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Military Ranks (RDM)

2006-11-26T10:34:13Z

Lonerooster: /* Rank equivalencies */

This rank structure for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] is derived from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] [[Military Ranks (TOS)|ranks]] as mentioned in [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s blog.

== Rank equivalencies ==

These ranks have been speculatively expanded in order to provide a rough rank equivalency with the United States Navy. Many aspects of the following table are speculative.<br>
Rank equivalencies in real life are usually established only when two organizations with differing rank structures have to work together and establish who outranks whom. As this obviously isn't happening between [[Colonial Fleet]] and the United States military, the following table exists mainly to improve understanding of Colonial ranks for those familiar with the US military and similarily structured organizations.

The officer ranks of the [[Colonial Marine Corps]] have yet to be established on screen or by official sources and thus are not listed here.

{| class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
! style="font-size:100%;" align="left" valign="middle" | '''Rank Equivilant'''
! style="font-size:100%;" align="left" valign="middle" | '''BSG Military Rankings''' ||
! style="font-size:100%;" align="left" valign="middle" | '''U.S. Navy Rankings'''
! style="font-size:100%;" align="left" valign="middle" | '''BSG Examples'''
|-
| class="infoboxheader" colspan="5" align=left style="font-size:95%;" | '''FLAG OFFICERS'''
|-
| [O-10]
| Admiral ||
| Admiral
| [[Nagala]], [[Corman]]
|-
| [O-9]
| Vice Admiral ||
| Vice Admiral
|-
| [O-7/8]
| Rear Admiral ||
| Rear Admiral
| [[Helena Cain]], [[William Adama]] (Season 2.5+) <ref name="ra">'''Rear Admiral''':
*In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)|Extended Version]] of the episode "Pegasus", Adama states "Fleet promoted her to Rear Admiral over half of the Commanders on the list." This could also indicate that Commander is not a flag rank in the BSG universe.
*A [[:Image:GalPegDradis.JPG|screen capture]] of ''Galactica'''s Dradis shows two stars next to ''Pegasus''. It is speculated that this denotes [[Helena Cain|Cain]] as a two-star Admiral.
*When Adama is promoted to Admiral in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" his new rank insignia are identical to Cain's. They also have two gold bars on the sides, which could be equivalent to today's two stars of a Rear Admiral, Upper Half.</ref>
|-
| class="infoboxheader" colspan="5" align=left style="font-size:95%;" | '''COMMISSIONED OFFICERS'''
|-
| N/A
| Commander ||
| Commodore*
| [[William Adama]] (Miniseries-Season 2.5) <ref name="commander">'''Commander:''' The rank of Commander is somewhat unclear and encompassed duties of both modern Admirals and Captains. It may be analogous to the rank of "Commodore", which is no longer used in the US Navy.
</ref>
|-
|-
| [O-6]
| Colonel ||
| Captain
| [[Saul Tigh]], [[Jack Fisk]] <ref name="colonel">'''Colonel:''' The equivalence of the rank of Colonel is highly speculative. [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] is referred to as ''Galactica's'' [[Executive officer]] - which would nominally place him on a par with the US Navy rank of Commander. However, if Commander is roughly equal to the USN rank of Rear Admiral (lower half) then Colonel would equate with a US Navy Captain or a US Army Colonel.</ref>
|-
| [O-5]
| Major ||
| Commander
| [[Cottle|Doctor Cottle]]
|-
| [O-4]
| Captain ||
| Lieutenant Commander
| [[Lee Adama]] (Miniseries-Season 2.5), [[Kara Thrace]] (Season 2.5+), [[Aaron Kelly]]
|-
| [O-3]
| Lieutenant ||
| Lieutenant
| [[Kara Thrace]] (Miniseries-Season 2.5), [[Karl Agathon]] (Season 1-2) <ref name="helo"> Helo states his rank as "Lieutenant, Junior Grade" in "[[33]]", but he consistantly wears the rank insignia of a full Lieutenant.</ref>
|-
| [O-2]
| Lieutenant Junior Grade ||
| Lieutenant Junior Grade
|[[Sharon Valerii]], [[Felix Gaeta]], [[Louanne Katraine]]
|-
| [O-1]
| Ensign ||
| Ensign
| [[Davis]]
|-
| class="infoboxheader" colspan="5" align=left style="font-size:95%;" | '''NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS'''
|-
| || '''Fleet''' || '''Marines'''
|-
|[E-9]
| Master Chief Petty Officer || Sergeant Major
| Master Chief Petty Officer
|
|-
| [E-8]
| Senior Chief Petty Officer || Master Sgt
| Senior Chief Petty Officer
|
|-
| [E-7]
| Chief Petty Officer || Gunnery Sergeant
| Chief Petty Officer
| [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Mathias]] ([[Marines|CMC]])<ref name="Gunny">Gunnery Sergeant Mathias is the leader of Sharon Agathon's Marine team in "[[Exodus, Part I]]" and referred to as "Gunny" in dialogue.</ref>
|-
| [E-6]
| Petty Officer 1st Class || Staff Sergeant
| Petty Officer 1st Class
| [[Hadrian|Sergeant Hadrian]] <ref name="hadrian"> In "[[Litmus]]" [[Sergeant Hadrian]] wears insignia listed here as 'Petty Officer, 1st Class'. While she is a [[Marines|Marine]], it is possible that some rank insignia are used in both services. <br/>Her rank is assumed to be 'Staff Sergeant' which equates to 'Petty Officer, 1st Class'. Placing her one rank lower or higher would create a conflict with the established insignia of 'Petty Officer, 2nd Class' and 'Chief Petty Officer' respectively.</ref>
|-
| [E-5]
| Petty Officer 2nd Class || Sergeant
| Petty Officer 2nd Class
| [[Anastasia Dualla]] (Miniseries-Season 2)
|-
| [E-4]
| Petty Officer 3rd Class || Corporal
| Petty Officer 3rd Class
| [[Venner]] ([[Marines|CMC]])
|-
| class="infoboxheader" colspan="5" align=left style="font-size:95%;" | '''ENLISTED PERSONNEL'''
|-
| || '''Fleet''' || '''Marines'''
|-
| [E-3]
| Crewman Specialist || Lance Corporal
| Seaman
| [[Cally Henderson]], [[Socinus]], [[Prosna]]
|-
| [E-2]
| Deckhand || Private First Class
| Seaman Apprentice
| [[Scott Kelso]] ([[Marines|CMCR]])
|-
| [E-1]
| Recruit || Private (no insignia)
| Seaman Recruit
|-
|}
*Commodore, though not technically a rank in the U.S.Navy is a position for a Captain that is senior to other Captains in command of Destroyer/Cruiser/Amphibious Squadrons, Coastal Warfare Groups, Submarine Squadrons, and Aircraft Wings. Such officers are referred to, both verbally and in correspondence, as "Commodore," but wear the insignia of a Captain. A "Commander" of a Battlestar would likely be equivelent

