Rank & Uniforms

Starfleet ranks were the identifying titles for the officers and enlisted members of Starfleet, under both United Earth and the United Federation of Planets. These ranks used the titles and positions adopted from earlier Earth naval forces. Aside from rank, all officers also held a position in a department, which could be said to be his or her 'job'. Example: A Lieutenant's position was not to be a Lieutenant on a starship. The Lieutenant's position on a ship could Security Officer, which was a role that had certain duties attached to it.

Starfleet uniforms were mainly worn with a colors denoting what field a particular officer or crewman specialized.

Division Colors

Within Starfleet, there exists four divisions of personnel, which handled all possible allotted tasks.

Red indicated Command, Tactical and CONN. These were commanders, like COs and XOs, or administrative personnel, yeomen. They were also CONN and Flight Control officers. Tactical Officers also wore this colour, with the Chief Tactical Officer posted on the Bridge.

White indicated Tactical CONN. This was where the Starfleet Fighter Pilots and Officers belonged; in the newly formed Aerospace Command division where space aviation and military/tactical knowledge went hand in hand. The Tactical CONN department worked very closely with both the CONN and Tactical departments.

Gold indicated Engineering, Operations and Security. These were those who built, configured, alloted, and repaired ship's systems. Security handled security on board, ranging from crowd control, the Brig and a number of related issues.

Teal indicated Science, Medical and Counseling. These were the nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and orderlies of the Sickbay. They also analyse scientific data, and preform experiments.

Duty Uniforms

Like all ships of Starfleet, the USS Theurgy had a specific dress code for on-duty officers. As of 2380, the following was the USS Theurgy’s uniform code. The standard uniform worn by all crew while on duty aboard the Theurgy. The uniform was based off the last two seasons of DS9 with a few differences and additions. The standard duty uniform was a three piece ensemble consisting of pants, colored undershirt (department specific color), and jacket. An optional skirt was permitted for female crew if they wished.

Men's Duty Uniform

Women's Duty Uniform

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Women's Duty Uniform w. Skirt

Additional Uniforms

In addition to the standard uniform, several special purpose general duty uniforms existed. Civilian technical staff in the Engineering and Operations departments could wear a technician's jumpsuit as required by their job description.

Medical staff, regardless of rank, were permitted to wear a lab coat as required for their job. They also had surgical scrubs that they would wear during surgery. Counseling Staff, when not on bridge duty, could wear civilian clothing. When on bridge duty, Counseling staff are expected to wear the standard blue uniform of Medical/Sciences.

Tactical CONN personnel had an exosuit that functioned as a low-profile EVA suit. Their survivor mentality generated some off duty tendencies as well, like wearing matching flight jackets, necklaces, or hoodies that bolstered their team spirit. (See page Tactical CONN).

Cadet uniforms were similar in all respects to standard issue uniforms except that the uniform was a grey color with their departmental color worn on the uniform shoulders and a stripe around the wrist of the jacket. Cadets were normally expected wear the standard style uniform unless directed otherwise by their supervisor.

Additional Uniforms

Cadet Uniforms

Exercise Uniforms

Starfleet has also developed a special purpose exercise uniform for use by crew while undergoing physical training or other strenuous physical activities. These are permitted to worn anytime a crew member is off duty, or is on duty and undergoing physical training. Outside of PT, this uniform is not to be worn while on duty.

Exercise Uniforms

Dress Uniforms

Official functions both on and off-board ship was expected of Starfleet crew and special purpose formal attire had been developed for this. A formal jacket was designed to be worn in place of the duty jacket when in attendance at formal events. Enlisted personnel wore a special purpose grey formal uniform for such occasions. As with the duty uniforms, a skirt was allowed to be worn by female crew.

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Dress Uniforms

Rank

The Starfleet ranking system was broken up into four, in this descending rank:

• Line Officers, including:
  • Flag Officers
  • Commissioned Officers
  • Cadets
• Warrant Officers
• Enlisted & Non-Commissioned Officers
• Provisional Officers

Provisional officers, however, earned a field promotion aboard a ship or a starbase, and could even hold Line Officer rank.

Flag Officers

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Fleet Admiral	A Flag Officer was both a historic naval and military rank and a modern Starfleet title. It generally referred to all officers of Commodore rank or higher. The term traditionally denoted any officer that commanded a squadron of vessels, possibly in addition to one under their direct command.
	Admiral
	Vice Admiral
	Rear Admiral
	Commodore

Commissioned Officers

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Captain	A Commissioned Officer was an individual who had attended, and graduated from the cadet program of Starfleet Academy or had been commissioned through the Officer Candidate School after having attained their education in their field elsewhere. Those graduating from Starfleet Academy earned a four-year degree (Bachelor's) in their major field of study such as communications, engineering, the sciences, or nursing. After four years at the Academy, they either passed or failed. If passing, the person would be promoted to Ensign. Officers doing exceptionally would be promoted directly to Lieutenant Junior Grade. Medical officers attended an additional four years at Starfleet Medical Academy before earning their medical degree (or earned their commission through Officer Candidate School after having obtained their degree elsewhere).
	Commander
	Lieutenant Commander
	Lieutenant
	Lieutenant Junior Grade
	Ensign

