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'''Starfleet ranks and insignia''' are ] titles and badges of office which appear in the ] universe of ]. Such ]s and ] form the hierarchy of ], the ] and scientific exploration arm of the ]. The ranks and insignia of Starfleet are based on the historic titles used by the ] of ].


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Starfleet ranks and titles have evolved through both live action productions, official publications, and the ] of the ]. The most official ranks established are those which appear in ], with ranks appearing in publications from Star Trek producers considered "secondary", but nevertheless still officially established Starfleet titles. The least official of all ranks are those which appear in Star Trek fan literature, such as magazines and websites published by private persons with little or no affiliation with the Star Trek series. Such ranks are considered conjecture, yet occasionally may find their way into semi-official Star Trek sources (an example being the rank of Branch Admiral).
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The following is a compilation of the ranks and insignia of Starfleet to include official ranks from series productions, semi-official titles from Star Trek publications, and conjectured ranks from Star Trek fan publications.

== Commissioned officers ==
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|align="center" colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>''' Flag Officer ranks '''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|'''Rank'''
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|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']''', ''']''', ''']'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=8 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>''' Officer ranks '''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|'''Rank'''
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]<br>]<br>]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]<br>]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No insignia''
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No insignia''
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No insignia''
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']''', ''']''', ''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]<br>]<br>]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]<br>]<br>]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]<br>]<br>]
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|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|'''] (])'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|'''] (29<sup>th</sup> century)'''<ref>as seen aboard the USS Timeship "Relativity" - Series 5</ref>
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
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==Other ranks==
{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=6 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>''' ] '''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|'''Rank'''
|Chief Warrant Officer 1<sup>st</sup> Class
|Chief Warrant Officer 2<sup>nd</sup> Class
|Chief Warrant Officer 3<sup>rd</sup> Class
|Chief Warrant Officer 4<sup>th</sup> Class
|Warrant Officer
|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|- align="center"
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']''', ''']''', ''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|}
<br style="clear: both;" />
{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=12 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>''' ]'''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|'''Rank'''
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|]
|] / ]
|] / ]
|- align=center
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''N/A''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|- align=center
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''Conjectured''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|- align=center
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|- align=center
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|- align=center
|bgcolor="#e6e9ff" style="vertical-align: middle;"|''']'''
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|''No Insignia''
|-
|colspan=10|</sup>Enlisted personnel from '']'' wore uniforms without rank insignia
|}
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{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=5 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>'''Cadet ranks'''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|]
|]
|]
|]
|- align="center"
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|}
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==Alternate reality ranks==
{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>'''] era ] ranks '''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|]
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<br style="clear: both;" />
{|width=98% align=center class="infobox bordered" cellpadding="4" style="font-size: 95%;"
|align="center" colspan=7 bgcolor="#ccccff" style="font-size:110%; " |<big>''' ] era "]" and "]" ranks '''</big>
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"
|]
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|- align="center"
|style="vertical-align: middle;"|]
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|}
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==Conjectural ranks==
{{main|Conjectural ranks of Star Trek}}
]
Star Trek publications and fan literature sometime offer additional ranks which have not been mentioned in official publications or spoken of in live action productions. In addition, a number of unofficial sources have offered alternative insignia for several Starfleet ranks. This tendency is compounded by officially licensed products which sometimes explicitly state the existence of ranks and insignia which are never shown in the actual productions, or even sometimes contradict what is shown onscreen. In other cases costuming errors cause characters to wear unusual insignia and fans try to interpret some actual meaning into the error.

Because the rank insignia of Starfleet usually follow a simple geometric progression of circles, stripes, blocks, triangles or other symbols, many fans often speculate what unusual combinations or very large numbers of these symbols would designate in terms of rank, or what the insignia of modern or historic ranks not depicted in the show would be.

Conjectural and alternate ranks are not considered official by the producers of Star Trek; however several such ranks have found their way into mention by canon Star Trek sources. One of the most significant such ranks was that of Branch Admiral, which was mentioned briefly in a Star Trek roleplaying manual and later speculated to have actually appeared in the Next Generation pilot episode "]".


== Notes ==

In the book The Making of Star Trek, ] stated that he did not see enlisted men as part of the Starfleet tradition. He reasoned that every crewmember of the Enterprise was "the equivalent of a qualified astronaut" and therefore an officer. In The Original Series, this could be explained by the numerous extras wearing simple jumpsuits instead of Starfleet uniforms. Also, during the ] era of Star Trek, almost all Starfleet personell encountered were officers at the rank of ensign or higher with no reference to non officer ranks. Many fans assumed an error when Sergey Roshenko referred to Chief ] as a Chief petty officer, being accustomed to the title of "chief" being given to an officer in charge of a department (example: Security Chief or Chief of Engineering) and the fact that O'Brien wore pips that indicated Lieutenant Jr. Grade rank. However, there has never been anything on screen to exclude the inclusion of enlisted crewmen and non-commisioned officers.

== References ==
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===Live action sources===
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===Publications===
* {{cite book|author=Joseph, Franz|title=Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual|location=New York | publisher=Ballantine Books|year=1975|id=ISBN 0-345-34074-4}}
* {{cite book|author=Johnson, Shane|title=Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise|location=New York | publisher=Pocket Books|year=1987|id=ISBN 0-671-63576-X}}
* {{cite book|author=Stuart, Rick & Terra, John|title=Star Trek The Next Generation Officer's Manual|location=Chicago | publisher=FASA Corporation|year=1988|id=ISBN 1-55560-079-4}}
* {{cite book|author=Christensen, David & Doser, Cathy|title=Klingon Covert Operations Manual| publisher=Sue Burchfield |year=1989|id=}}
* {{cite book|author=Schmidt, David|title=Starfleet Dynamics|location=Canada | publisher=Strategic Design Publications|year=1991|id=}}
* {{cite journal|author=David Hutchison|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal|journal=Starlog Magazine|year=1992|pages=29-41}}
* {{cite book|author=Okuda, Michael & Denise|title=]|location=New York | publisher=Pocket Books|year=1994,1997,1999|id=ISBN 0-671-03475-8}}
* {{cite book|author=Okuda, Michael & Denise|title=Star Trek Chronology|location=New York | publisher=Pocket Books|year=1996|id=ISBN 0-671-53610-9}}

===Internet sources===
* {{cite web|title=Rank Comparison Chart|work=Spike's Star Trek Page Rank Comparison Chart|url=http://www.st-spike.org/pages/uniforms/2278-2350/ranks_comparison.htm|accessdate=August 16|accessyear=2004}}
* {{cite web|title=Starfleet Rank Chart|work=The Trekker's Galactopedia Insignia Section|url=http://www.captainmike.org/Galactopedia/insignia.html
|accessdate=May 9|accessyear=2005}}

==See also==
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