==Insignia==

{| class="messagebox" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
|-
| colspan="4" class="infoboxheader" | '''Senior Officers'''
|-
| [[Image:NBSG-ColonelPin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-CommanderPin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-AdmiralPin.jpg]]
|
|-
| '''Colonel'''
| '''Commander'''
| '''Rear Admiral''' <ref name="ra"/>
|
|-
| colspan="4" class="infoboxheader" | '''Junior Officers'''
|-
| [[Image:NBSG-LTjgPin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-LTsgPin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-CaptainPin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-MajorPin.jpg]]
|-
| '''Lieutenant, JG'''
| '''Lieutenant'''
| '''Captain'''
| '''Major'''
|-
| colspan="4" class="infoboxheader" | '''Non-Commissioned Officers'''
|-
| [[Image:NBSG-PO2Pin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-PO1Pin.jpg]]
| [[Image:NBSG-CPOPin.jpg]]
|
|-
| '''Petty Officer, 2nd Class'''
| '''Petty Officer, 1st Class''' <ref name="hadrian"/>
| '''Chief Petty Officer'''
|
|-
| colspan="4" class="infoboxheader" | '''Enlisted Personnel'''
|-
| [[Image:NBSG-SpecialistPin.jpg]]
|
|
|
|-
| '''Crewman Specialist'''
|
|
|
|}

These pictures were created by Jim Stevenson a.k.a. "137th Gebirg".
Insignia for the other ranks have yet to be shown on screen and thus aren't listed here.

Senior Officers' ranks can also be identified by the color of the piping on their [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniforms]].

==Notes==
*In a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/02/index.html#a000020 blog entry] on February 19, 2005 Ronald Moore gave a little insight into the rank structure of Battlestar Galactica:
<blockquote>"What is the rank structure? It doesn't seem consistant with the Navy."

