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 both naval organizations and also for infantry and fighting forces. In the Starfleet of the Federation, its predecessor the Earth Starfleet, the Bajoran Militia and the Klingon Defense Force, the tendency towards using the ranks equivalent to the planet Earth's naval and ground forces exists. The United States armed forces, as well as the militaries of the United Kingdom and Germany, show a good degree of influence on this system. Many other intelligent cultures have a variety of different titles and ranks, based on different languages and social characteristics:
Standard infantry ranks
This is a representative selection of ranks is based on several military rank structures used by various races and cultures.
- flag officers:
- field officers:
- company officers
- enlisted
- This list contains links to only those ranks that have been mentioned or seen in canon Star Trek productions.
Other grades
Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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 |
Police ranks
Political and diplomatic ranks
- Ambassador
- Chancellor
- Consul
- Dohlman (Elas)
- Emperor
- Governor
- Grand Nagus (Ferengi Alliance)
- Groppler (Deneb IV)
- King
- Minister
- Praetor (Romulan Star Empire)
- President
- Prime Minister
- Prince
- Proconsul
- Queen
- Regent
- Senator
- Teer (Capella IV)
- Tsar
- Vice-proconsul
- Viceroy