Changes: Bajoran ranks

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The rank system of the Bajoran Militia bears some resemblance to various Earth infantry ranking systems, most notably that of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Bajoran Militia ranks and insignia
General	General Insignia
Colonel	Colonel Insignia	Colonel Insignia
Field Colonel	Alternate Colonel insignia	Field Colonel insignia
Major	Major Insignia
Captain	Captain Insignia
Lieutenant	First lieutenant Insignia	Second lieutenant Insignia

General

File:Krim (General).jpg

A general in 2370

General was a flag officer rank. Generals wore a dress tunic with epaulets, and wore two gold insignia pins on either side of their collar.

General Hazar
General Krim

Colonel

Colonels wore a silver Bajoran symbol on the collar as a rank insignia.

Colonel Kira was given a Starfleet commission in 2375 with the rank of commander, suggesting an equivalence between the two. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

Colonel Kira Nerys
Colonel Lenaris Holem

Field colonel

File:Day Kannu.jpg

A field colonel in 2370

In Earth terminology, field rank referred collectively to the ranks of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in the army or marines, and also brigadier in applicable armies; field commissions were given to enlisted soldiers to make them commissioned officers. Field colonels wore a gold Bajoran insignia with one hemisphere colored black as a rank insignia.

Field Colonel Day Kannu

Major

Majors wore a solid gold-colored rank insignia on their collar.

Major Jatarn
Major Kira Nerys

Captain

First lieutenant

File:Okala, Things past.jpg

A first lieutenant in 2373

First lieutenants were often referred to as "lieutenant."

Lieutenant Okala

Second lieutenant

Second lieutenants were often referred to as simply "lieutenant."

Lieutenant Anara
Lieutenant Neela

Ensign

Bajoran junior officer 2369 — An ensign in 2369

The unnamed Bajoran officer from DS9: "Dramatis Personae" was identified as an ensign in the credits.

Enlisted personnel

File:Odo.jpg

A chief security officer in 2373

Bajoran enlisted personnel were given rates similar to Starfleet. They generally did not wear rank insignia and their rank was denoted by both their collar size and the color of their clothing.

Chief Security Officer Bemar
Chief Security Officer Odo
Technician First Class Rom
Nurse Hortak
Nurse Jabara
Deputy Kurn
Deputy Pinar
Officer Selee
Nurse Tagana
Deputy Talpet
Engineer Tekoa
Deputy Yndar

Background

The Star Trek Encyclopedia, second edition, proposes that the ranks below major are captain, lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, and ensign. This system presents variant pins that never appeared on set and quizzically mixes the army ranks with navy terminology – lieutenant junior grade and ensign, which were never used or referred to during the series.