"The rank structure is derived from the original series. I didn't want to change Commander Adama to Captain Adama or Colonel Tigh to Commander Tigh, so I elected to simply embrace the co-mingled nature of the original rank structure. For our internal purposes, we've decided that the ranks are indeed a mixture of naval and army nomenclature and are basically as follows:

Officers:
*Admiral
*Commander
*Colonel
*Major
*Captain
*Lieutenant
*Lieutenant (junior grade)
*Ensign

Enlisted:
*Master Chief Petty Officer
*Chief Petty Officer
*Petty Officer (1st, 2nd Class)
*Specialist
*Deck Hand
*Recruit

Just to complicate matters further, there are also Marines aboard Galactica which conform more closely to the traditional enlisted Marine ranks, with Sergeants, Sergeant-Majors, etc. Unresolved is the question of whether the Marine officers would also adhere to the mixed rank structure (which sounds odd) or if they are strictly army equivalents (which makes no sense given that the "Navy" ranks seem oblivious to there being any such distinction). Aren't you glad you asked?"</blockquote>

==See Also==
* [[Uniforms (RDM)]] - Uniforms of the [[Re-imagined Series]].
* [[Military Ranks (TOS)]] - Ranks of the [[Original Series]].

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Uniforms (TOS)

2006-10-17T14:12:31Z

Lonerooster: /* ''Galactica'' */

[[Image:Officers club.jpg|thumb|350px|Officers in uniform.]]

This page covers '''uniforms''' of the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial military]] in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]].

== Colonial Military ==

=== Warrior uniforms ===

[[Image:Apollo uniform.jpg|thumb|Apollo in a full Warrior's uniform.]]

The standard [[Colonial Warrior]] uniform consists of a beige tunic and pants. An arm patch will be affixed to their right arm and there will be one or two pins around the neckline. Warriors may or may not wear a brown jacket, which will also have an arm patch on the right and buttons on either side of the collar. The tunic is fastened using [[valcron]] (velcro) which runs between the shoulderblade and the wearer's left breast ([[Saga of a Star World]]). This uniform has a black belt with a golden buckle; a separate pistol-belt is worn, with a leg belt to keep the holster firmly affixed to the wearer's leg.

Warriors who pilot [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]s will wear a [[pressure suit]] underneath their uniforms to protect them from gravitational forces ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]). Apparently, this isn't so much a concern for [[Colonial Shuttle|shuttle]] pilots.

==== Variants ====

There are a few variants of the Warrior uniform. The first variant, which is worn by central characters like [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]], has two buttons worn left and right on the neckline. A checkered embroidering is around both the neck and three to five inches beneath the neck. This variant also includes embroidering around the tunic's cuffs; the embroidering has a gold stripe with checkered embroidering both sides of this stripe. Unlike Cain's jacket, no other warrior jacket has this cuff embroidery.

A second variant does not have cuff embroidery. This is typically reserved for people who are not part of the main series of characters.

<gallery>
Image:Beige neck piece 1.jpg|The beige neck piece of a lower-ranked officer; note the lack of a gold stripe above the checkered embroidery on the chest piece.
Image:Boomer and Starbuck uniform.jpg|Note the gold stripe above the checkered embroidery on the chest piece, as well as the embroidered cuffs.
Image:Jollymwnl.jpg|Jolly in a full uniform with jacket.
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:PressureSuits.jpg|Pressure suits that are worn underneath pilots.
Image:Pistol holster and belt.jpg|Close up of the pistol holder.
Image:Pistols drawn.jpg|Two different ways that the pistol belts can be worn.
</gallery>

=== Cain's command uniform ===

[[Image:Cain's uniform.jpg|thumb|Cain's modified Warrior uniform]]

The uniform of [[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain]] is based off the full Warrior uniform. Cain's uniform includes touches of flair in the form of embroidered cuffs, embroidered braid-like lacing around the shoulder pads, a pin on the left chest of the jacket, a neckerchief, and an gold embroidered stripe at his pant seams. His pants themselves are of the same material as the jacket and not the beige pants worn by other warriors.

