Star Patrol Ranks
The following are the ranks assigned to Space Rangers.
Flag Officers
Fleet Admiral (Not currently in use by Star Patrol, but is used by Star Fleet.)
Admiral (Not currently in use by Star Patrol, but is used by Star Fleet.)
Vice Admiral (There is only one Vice Admiral in Star Patrol who is also designated Commandant.)
Rear Admiral
Commodore
Commissioned Officers
Captain
Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant
Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Ensign
Non-commissioned Officers
Master Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer
Petty Officer 1st Class
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Enlisted Ranks
Able Spacehand
Spacehand
Spacehand Recruit
Courtesy Ranks
By tradition, the following informal titles are used as a sign of courtesy:
A commissioned officer commanding any vessel is addressed as Captain regardless of his actual rank. Visiting officers are addressed by their actual rank.
Vice and Rear Admirals are routinely addressed as Admiral.
Any commissioned, not flag rank, officer commanding a squadron of vessels is addressed as Commodore regardless of his actual rank.
