From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: ST-TWOK, Of Ensigns and Midshipmen
Article-I.D.: alice.647
Posted: Sun Jun 13 10:12:04 1982
Received: Mon Jun 14 00:47:30 1982
References: utcsrgv.383

As far as the Star Fleet ranking system goes, this is the
one used in the TV series:

Shirt color	Department
-----------	----------
gold		command
blue		sciences
red		engineering and support

Each different color also had its special insignia on the
little triangle-sort-of-thing on the shirt.

The stripes on the sleeve translate into the rank.  The
following are the ranks described:

Stripe		Rank
------		----
no stripe	Ensign

-------		Lieutenant

- - - -
-------		Lieutenant Commander

-------
-------		Commander

-------
- - - -
-------		Captain

-------
-------
-------		Commodore

-------
-------
-------
-------		Admiral