<gallery>
Image:Cain's cuffs.jpg|Cain's embroidered jacket and tunic cuffs
Image:Cain's emblem.jpg|Cain's command emblem
Image:Cain's shoulder pad.jpg|Cain's embroidered shoulder pad
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Cain's chest emblem.jpg|The emblem/pin on Cain's jacket
</gallery>

=== Blue Officer uniform ===

The blue-colored officers uniform is similar in material and texture to the beige tunic worn by lower officers and Warriors. The uniforms are dark blue and officers of high rank, such as [[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] and [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]], have two pins affixed to their collar on the left and right. They have a silver checkered band around their neck, as well as this same checkered pattern three inches from the neckline running around the upper chest and back, above that pattern is an embroidered stripe of silver. In addition, the higher-ranked personnel also have embroidered cuffs with the silver stripe and adjoining checkered patterns.

With the exception of [[Tolan|Colonel Tolan]] of ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' ([[The Living Legend, Part II]]), ''Galactica'' officers wearing this uniform do not have an arm patch.

Officers of lesser rank, such as [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] and [[Omega]], have one pin affixed to the middle of their collar.

Also, Commander Adama also wears a blue robe with the same checkered-stripe-checkered pattern running down the front on either side, this robe also has embroidered cuffs.

<gallery>
Image:TighPortraitLost1.jpg|Tigh's uniform upper tunic.
Image:AdamaLL1.jpg|Adama's uniform with the command medallion.
Image:AthenaLongPatrol.jpg|Athena's uniform. Note the single pin.
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Blue uniform cuff.jpg|The silver cuff of a blue officer uniform.
Image:Adama's command robes.jpg|Adama's robes.
</gallery>

=== Honor guards ===

As seen in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]", honor guards wear the standard beige tunic and pants, with a brown belt (thicker than the black belt worn by Warriors) and gloves with a gold trimming near the glove's gauntlet opening. Honor guards are not armed with laser pistols and have only one pin, which is attached to the center of the tunic's collar. There are also gold braids that run diagonally above the left and right breast of the tunic.

In a later episode, "[[War of the Gods, Part II]]", [[Baltar]] was flanked by ''Galactica's'' honor guards during his sentencing by the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]]. These honor guards differed slightly in the fact that they were armed with laser pistols and ''Galactica's'' patch was on the gauntlet of the glove. The braiding running above the breast of the tunic is also missing.

<gallery>
Image:Pegasus honor guard.jpg|A member of Cmdr. Cain's honor guard at attention near the doorway.
Image:Galactica honor guard.jpg|A member of ''Galactica'''s armed honor guard.
</gallery>

=== Dress uniforms ===
For formal ceremonies Warriors wear their a cape over their tunic. The tunic is sometimes decorated with additional ornamentation on the chest ([[Take the Celestra]]).

<gallery>
Image:TighCelestra.jpg|[[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] and [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] in dress uniforms.
Image:CassieCelestra.jpg|[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s dress uniform.
</gallery>

=== Battle fatigues ===

While Warriors still use their typical uniforms for ground assaults, there are special occasions where Colonial strike teams need to wear different uniforms, depending on the surface conditions ("[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]", "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]") and the type of attack ([[The Living Legend, Part II]]). Neither fatigues seen in the series are meant for stealth, seeing as the Cylons are incapable of shooting anyone directly or simple capture operations, unless the story permits.

In situations requiring travel in artic conditions, members of Colonial expedition teams will wear hooded parkas of a light purple color with gloves. The clothing underneath is the same as a typical Warrior uniform, sans the normal jacket. As part of this uniform, the warrior will also wear [[breather]] masks and carry backpacks of different colors. Also, on search and destroy missions, members may carry a bandolier of [[hand mine]]s.

On the parka, arm patches are on both sides (as opposed to the single side on Warrior jackets) with the normal ship patch as well as a bullet-shaped color patch roughly two inches beneath. These color patches are unique to the wearer, possibly for identification purposes in incliment conditions. As with the warrior jackets, the parka is fastened with a system of six pairs of interlocking buckles ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]).

<gallery>
Image:Thane and Wolfe.jpg|[[Thane]] and [[Wolfe]] in arctic gear.
Image:Artic jacket.jpg|Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the arctic jacket.
Image:Croft.jpg|[[Croft]] with [[hand mine]]s on a bandolier.
</gallery>

When dropping from a low-altitude orbit, Warriors will wear black leather suits with matching gloves. In the case of the attack on [[Gamoray]], the team may wield two laser pistols and strap [[hand mine]]s around their midriff ([[The Living Legend, Part II]]), although this does not appear to be standard practice during any other land-based assault. Black helmets are worn during landing, but are later discarded after landing.