Cadets

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Cadet 4th year	Cadet was a rank which was used at Starfleet Academy to denote students in training to become Starfleet officers. Becoming a Starfleet cadet was a difficult process and required a significant amount of academic achievement while in high school. Academy entrance standards were particularly high, especially in scientific and math disciplines (such as calculus). Cadets were also expected to maintain a satisfactory grade point average during their attendance at the Academy. Getting bad grades was grounds for a cadet's revocation of appointment from the Academy, also known as "washing out". Starfleet cadets were under the same uniform code of justice as Starfleet officers and were in turn subordinate to the orders of superiors. They were also required to report violations of Federation law they observed to their superiors. Cadets were also expected to show military courtesy and respect to senior commanders.
	Cadet 3rd year
	Cadet 2rd year
	Cadet 1rd year

Warrant Officers

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Chief Warrant Officer 1st Class	Warrant Officers were drawn exclusively from the ranks of enlisted personnel. SCPO or higher was able to advance directly to WO (skipping other ranks) provided they attended Officer Candidate School. Warrant Officers were specialists in sub-departments of a starship, such as Transporter Technicians and Holo-technicians. These officers could have or might not have gone through Academy courses, but were generally officers that had gone through normal education and specialized themselves in a field. They had generally no control over the Enlisted crewmen or Commissioned Officers.
	Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class
	Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class
	Warrant Officer

Enlisted & Non-Commissioned Officers

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Master Chief Petty Officer	Most of a starship's or starbase's staff consisted of enlisted personnel. These people carried out the day-to-day operations and maintenance that allowred Starfleet to function. Enlisted stayed in Starfleet Boot Camp for six months as a Crewman Recruit, learning the ropes in a more simple way than Commissioned Officers, with a course emphasis relevant to your division. So, Enlisted were those who had not completed the four-year Starfleet Academy course or otherwise been given a commission as an officer. In most cases, Enlisted crewmen signed up directly to a ship or posting, and received basic training, as well as any specific courses required for their position. As with Commissioned Officers, there is a rank structure amongst Enlisted crew. The term "Non-Commissioned Officer" referred specifically to any Enlisted personnel given authority over other personnel. In Starfleet, this could refer to any Petty Officer (up to Master Chief). Once making the rank of Chief Petty Officer, NCOs could transfer to Commissioned Officer status, and become an Ensign. All Commissioned Officer ranks, from Ensign upward, outranked all Enlisted in the chain of command. However, in certain cases, Non-Commissioned officers could exercise authority over Commissioned Officers (Miles O'Brien is one such case, in his position as chief of operations aboard Deep Space 9). Additionally, Chief Petty Officers such as O'Brien wielded influence far beyond their place in the rank structure due to their extensive experience and skill and were expected to mentor Junior Officers as well as other Non-Commissioned Officers.
	Senior Chief Petty Officer
	Chief Petty Officer
	Petty Officer 1st Class
	Petty Officer 2rd Class
	Petty Officer 3rd Class
	Crewman 1st Class
	Crewman 2nd Class
	Crewman 3rd Class
	Crewman Recruit

Provisional Officers

Insignia	Rank	Grade
	Captain	In difficult times, it had been found a necessity to grant civilians. or crew members of other militaries, ranks that would otherwise be considered official within Starfleet. These ranks could be placed upon those that allied to Starfleet in some form or manner for whatever reason that the Commanding Officer of the ship found adequate. Provisional Officers had special rank insignias that differed from the normal pips that a Starfleet Officer would wear in his collar (Example: The rank insignia the former Marquis officers wore in Star Trek: Voyager).
	Commander
	Lieutenant Commander
	Lieutenant
	Lieutenant Junior Grade
	Ensign
	Chief Warrant Officer 1st Class
	Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class
	Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class
	Warrant Officer

Civillian Personnel

Not all members of the crew held a Starfleet rank, but would rather be civilian expertise in certain fields, filling functions of the ship where Starfleet training was not required. Examples: Waitresses/waiters of the ship lounges and the Chef in the Mess Hall. Also, some professors and scientists in certain fields did not belong to the Science Department of Starfleet.

Chain of Command

The chain of command was a ranking system used by militaries and other organized groups. It represented the line of authority down which orders are passed from one officer to another, and also the line down which passed command of a particular vessel or installation.

Aboard a starship, or most starbases the chain of command began with the assigned commanding officer, usually an officer of the rank of captain, or in some cases commander. If the commanding officer, for any reason, was unavailable to command his or her post then those responsibilities passed down the "chain" to the first officer, then the second officer, etc. After the first officer (also Executive Officer or XO), command responsibilities passed down the chain from officer to officer as necessary in accordance with each officer's rank. And it was common practice for a commanding officer to designate a second officer to take command if both the captain and first officer were unavailable or unable to perform their duties.

Disclaimer

Uniform portions of this page is used with permission of USS Wolff CO - granted Nov 1, 2016