of Deep Space Nine, "Emissary", he again wears the two-pip lieutenant insignia, and that episode's novelization refers to him as "ensign junior grade".[13] He again wears the one-pip device in the next episode, "Past Prologue".[14] From the fourth season on, he wears a new rank insignia, shown to the right. The fourth-season episode "Hippocratic Oath" identifies him as a "chief petty officer". Deep Space Nine's writers have explained that they disliked the term "petty officer" and thus originally avoided using it; O'Brien's insignia is intended to represent the second-highest petty officer rank.[15] Ronald D. Moore suggested that O'Brien, if promoted, would become a master chief petty officer.[16] Fleet Admiral is the highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Admiral is the second highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Vice Admiral is the third highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Rear Admiral is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Rear Admiral is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF10. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF9. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF8. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF7. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF6. ... Captain is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Commander is a commissioned Starfleet officer rank in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Lieutenant Junior Grade is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Ensign is a commissioned rank of the Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF5b. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF4. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF3. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF1a. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF1b. ... Provisional ranks were first introduced in Star Trek: Voyager when several civilian members of a Maquis crew were appointed as officers onboard the Federation Starship Voyager. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF5. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF4. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF3. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF2. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF1a. ... Image File history File links Voyager_OF1b. ... Miles OBrien Miles Edward OBrien is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Colm Meaney. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_WO1. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_DS9_OR8. ... Miles OBrien Miles Edward OBrien is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Colm Meaney. ... Family was the second episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Emissary was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Past Prologue is the second episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Hippocratic Oath is the title of a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, from the fourth season. ... Ron Moore at a Battlestar Galactica Convention Ronald Dowl Moore (born 1964 in Chowchilla, California) is an American screenwriter and television producer who is known for his work on Star Trek. ... Kosinski's insignia[17] "Deputy Director" Luther Sloan's insignia[18] Other insignia appear but the rank they denote is uncertain. Examples include Kosinski's insignia in "Where No One Has Gone Before" and Luther Sloan's insignia in "Inquisition". Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_S1_WO2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_S1_WO2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF5a. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_TNG_OF5a. ... This is a list of characters that appeared exclusively in the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and related material. ... Where No One Has Gone Before is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... This is a list of characters that appeared exclusively in the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and related material. ... Inquisition is a season six episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The Star Trek: Next Generation Officer's Manual, a roleplaying manual published by FASA in 1988, shortly before it lost its license, includes insignia for TNG-era commodores, fleet captains, and branch admirals.[19] This last is based on a shoulder board worn by Leonard McCoy in that character's appearance in "Encounter at Farpoint". In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the role of characters, or parts, that may have personalities, motivations, and backgrounds different from their own. ... This article is about the role-playing game company. ... Leonard H. McCoy, M.D. (2227-) (nicknamed Bones, as in the old-fashioned colloquialism Sawbones for a doctor or a surgeon), played by DeForest Kelley, is a Starfleet officer in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Encounter at Farpoint was the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Alternate reality and 29th century In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Parallels", officers wear a series of stripes behind the Starfleet delta. The standard collar insignia are worn as well. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Parallels is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation directed by Robert Weimer from a script by Brannon Braga. ... The officers of the 29th century officers in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Relativity" wear chevron-like collar insignia. The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Relativity is a fifth season episode of Star Trek: Voyager, first broadcast on May 12, 1999. ... Enterprise This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!) Any material not supported by sources may be challenged and removed at any time. This article has been tagged since April 2007. The prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise does not include characters who hold the ranks of lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander. The highest ranking admiral seen wears a three-pip insignia. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Ensign Lieutenant Commander Captain Commodore Rear Admiral Admiral Image File history File links Star_Trek_Enterprise_OF1b. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Enterprise_OF2. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Enterprise_OF4. ... Image File history File links Star_Trek_Enterprise_OF5. ... 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ISBN 1-55560-079-4.  See also Starfleet uniforms List of Starfleet officers List of Starfleet officers by rank Hollywood Pins Naval officer ranks Ranks and insignia of NATO External links Description of Starfleet ranks The Trekker's Galactopedia Starfleet ranks article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.