Wikipedia:WikiProject Star Trek/Comparative ranks and insignia of Star Trek

Comparative ranks and insignia of Star Trek are hierarchical titles and badges of office which appear in the science fiction universe of Star Trek presented here in a comparative manner. The ranks and insignia of Starfleet are based on the historic titles used by the United States Navy.

Comparison table

46px Bajoran	46px Cardassian Union	55px Klingon Empire	102px Romulan Star Empire	70px Federation (Starfleet)	70px United States Navy
Commander General	Legate1	la'quv	File:Rom 6.png Admiral1	Fleet Admiral	Fleet Admiral
General		'aj		Admiral	Admiral
Lieutenant General		Sa'		Vice Admiral	Vice Admiral
Major General		totlh		Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral
Brigadier		'ech		Commodore	Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
Colonel	Gul	HoD	File:Rom 5.png Commander (Romulan military), Colonel (Tal'Shiar)	Captain	Captain
Lieutenant Colonel	Glinn	la'	File:Rom 4.png Sub Commander	Commander	Commander
Major	Gil	No equivalent	Major (Tal'Shiar only)	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant Commander
Captain	No equivalent	Sogh	File:Rom 3.png Centurion	Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Lieutenant	No equivalent	lagh	File:Rom 2.png Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Second Lieutenant	No equivalent	ne'	File:Rom 1.png Sub Lieutenant	Ensign	Ensign
Officer Cadet1				Cadet 1st class
				Cadet 2nd class
				Cadet 3rd class
				Cadet 4th class
1 One insignia represents all levels.

Sources

• The Starfleet ranks presented here were sourced from Stuart, Rick & Terra, John (1988). Star Trek The Next Generation Officer's Manual. Chicago: FASA Corporation. ISBN 1-55560-079-4.
• The Klingon ranks presented here were sourced from Klingon for the Galactic Traveller (Marc Okrand, 1997. ISBN 0-671-00995-8), the second official book published by Paramount about the Klingon Language

See also

• Starfleet ranks and insignia