**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.

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-The [[rank]] system of the [[Bajoran Militia]] bears some resemblance to various [[Earth]] infantry ranking systems.
+The [[rank]] system of the [[Bajoran Militia]] bears some resemblance to various [[Earth]] infantry ranking systems, most notably that of the U.S. Marine Corps.
 __TOC__
 {| class="grey" align="center" style="font-size: 80%"
 |+ Bajoran Militia ranks and insignia
 |-
-! [[general]]
+! [[General]]
-| colspan="2" | [[Image:Bajoran general.png|General insignia.]]
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Bajoran general.png|General Insignia]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[colonel]]
+! [[Colonel]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran colonel 2370.png|Colonel insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran colonel 2370.png|Colonel Insignia]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran colonel 2375.png|Colonel insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran colonel 2375.png|Colonel Insignia]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[lieutenant colonel|field colonel]]
+! [[lieutenant colonel|Field Colonel]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran navark.png|Alternate colonel insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran navark.png|Alternate Colonel insignia]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran field colonel.png|Field colonel insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran field colonel.png|Field Colonel insignia]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[major]]
+! [[Major]]
-| colspan="2" | [[Image:Bajoran major.png|Major insignia.]]
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Bajoran major.png|Major Insignia]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[captain]]
+! [[Captain]]
-| colspan="2" | [[Image:Bajoran captain.png|Captain insignia.]]
+| colspan="2" | [[File:Bajoran captain.png|Captain Insignia]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[lieutenant]]
+! [[Lieutenant]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran 1st lt.png|First lieutenant insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran 1st lt.png|First lieutenant Insignia]]
-| [[Image:Bajoran 2nd lt.png|Second lieutenant insignia.]]
+| [[File:Bajoran 2nd lt.png|Second lieutenant Insignia]]
 |}
 == General ==
-[[Image:Krim_(General).jpg|thumb|A General in [[2370]].]]
+[[File:Krim (General).jpg|thumb|A general in [[2370]]]]
-[[General]] is a [[flag officer]] rank which may be equivalent to a [[Starfleet]] [[admiral]]. Generals wear a dress tunic with epaulets, and wear two gold insignia pins on either side of their collar.
+[[General]] was a [[flag officer]] rank. Generals wore a dress tunic with epaulets, and wore two gold insignia pins on either side of their collar.
 *General [[Hazar]]
 *General [[Krim (General)|Krim]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Colonel ==
-[[Image:KiraNerys2375.jpg|thumb|A Colonel in [[2375]].]]
+[[File:Kira Nerys, 2375.jpg|thumb|A colonel in 2375]]
+Colonels wore a silver Bajoran symbol on the collar as a rank insignia.
-[[Colonel]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[captain]]. When Colonel [[Kira Nerys]] was granted a commission by Starfleet, she received the rank of [[Commander]], suggesting she was in fact promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and referred to as simply Colonel for short. Colonels wear a silver Bajoran symbol on the collar as a rank insignia.
-*Lt. Colonel [[Kira Nerys]]
+Colonel Kira was given a Starfleet commission in [[2375]] with the rank of commander, suggesting an equivalence between the two. {{incite}}
+*Colonel [[Kira Nerys]]
 *Colonel [[Lenaris Holem]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Field colonel ==
-[[Image:Day_Kannu.jpg|thumb|A Field colonel in [[2370]].]]
+[[File:Day_Kannu.jpg|thumb|A field colonel in [[2370]]]]
-[[lieutenant colonel|Field colonel]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[commander]]. In Earth terminology, Field Rank refers collectively to the ranks of Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel in the army or marines, and also Brigadier in applicable armies; a Field Commission is given to an enlisted soldier to make them a Commissioned Officer. Field colonels wear a gold Bajoran insignia with one hemisphere colored black as a rank insignia.
+In Earth terminology, field rank referred collectively to the ranks of major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in the army or marines, and also brigadier in applicable armies; field commissions were given to enlisted soldiers to make them commissioned officers. Field colonels wore a gold Bajoran insignia with one hemisphere colored black as a rank insignia.
 *Field Colonel [[Day Kannu]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Major ==
-[[Image:KiraNerys2369.jpg|thumb|A Major in [[2369]].]]
+[[File:Kira_Nerys,_2369.jpg|thumb|A Major in [[2369]]]]
-[[Major]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[lieutenant commander]]. Majors wear a solid gold-colored rank insignia on their collar.
+Majors wore a solid gold-colored rank insignia on their collar.
 *Major [[Jatarn]]
 *Major [[Kira Nerys]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Captain ==
+{{clear}}
-[[Captain]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[lieutenant]].
-<br clear=all>
 == First lieutenant ==
-[[Image:Okala, Things past.jpg|thumb|A First Lieutenant in [[2373]]]]
+[[File:Okala, Things past.jpg|thumb|A first lieutenant in [[2373]]]]
-[[First lieutenant]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[lieutenant junior grade]]. First lieutenants are often refered to as "lieutenant."
+First lieutenants were often referred to as "lieutenant."
 * Lieutenant [[Okala]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Second lieutenant ==
-[[Image:Neela.jpg|thumb|A Second Lieutenant in [[2369]].]]
+[[File:Neela.jpg|thumb|A second lieutenant in [[2369]]]]
-[[Second lieutenant]] may be equivalent to a Starfleet [[ensign]]. Second lieutenants are often refered to as simply "lieutenant."
+Second lieutenants were often referred to as simply "lieutenant."
 *Lieutenant [[Anara]]
 *Lieutenant [[Neela]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Ensign ==
-[[Image:Bajoran Junior Officer.jpg|thumb|An Ensign in [[2369]].]]
+[[File:Bajoran junior officer 2369.jpg|thumb|An ensign in [[2369]]]]
+{{bginfo|The [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Junior Officer|unnamed Bajoran officer]] from {{DS9|Dramatis Personae}} was identified as an ensign in the credits.}}
-[[Ensign]] may be equivalent to the Starfleet rank of the same name.
+{{clear}}
-:''The [[Unnamed Bajoran Militia personnel#Bajoran Junior Officer|un-named Bajoran officer]] from {{DS9|Dramatis Personae}} was identified as an Ensign in the credits.''
-<br clear=all>
-== Enlisted Personnel ==
+== Enlisted personnel ==
-[[Image:Odo.jpg|thumb|A Chief Security Officer in [[2373]].]]
+[[File:Odo.jpg|thumb|A chief security officer in [[2373]]]]
-[[Image:Tagana.JPG|thumb|A Nurse in [[2372]].]]
+[[File:Tagana.jpg|thumb|A nurse in [[2372]]]]
-Bajoran [[enlisted]] personnel are given rates similar to Starfleet. They generally do not wear rank insignia and their rank is given by both their collar size and the color of their clothing.
+Bajoran [[enlisted]] personnel were given rates similar to Starfleet. They generally did not wear rank insignia and their rank was denoted by both their collar size and the color of their clothing.
 * [[Chief of Security|Chief Security Officer]] [[Bemar]]
 * Chief Security Officer [[Odo]]
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 * Engineer [[Tekoa]]
 * Deputy [[Yndar]]
-<br clear=all>
+{{clear}}
 == Background ==
-The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', second edition, proposes that the ranks below major are captain, lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, and ensign. This system presents variant pins that never appeared on set and quizzically mixes the army ranks with navy terminology -- lieutenant junior grade and ensign, which were never used or referred to during the series.
+The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', second edition, proposes that the ranks below major are captain, lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, and ensign. This system presents variant pins that never appeared on set and quizzically mixes the army ranks with navy terminology &ndash; lieutenant junior grade and ensign, which were never used or referred to during the series.
 {{ranks}}
-[[Category:Military ranks| {{PAGENAME}}]]
 [[de:Bajoranerränge]]
 [[es:Rangos Bajoranos]]
 [[nl:Bajoran rangen]]
+[[Category:Military ranks| {{PAGENAME}}]]