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Commodore Strickland

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.
enlisted uniform
grade
(sleeve insignia)
command division operations division sciences division gray uniforms
(multidivisional)
service jacket
(all divisions)
cadet/trainee Sleeve insignia.[1]
enlisted/general wear Sleeve insignia.[2] Sleeve insignia.[3] Sleeve insignia.[4] Sleeve insignia.[3] Sleeve insignia.[5] Sleeve insignia. 2250s enlisted jacket[6]
chief 2250s conn chief sleeve[3] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s ops chief sleeve[7] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s sci chief sleeve[3] Sleeve insignia. 2250s officer jacket[6]
officer's uniform
grade
(sleeve insignia)
command division operations division sciences division gray uniforms
(multidivisional)
service jacket
(all divisions)
ensign Sleeve insignia.[4] Sleeve insignia.[3] Sleeve insignia.[4] Sleeve insignia.[3] Sleeve insignia.[5] Sleeve insignia. 2250s officer jacket[6]
officer 2250s conn officer sleeve[8] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s ops officer sleeve[9] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s sci officer sleeve[10] Sleeve insignia.
captain 2250s conn captain sleeve[11] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s ops captain sleeve[12] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s sci captain sleeve[3] Sleeve insignia.
flag officer's uniform
grade
(sleeve insignia)
command division operations division sciences division gray uniforms
(multidivisional)
service jacket
(all divisions)
all flag officer grade 2250s conn admiral sleeve[13] Sleeve insignia.[14] 2250s ops admiral sleeve[3] Sleeve insignia.[3] 2250s sci admiral sleeve[3] Sleeve insignia. 2250s officer jacket[6]

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")

duty uniforms
grade (badge insignia) command division sciences division operations division
scientific branch medical branch
general wear
recruit/provisional
(or no badge)
Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
cadet's uniform
cadet/freshman Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
cadet/sophomore Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
cadet/junior cadet Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
cadet/senior cadet Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
enlisted uniform
general wear Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
line officer's uniform
ensign Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
lieutenant junior grade Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
lieutenant Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
lieutenant commander Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
commander Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
captain Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image. Uniform badge insignia image.
flag officer's uniform
commodore Uniform badge insignia image.
rear admiral Uniform badge insignia image.
vice admiral Uniform badge insignia image.
admiral Uniform badge insignia image.

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Federation Starfleet rank eras
Emblem of the United Federation of Planets. 2160s2230s2240s-2260s2260s2270s2278-2350s2350s-2360s2360s-2370s2370s-2380searly 2380s2386-2400s29th century32nd centuryalternate histories: alternate reality 2250salternate reality 2390s/2400s Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
See also: Federation Starfleet ranksUnited Earth Starfleet ranksMACO 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.

Starfleet Ranks 2250s Section 31

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[]

  1. Sean Finnegan. (TOS episode: "Shore Leave")
  2. Barbara Smith. (TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
  3. 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. 4.0 4.1 4.2 J.M. Colt (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  5. 5.0 5.1 Valdini. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 landing party. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  7. Garrison. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  8. Number One (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  9. Jose Tyler (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  10. Spock (TOS episode: "The Cage")
  11. James T. Kirk (TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
  12. Ramart. (TOS episode: "Charlie X")
  13. Admiral Heihachiro Nogura (TOS comic: "Debt of Honor"), Commodore Strickland (EV comic: "Futures, Part One")
  14. 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")
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