The Starfleet uniform of the late 2270s through the 2350s represented a radical change from older uniform designs. Around this period, Starfleet abandoned the practice of using individual insignia for each mission or starship. From this point on, all Starfleet personnel wore the "arrowhead" insignia previously used by the crew of the USS Enterprise and the USS Kelvin. The uniforms of this period bore the new Starfleet insignia on a brass-colored pin worn on the breast; officers wore the insignia with a round-ended rectangular shield backing it. New rank insignia, with individual symbols for each rank, were also introduced, and were worn on the clasp and left wrist of the tunics. This uniform style was phased out in the 2350s after undergoing several minor changes.

Contents 1 Service jacket 1.1 Design variations 2 Department colors 3 Rank insignia 3.1 Sleeve stripe insignia 4 Other uniform and accessories 4.1 Security armor 4.2 Excursion jacket 4.3 Bomber jacket 4.4 Engineer's vest 4.5 Engineering suit 4.6 Field uniform 5 Appendices 5.1 Appearances 5.2 Background information 5.3 External link

Service jacketEdit

Starfleet's new officer uniforms had black trousers and double-breasted red tunics worn over a turtlenecked undershirt; undershirt, pants stripe, shoulder and left sleeve strap had distinctive division colors. Flag officer pants stripe and tunic were trimmed in gold. An optional skirt was available for female officers. The jacket closed by a clasp at the right shoulder and a sealing mechanism that ran along the black stripe. This allowed the wearer to have a more relaxed appearance and likely allowed more circulation of air.

Enlisted crew wore crimson and tan jumpsuits with black undershirts (red for trainees), with division color appearing on shoulder tabs and strap on the left sleeve.

Design variationsEdit

In the 2290s, flag officers ranking from Commodore and above wore service ribbons on the left breast of the jacket, below the Starfleet insignia. These ribbons varied in color and position, and likely indicated different commendations and awards received by the officers for their service in Starfleet.

Additionally, crewmen serving as a Captain's yeoman could wear an honor "cord" on the left shoulder. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

By 2293, a lower and flatter turtleneck collar was in use with the original higher turtleneck

In the 2320s the ribbed collars of the division color undershirts were replaced by shorter "crewneck"-style collars. (TNG: "Tapestry", "Dark Page")

By 2344, the belts and undershirts were no longer in use, and the uniform insignia doubled as a combadge. The combadge was redesigned by 2348. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Family")

Department colorsEdit

Rank insigniaEdit

Crewman	Petty officer second class*	Petty officer first class*	Chief petty officer	Senior chief petty officer	Master chief petty officer
Ensign	Lieutenant junior grade	Lieutenant	Lieutenant commander	Commander	Captain
Commodore	Rear admiral	Vice admiral	Admiral	Fleet admiral

Sleeve stripe insigniaEdit

Like the navies of Earth during the 20th Century, uniforms of this era used insignia to denote time served in the fleet. This area was also used to display commendations and awards. This was done using a series of circular (pips) and oblong devices (squeaks) located on the left sleeve stripe of the wearer. The circular pips denoted 1 year of service, while the oblong squeaks denoted 5 years of service.

Other uniform and accessoriesEdit

Security armorEdit

Security officers continued to wear special body armor, complete with helmet into the mid-2280s.(Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

Excursion jacketEdit

Like the excursion jackets of 2151 and 2254, Starfleet issued a version in the 2270s that sported a large ribbed collar and several external pockets. The rank insignia was worn above the left cuff, and a patch of Earth's solar system and departmental color stripe was attached to the left shoulder. This jacket was worn over the turtleneck undershirt during away team missions, and was issued by Starfleet. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Away-mission jackets

• Worn in 2285, during mission to Research station Regula I.
• Worn in 2285, during mission to Genesis Planet.
• Captain James T. Kirk's had one in his closet aboard the USS Enterprise-A in 2293.

Bomber jacketEdit

In keeping with the Starfleet practice of allowing officers of command rank to wear a less formal variant of the uniform, starting in the late 2270s command officers were given the option of wearing a suede leather bomber jacket version of the uniform. This was worn over the department color turtle neck.

Engineer's vestEdit

Starfleet also allowed its engineers to wear a vest with pockets to hold various engineering instruments. It was worn over the standard undershirt.

Engineering suitEdit

Field uniformEdit

For field operations on a planetary surface, the USS Enterprise-A's strike team donned special field uniforms. Most field uniforms were tan in color, but Captain James T. Kirk's was charcoal gray. A ribbed shirt replaced the jacket worn over the department colored turtleneck. This shirt retained the department colored left sleeve strap, but lacked the right shoulder strap as both shoulders had a large area made of a different material. Officers wore their Starfleet insignia belts, while crewmen worn the uniform without one. The pants were the same color as the shirt with division colored piping running down the side. Unlike the standard uniform, the pants were not tucked into the boots. The uniform could also be equipped with a two-strapped backpack with optional utility belt combo. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

Starfleet uniform styles
By era:	22nd century • 2230s • mid 23rd century-2265 • alternate reality 2250s • 2265-2270s • early 2270s • late 2270s-2350s • 2350s-2370s • late 2360s-early 2370s • 2373
By type:	Terran Empire uniforms • Alternate Starfleet uniforms • Fictional Starfleet uniforms
Related topics:	MACO uniform and equipment • Assignment patch • Starfleet insignia • Starfleet ranks • Starfleet decorations

Appendices Edit

Appearances Edit

Background information Edit

Robert Fletcher designed the uniforms seen throughout the movies, with later new designs provided by Nilo Rodis (which were further adapted into future versions on TNG by Robert Blackman).

In addition to lacking belts, "Yesterday's Enterprise" had crew neck undershirts (instead of the turtleneck-style) that were sometimes not visible over the collar of the uniform jacket. The shoulder strap and wristband still displayed the division color, however.

This uniform style was first seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Its earliest chronological appearance is on the crew of the USS Bozeman in TNG: "Cause and Effect" (2278). Its latest chronological appearance is in the holographic message Jack Crusher recorded for his son Wesley in 2349 in "Family", where a TNG-style communication badge was used because the art department had no contemporary available. The previous uniform insignia was in fact used as a communications badge, however, as evidenced by Richard Castillo of the USS Enterprise-C, although since the "flip" communicators were still in use as of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it's likely that that insignia was later modified to be used as a communicator, and that it didn't always have that capability.

The shirts worn by the members of the Angosian senate were the turtlenecked men's shirts from this era Starfleet officers' uniform. (Star Trek Encyclopedia)

For more information on how the uniforms were created, see Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Several costume elements, including belts, undershirts, and division strips were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Several parts and complete versions of the engineer's radiological suit were also sold off [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] as well as a completely blank crewman jumpsuit [20], a petty officer 1st class uniform including black Puma athletic shoes [21], and a flag admiral skirt. [22]

External link Edit

• Starfleet uniform (late 2270s-2350s) at Ex Astris Scientia