Colonial Forces (Battlestar Galactica)
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[edit] Original Series
There is no canonical list of rank insignia for the Colonial Forces in the original series. All Warriors below the rank of Commander wore the Colonial Warrior's Pin on the uniform tunic collar. Most officers wore it on both sides of the collar, but some junior officers such as Ensign Greenbean wore only one, centered on the front of the collar. This insignia was gold on the tan/brown service uniform, and silver on the dress blue uniform.
For those who do not recognize it, this is, in fact, the officer's insignia of the Military Intelligence branch of the United States Army.
In the original series, Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) also wore an additional different, larger, silver insignia, worn centered on the tunic, just below the collar. This broach-like pin seems to denote membership in the Council of the Twelve, as no other commanders seen in the run of the series wore one.
No other readily identifiable rank insignia were worn in the original series.
[edit] New Series (2003)
A battlestar's crew, aside from the Marine Corps component present aboard the vessel, are Colonial Fleet personnel. As such, the crew falls into a common, hierarchical, military rank structure. This hierarchy is divided into two broad groups: Commissioned Officers, who exercise command oversight; and Enlisted personnel (to include Non-Commissioned Officers), who perform technical duties or exercise first-line supervisory authority. These two subdivisions are further separated into various ranks. These ranks each have distinctive insignia, which are worn on the collar of the Colonial Fleet uniform. The Colonial Fleet rank insignia are as follows [NOTE: These are NOT the actual insignia used in the filming of the show, but are merely approximate representations]:
[edit] Officers
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| Title | Admiral[1] | Rear Admiral[1] | Commander | Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade |
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[edit] Enlisted
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| Title | Master Chief Petty Officer[2] |
Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer 1st Class |
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Crewman Specialist |
Deckhand[2] | Recruit[2] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Of the two flag officers seen on screen (Cain and Corman) both wore the same pip insignia. Their respective grades, Rear Admiral and Admiral, were differentiated by the piping on their uniforms. Cain wore piping of gold, silver and red, while Corman wore thick gold piping.
- ^ a b c These rank insignia have not been seen on-screen and are non-canon. However, their appearance is implied by the appearance of other canon rank insignia.
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[edit] Battlestar Wiki
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