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|Commander | |Commander | ||
|General | |General | ||
|[[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] | |[[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] (See Note #1) | ||
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|Commander | |Commander | ||
|Lieutenant General | |Lieutenant General | ||
|[[Commander Cain]] | |[[Commander Cain]] (See Note #2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Commander | |Commander | ||
|Major General | |Major General | ||
|[[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] | |[[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] (See Note #3) | ||
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|colspan=3 align=left style="font-size:12pt;"|'''COMMISSIONED OFFICERS''' | |colspan=3 align=left style="font-size:12pt;"|'''COMMISSIONED OFFICERS''' | ||
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|Colonel (Jr. or Lt.Col.) | |Colonel (Jr. or Lt.Col.) | ||
|Lieutenant Colonel | |Lieutenant Colonel | ||
|Colonel (Jr.) [[Tolen]] | |Colonel (Jr.) [[Tolen]] (See Note #4) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Major (used in the [[novelizations]]) | |Major (used in the [[novelizations]]) | ||
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|Ensign (lowest ranking officer) | |Ensign (lowest ranking officer) | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Ensign [[Greenbean]] | |Ensign [[Greenbean]] (See Note #5) | ||
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|colspan=3 align=left style="font-size:12pt;"|'''ENLISTED NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS''' | |colspan=3 align=left style="font-size:12pt;"|'''ENLISTED NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS''' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
#Under [[martial law]] [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is the Supreme Commander of the remaining rag-tag [[Fleet|Colonial Fleet]] [G-4 Sr.+ or G-5]. ("[[Baltar's Escape]]") | |||
#In "[[The Living Legend]]" Commander [[Cain]] is believed lost with the [[Fifth Fleet]]. They never say that Cain is 5th Fleet Commander. Cain is an independent operator; this would slow your promotions. Cain and [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] are from the same class; Cain finishes ahead of Adama. [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] (likely a sophomore when Cain and Adama graduated) was at the Academy doing the same timeframe, but is younger than Cain and Adama. | |||
#Commander [[Kronus]] was fleet commander of 600 ships including the <i>[[Battlestar]] [[Rycon]]</i> ([[Fourth Fleet]]) He was retired; re-activated by [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]], a former aide of [[Kronus]]. "[[Take the Celestra]]" | |||
#[[Cain]]'s [[XO]], Colonel [[Tolen]] refers to Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] as "sir" in "[[The Living Legend, Part II]]". Full Colonels do not address one another as "sir". However all Colonels (even Lt. Colonels) are addressed as "Colonel" or "sir" by lower ranking staff. On the other hand, since Tigh had been temporarily installed as commander of the Pegasus, Tolen would have to address him as sir - even if they were the same rank (so there may not be a rank of 'lieutenant colonel'). | |||
#[[Zac]] was probably an Ensign, just listed incorrectly on the credits of "[[Saga of a Star World]]". The reasoning is that Zac had never been on a patrol; Lieutenants typically have flight experience and accured flight time. | |||
#[[Omega]] is an officer; he has rights to [[Officer's Club]], we do not know what kind because the series ended after one network season. Omega could have been a <b>warrant officer</b> or a <b>Lieutenant</b>. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 8 November 2005
| BSG Military Rankings | U.S. Air Force Rankings | BSG Examples |
| FLAG OFFICERS | ||
| Commander | General | Commander Adama (See Note #1) |
| Commander | Lieutenant General | Commander Cain (See Note #2) |
| Commander | Major General | Commander Kronus (See Note #3) |
| COMMISSIONED OFFICERS | ||
| Colonel | Colonel | Colonel Tigh |
| Colonel (Jr. or Lt.Col.) | Lieutenant Colonel | Colonel (Jr.) Tolen (See Note #4) |
| Major (used in the novelizations) | Major | N/A |
| Captain (Full Flight Wing Commander) | Captain | Captain Apollo |
| Lieutenant (1st/ Sr. grade) [Flight Leader] | First Lieutenant | 1st Lts. Boomer, Sheba, Bojay |
| Lieutenant (2nd/Jr. grade; J.G.) | 2nd Lieutenant | 2nd Lts. Brie, Deitra, Starbuck, and Zac |
| Ensign (lowest ranking officer) | N/A | Ensign Greenbean (See Note #5) |
| ENLISTED NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS | ||
| Senior Flight Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Flight Sergeant (Sr.) Jolly |
| Flight Sergeant | Senior Airman | Flight Sergeant Ortega |
| Flight Corporal | Airman 1st Class | Flight Corporal Rigel |
| Petty Officer/Yeoman/Private (1st Class) | Airman | N/A |
| Cadets (The Academy; Saga of a Star World) | N/A | N/A |
| Recruits (The Man with Nine Lives) | N/A | Borellian Nomen "Recruits" |
Notes[edit]
- Under martial law Adama is the Supreme Commander of the remaining rag-tag Colonial Fleet [G-4 Sr.+ or G-5]. ("Baltar's Escape")
- In "The Living Legend" Commander Cain is believed lost with the Fifth Fleet. They never say that Cain is 5th Fleet Commander. Cain is an independent operator; this would slow your promotions. Cain and Adama are from the same class; Cain finishes ahead of Adama. Tigh (likely a sophomore when Cain and Adama graduated) was at the Academy doing the same timeframe, but is younger than Cain and Adama.
- Commander Kronus was fleet commander of 600 ships including the Battlestar Rycon (Fourth Fleet) He was retired; re-activated by Commander Adama, a former aide of Kronus. "Take the Celestra"
- Cain's XO, Colonel Tolen refers to Colonel Tigh as "sir" in "The Living Legend, Part II". Full Colonels do not address one another as "sir". However all Colonels (even Lt. Colonels) are addressed as "Colonel" or "sir" by lower ranking staff. On the other hand, since Tigh had been temporarily installed as commander of the Pegasus, Tolen would have to address him as sir - even if they were the same rank (so there may not be a rank of 'lieutenant colonel').
- Zac was probably an Ensign, just listed incorrectly on the credits of "Saga of a Star World". The reasoning is that Zac had never been on a patrol; Lieutenants typically have flight experience and accured flight time.
- Omega is an officer; he has rights to Officer's Club, we do not know what kind because the series ended after one network season. Omega could have been a warrant officer or a Lieutenant.
See Also[edit]
Credit[edit]
This information is derived from the defunct Battlestar Galactica InfoSphere; credit for initial corrections of this rank breakdown go to the fan referred to as "Fur".