Insignia (RDM)

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For insignia of the Original Series, see Insignia (TOS)

This article covers the various insignia in the Re-imagined Series, from arm patches to emblems.

Contents 1 Ship patches 2 Other patches 3 Duty uniform devices 3.1 Pilot wings 3.2 Rank insignia 4 Dress uniform devices 5 Additional Images 6 See Also 7 External Links 8 References

Ship patches

Every crewmember wears a ship patch on the left shoulder of his or her uniform. It is a round patch depicting the Colonial seal in the middle, around which the ship's name together with its battlestar group are written. Galactica's crew patch is colored gold, with "Battlestar Galactica BSG 75" written around the seal in a very dark, almost black, blue. The Pegasus patch is blue with white lettering. Triton's patch is colored the same as Galactica's.

The color of the stitching also differs slightly depending on the type of uniform it is attached to. Dark blue on the blue duty uniform (on Galactica), dark green on the green fatigues, and dark brown on the flight suits, deck crew jumpsuits and khaki duty uniforms.

Some civilian ship captains, acting as judges at Gaius Baltar's trial, also wear patches on their dress uniforms. The patch on Doyle Franks' uniform identifies her as the captain of Prometheus, and the captain to her right is from Pyxis (Crossroads, Part I). It is unknown whether the symbols on the patches represent solely the ships or possibly the companies that owned them. The symbol on the Prometheus patch is also present on the uniform buttons.

Other patches

Flight suits also have a specialty patch on the right shoulder. This is either a Viper or Raptor emblem.

Kendra Shaw wears of a patch of the Ministry of Defense when she reports to Pegasus. Interestingly it is also labeled "Kobol HQ" (Razor).

Galactica patch.	Pegasus patch.	Crashdown's Triton patch. [1]	Valkyrie patch.
Raptor patch.	Viper patch.	Prometheus patch (Crossroads, Part I).	Pyxis patch (Crossroads, Part I).
Ministry of Defense patch (Razor).	Integral Systems Engineering patch worn by Gina (Razor).	Patch for the freighter William Adama and Saul Tigh served on after the First Cylon War (Scattered).	Patch worn by the crew members on the Astral Queen (Bastille Day).

Duty uniform devices

Pilot wings

On regular uniforms and flight suits, pilot qualification wings are normally worn over the left breast. There exist two degrees:

• Junior Pilot — two chevrons on a golden diamond and small swept-back wings to the sides, and
• Senior Pilot — larger outstretched wings and an additional silver border on the upper edges of the diamond.

Senior pilot wings might be awarded for significant flight-hours or senior command qualification (e.g. capital ship).

Rank insignia

For information on the rank insignia, see Military Ranks (RDM)

Dress uniform devices

Dress uniforms are worn on formal occasions and are thus worn with additional adornments and insignia.

An elaborate ship's insignia is worn on the uniform flap over the right breast. It is a metal version of the shoulder patch. All other insignia are worn on a leather sash that runs diagonally across the uniform.

One pin is a variation of a Galactica insignia from the Original Series, with an additional star on top. These come in gold and silver. Like with the other devices, their function is unknown. They are likely medals awarded for distinguished service or valor.

An exception to this are Admirals, like Adm. Corman, who can wear uniform devices on their normal blue duty uniforms (Hero).

Commander Adama in dress uniform (Water).	Colonel Tigh in dress uniform (Water).	William Adama's dress uniform insignia.	Colonel Tigh's dress uniform insignia.
Lee Adama's dress uniform insignia.	Dress uniform insignia of the honor guard in "Act of Contrition".	Admiral Corman (high resolution)	Star-shaped insignia

Additional Images

Shoulder clasp

Junior pilot qualification wings.

The Adamas in dress uniform (Miniseries).

A closeup of William Adama's dress uniform (Miniseries).

See Also

• Medal of Distinction and Medal of Valor; two medals awarded by the Colonial Fleet.
• Uniforms (RDM) for information on the uniforms of the Re-imagined Series.
• Military Ranks (RDM) for information on the rank insignia of the Re-imagined Series.
• Squadrons of Galactica for information on squadron insignia used in the Re-imagined Series.
• Insignia (TOS) for information on insignia used in the Original Series.

External Links

• A detailed analysis of Battlestar Galactica rank insignia and uniform devices by Jim Stevenson. The source of some of this article's images.
• A high resolution version of the device chart shown on the site above.

References