A command division commodore wearing flag officer sleeve stripe insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks in the 2240s, 2250s and early 2260s were rank insignia displayed on the Starfleet uniform of the time, a uniform that was in use around the same time period.
Sleeve stripe insignia[]
These rank insignia began to be used around the turn of the 2240s decade, and lasted until the mid 2260s.
- These insignia were only seen in canon a handful of times, in TOS episodes: "The Cage", "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and Charlie X. In publicity photos for The Original Series, these typical stripe insignia were seen on the later black-collared uniform design, indicating that some variations of these insignia were used after the previous uniform discontinued. However, the 2260s style-ranks were seen or recognized as uniform insignia as early as the 2250s, indicating a period when the two styles were both in coexistence.
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| grade (sleeve insignia) |
command division | operations division | sciences division | gray uniforms (multidivisional) |
service jacket (all divisions) | ||
| cadet/trainee |  [1]
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| enlisted/general wear |  [2]
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 [4]
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 [3]
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 [6]
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| chief |  [3]
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 [3]
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 [7]
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 [3]
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 [3]
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 [6]
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| officer's uniform | |||||||
| grade (sleeve insignia) |
command division | operations division | sciences division | gray uniforms (multidivisional) |
service jacket (all divisions) | ||
| ensign | [4]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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| officer |  [8]
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 [3]
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 [9]
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 [3]
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 [10]
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| captain |  [11]
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 [3]
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 [12]
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 [3]
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 [3]
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| flag officer's uniform | |||||||
| grade (sleeve insignia) |
command division | operations division | sciences division | gray uniforms (multidivisional) |
service jacket (all divisions) | ||
| all flag officer grade |  [13]
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 [14]
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 [3]
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 [3]
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 [3]
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[6]
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Badge insignia[]
The badge insignia was used on uniforms as early as 2249 and remained in use at least until 2257. Several ships such as the USS Shenzhou, USS Yeager, and USS Discovery used the insignia. (DSC episode: "The Vulcan Hello")
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| enlisted uniform | ||||||
| general wear | 
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| line officer's uniform | ||||||
| ensign | 
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| lieutenant junior grade | 
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| lieutenant | 
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| lieutenant commander | 
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| commander | 
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| captain | 
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| flag officer's uniform | ||||||
| commodore | 
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| rear admiral | 
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| vice admiral | 
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| admiral | 
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Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Federation Starfleet rank eras | ||
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2160s • 2230s • 2240s-2260s • 2260s • 2270s • 2278-2350s • 2350s-2360s • 2360s-2370s • 2370s-2380s • early 2380s • 2386-2400s • 29th century • 32nd century • alternate histories: alternate reality 2250s • alternate reality 2390s/2400s | 
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| See also: Federation Starfleet ranks • United Earth Starfleet ranks • MACO ranks | ||
Background[]
The sleeve stripe insignia used in TOS were very vague, as they did not differentiate between officers of different grades. Additionally, some senior personnel (such as Christopher Pike and Charles Rasmussen) were sometimes shown with lower-rank officer insignia.
Section 31 black badge.
Also, the Section 31 version of the badge insignia had the reank portion of the badge obscured by a field of black. Presumably, this was intentional to maintain secrecy in some cases. (Discovery)
Citations[]
- ↑ Sean Finnegan. (TOS episode: "Shore Leave")
- ↑ Barbara Smith. (TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Combinations of division colors and sleeve insignia from other sources suggested by source material.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 J.M. Colt (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Valdini. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 landing party. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ Garrison. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ Number One (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ Jose Tyler (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ Spock (TOS episode: "The Cage")
- ↑ James T. Kirk (TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
- ↑ Ramart. (TOS episode: "Charlie X")
- ↑ Admiral Heihachiro Nogura (TOS comic: "Debt of Honor"), Commodore Strickland (EV comic: "Futures, Part One")
- ↑ Commodore Hal Wyeth wore a green service uniform that would have borne this sleeve, but his variant was without sleeve insignia, instead with shoulder insignia. (EV comic: "The Fires of Pharos")