Rank Insignia

This page lists various rank insignia used by the United Citizen Federation's Mobile Infantry (M.I.) and Fleet personnel.

Standard Rank Insignia

Officer

Rank Insignia (Left)	Rank Insignia (Right)	Mobile Infantry/Marines	Space Fleet
		General	Admiral
		Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral
		Major General	Rear Admiral
		Colonel	Captain
		Major	Commander
		Captain	Lieutenant
		Lieutenant	Ensign

*Pilot trainees wear officer cadet uniforms but have no rank insignia until completion of fleet academy training and are promoted to Ensign.

Enlisted

Rank Insignia (Left)	Rank Insignia (Right)	Mobile Infantry/Marines	Space Fleet
		Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer Class I
		Master Sergeant	Warrant Officer Class II
		Staff Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
		Sergeant	Petty Officer
		Corporal	Spaceman
		Private	Spaceman Apprentice
		Recruit	Cadet

Full Dress Rank Insignia

Officer

Rank Insignia	Mobile Infantry/Marines	Space Fleet
	Sky Marshal	Sky Marshal
	Colonel	Captain
	Major	Commander
	Captain	Lieutenant
	Lieutenant	Ensign

Enlisted

Rank Insignia	Mobile Infantry/Marines	Space Fleet
	Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer Class I
	Master Sergeant	Warrant Officer Class II
	Staff Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
	Sergeant	Petty Officer
	Corporal	Spaceman
	Private	Spaceman Apprentice

Notes

Not much information is available on the rank structure used for the dress uniforms (Mobile Infantry, Space Fleet, and Military Intelligence).

Furthermore, it's fairly inconsistent:

• Zander appears as a Lieutenant (according to his epaulettes) during meeting Carmen.
• He, and Carmen, then are given the "Ensign" insignia during the Klendathu casualty scene.
• During Dizzy's funeral, Carmen and Zander are once again given the proper Lieutenant insignia.
• During the destruction of the Rodger Young, they have the Ensign insignia again.
• It is unclear how rank equates to billet. Ex: When promoted to "Corporal" (a junior NCO rank), Rico claims that he needs a 'squad leader' under him, and promote Dizzy to the task. However, in most conventional terms, a 'squad leader' is at least the rank of sergeant, and has a corporal under them as an assistant squad leader.