Federation Starbase 23 - Databanks

Federation Starfleet Navy and Marine Officer Rank Structure


Rank Class Fleet Rank Fleet Responsibilities Marine Rank Marine Responsibilities
O12 Commander-in-Chief, Starfleet Joint Chief of Staff for the Fleet, under the Secretary for the Star Fleet Chief Marshal Joint Chief of Staff for the Diplomatic Protection Group (DPG)
O11 Fleet Admiral Commands a Numbered Fleet (100-200 ships) consisting of several administratively-grouped sub-Fleets (War-time duty only)
Commands a branch of the Service (e.g. Bureau of Exploration, Bureau of Colonisation, Fleet Operations, etc.)
Field Marshal Commands a Theatre of War or Army Group
O10 Admiral Commands a Wing of a Numbered Fleet or large Task Force (25-50 ships)
Heads a Department within a branch of the service (e.g. SciFleet or TacFleet within Starfleet Operations)
General Commands a Field Army
O9 Vice Admiral Commands a major Sector and a Sub-Fleet (18-30 ships), headquartered at a starbase
Deputy Commander of a Department of Starfleet Command
Lieutenant General Commands an Army Corps
O8 Rear Admiral Commands a major Starbase or a Task Force of Capital Starships (5-20 ships) Major General Commands a Ground Division
O7 Commodore Commands a minor Starbase, a Squadron of Capital Starships (3-6 ships), or a Flotilla of Support Vessels (4-10 ships) Brigadier General Commands a Brigade
Deputy commander of a Ground Divison
O6A Fleet Captain Commands a Squadron Element (1-3 ships) of capital starships
Senior Captain in a Numbered Fleet
Regimental Colonel Senior Colonel in an Army Corps
O6 Captain Commands a capital starship
Commands a Flotilla (3-6 ships) of escort starships
Colonel Commands a Regiment or Brigade
O5 Commander Commands an escort starship
XO of capital starship
Lieutenant Colonel Commands a Battalion
O4 Lieutenant Commander Commands a patrol starship or spacecraft
Heads major Department on a capital starship
Major Deputy commander of a Battalion
O3 Lieutenant Heads minor Department on a capital starship Captain Leads a Company
O2 Lieutenant JG Experienced working officer First Lieutenant Deputy commander of a Company
Senior platoon leader
O1 Ensign Inexperienced working officer, recent graduate of military academy Second Lieutenant Commands a Platoon of 15-25 ground troops, recent graduate of military academy
O0 Midshipman Military academy student on a live training cruise Cadet Military academy student on a live training exercise
C4 Cadet 1st-Class Senior Student in final year at military academy Cadet 1st-Class Senior Student in final year at military academy
C3 Cadet 2nd-Class Junior Student in third year at military academy Cadet 2nd-Class Junior Student in third year at military academy
C2 Cadet 3rd-Class Sophomore Student in second year at military academy Cadet 3rd-Class Sophomore Student in second year at military academy
C1 Cadet 4th-Class Freshman Student in first year at military academy Cadet 4th-Class Freshman Student in first year at military academy


Federation Starfleet Navy and Marine Enlisted Rank Structure


E9 Master Chief Petty Officer Senior enlisted man on a starship Master Gunnery Segeant Senior enlisted man in a Battalion
E8 Senior Chief Petty Officer Senior enlisted man in a starship Department Master Sergeant Senior enlisted man in a Company
E7 Chief Petty Officer Senior enlisted man in a starship Division Gunnery Sergeant Senior enlisted man in a Platoon
E6 Petty Officer 1st-Class Supervises a Duty Shift or group of 10 crew Staff Sergeant Supervises a group of 10 troops
E5 Petty Officer 2nd-Class Supervises a Division Section or group of 5 crew Sergeant Supervises a group of 5 troops
E4 Petty Officer 3rd-Class The lowest rank that supervises other personnel Corporal Junior sub-unit leader, an NCO at start of their career
E3 Technician 1st-Class Experienced crewman Lance Corporal Experienced marine
E2 Technician 2nd-Class Junior crewman Private 1st-Class Junior marine
E1 Technician 3rd-Class Crewman just completed basic training Private Marine just completed basic training
E0 Recruit Crewman just started basic training Recruit Marine just started basic training


Last updated: 14:50 EST on 14th January 2007