Ranks

In some organizations, **ranks** are used to denote a hierarchy of authority amongst personnel. Insignia on uniforms are sometimes used to denote an indiviudal's rank.

*The abbreviations are to be used when listing senior staff of a starship or facility and in the Infobox of military units for the commanding officer fields.*

## Andorian Imperial Guard

The defense force of the Andorian Empire, known as the Andorian Imperial Guard, used the following rank system.

## Bajoran Militia

Ranks within the Bajoran Militia of the Republic of Bajor were the following:

## Breen Militia

The Breen Militia of the Breen Confederacy used the following rank system.

## Cardassian Defense Force

The Defense Force of the Cardassian Union used the following rank system, the same that had been used by the Cardassian Guard.

## Klingon Defense Force

The Klingon Empire's official military was the Klingon Defense Force. The following was their rank system in the 25th century. Two classes existed within the KDF, *yaS* were the officers while *QaS* were the general soldiers.

## Romulan Republic Militia

The Romulan Republic Militia was the military arm of the Romulan Republic. The following were their rank systems within the Romulan Republic Army and Navy.

## Starfleet

The exploration and defense arm of the United Federation of Planets was known as Starfleet. The following was their rank system in the 25th century.

## Vulcan Spaces Forces

The *Fosh-masu'er T'Khasi*, translated as Vulcan Defense Force and traditionally known as the *V'Osh*, was the domestic security force of the Confederacy of Vulcan. The Vulcan Expeditionary Group, *Nisaya-travek T'Khasi*, or *V'Tal* was the scientific arm of the Confederacy space forces. Both utilized the following rank system into the 25th century.

 *ton-barr* | TNBR
 *pelq'ari* | PLQR
 *zhel-lan* | ZLN
 *ot-lan* | OTLN
 *fosh-lan* | FSLN

## Appendices

### Connections

**Territory:** Qo'noS (Praxis Station) • Kolm-an • Qu'Vat • Khitomer • HuDyuQ (shipyards) • Ty'Gokor (shipyards) • Ganalda IV (space station) • Makus Shipyards • Taganika

**Agencies:** Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Naval Academy • Klingon Imperial Intelligence

**Agencies:** Romulan Republic Temporal Defense • Reman Resistance

**Military:** Romulan Republic Militia • Romulan Republic Army • Republic Militia Intelligence • Romulan Republic Navy • Republic Special Forces

**Facilities:** New Romulus Command • Dewa IV Shipyards • Rh'Ihho Station • Tephrei Fleet Yards • Vauthil Station

**Territory:** Crateris • New Romulus • Rhi III • Virinat

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

### Sources consulted

* Rank article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Klingon ranks article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Klingon ranks article at *Memory Beta*.
* Ranks and titles article from the *Klingon Language Wiki*.
* Romulan ranks article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Romulan ranks article at *Memory Beta*.
* Starfleet ranks article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Federation Starfleet ranks article at *Memory Beta*.
* Cardassian ranks article at *Memory Beta*.
* Cardassian ranks article at *Star Trek Expanded Universe*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ "Andorian ranks" chart from *Star Trek Roleplaying Game - Among the Clans: The Andorians*, page 117.