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