<gallery>
Image:Starbuck strike suit.jpg|[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] in a full strike suit, wielding two pistols.
Image:Parachute.jpg|Strike team landing on Gamoray.
</gallery>

=== Maintenance uniforms ===

[[Image:Maga in maintenance gear.jpg|thumb|A maintenance uniform.]]

Viper bay maintenance uniforms are orange jumpsuits with the ship's patch on the left breast. Typically, maintenance personnel wear bronze-colored helmets (with the ship's patch in the middle of the forehead), black gauntlet gloves, and plastic goggles that cover the entire eye-area of the face. They will also wear ear protection in the form of ear muffs.

=== Council Security ===

Council Security uniforms are black in color with ''Galactica'''s patch sewn right above. Council security offers are also armed with laser pistols.

<gallery>
Image:Council security.jpg|Two council security officers.
Image:Baltar's Escape.jpg|Another shot of the same two officers.
Image:Reese.jpg|Shot of [[Reese]].
</gallery>

=== Life sciences ===

Life sciences personnel wear light beige uniforms, but the tunics are not of the same material or texture as the Warrior tunic. The tunics differ from typical Warrior or officer tunics in that there is only one set of embroidering around the neck, and not benath it. This embroidery shares the "checkered, full-stripe, checkered" pattern typically seen around the cuffs of uniform tunics.

Female medtechs wear a skirt with the same material, though male medtechs wear the standard Warrior pant. Life science officers do not have the battlestar patch embroidered, but a special blue diamond patch. Unlike officers, medtech uniforms do not have belts.

<gallery>
Image:Male and female medtech.jpg|Both male and female medtech uniforms
Image:Salik.jpg|The upper tunic of a doctor's uniform.
</gallery>

==== Technical sciences ====

The uniform worn by [[Wilker|Doctor Wilker]] is exactly the same as the life sciences version, with the exception of the arm patch, which is the typical ''Galactica'' patch.

== Insignia, pins and patches ==

Each [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] has its own unique arm patches and pins.

=== ''Galactica'' ===

''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' has a set of emblems. The ship's seal is a circle with a collection of small gold triangles in a circular formation.

The pilot helmets are decorated with a hawk-like creature, whereas the pins are shaped in the form of a eight-arm star, much like a compass legend on a map. In the middle of this pin is a regular five-arm star, like that from the United States of America flag. The pin is actually the emblem of the Military Intelligence Corps of the United States Army, described heraldrically as "On a dagger point up, a heralding sun all in gold charged with an oriental blue rose"

<gallery>
Image:Adama's command medallion.jpg|Adama's uniform medallion.
Image:Galactica helmet decoration.jpg|The hawk-like decoration on ''Galactica'''s pilot helmet.
Image:Galactica pin.jpg|The pin worn by ''Galactica'''s crew.
Image:Galactica patch.jpg|The ''Galactica'''s patch.
</gallery>

=== ''Pegasus'' ===

''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' has its own set of emblems. The ship's seal is a red shield with black trim, with a sword flanked adorned with wings in white. One may assume that the wings are those of the winged creature for which the ship is named. The pins that adorn the neckline on their uniforms are also different and are notably more rounder than their ''Galactica'' counterpart.

Viper pilots also wear helmets with the bust, wings, and front legs of [[w:Pegasus|Pegasus]] creature.

In addition, Commander Cain's helmet contains a rectangular ornament plate, which may identify him as a battlestar commander.

<gallery>
Image:Pegasus seal.jpg|Seal of ''Pegasus''
Image:Pegasus helmet decoration.jpg|Helmet decoration for ''Pegasus'' pilots
Image:Pegasus pins.jpg|Pins worn by ''Pegasus'' personnel
Image:Cain's helmet chin decoration.jpg|Cain's chin plate on his helmet
</gallery>

=== Miscellaneous ===

[[Image:Life sciences patch.jpg|thumb|The life sciences patch.]]

Life sciences specialists wear a periwinkle-colored diamond patch on their left arms, with a silver-star surrounded by branches. This patch has a silver trim at its edges.

== Accessories ==

[[Image:Colonial timepiece.jpg|thumb|A timepiece set to 200 [[centon]]s.]]

The wearer of a uniform may also choose to wear pieces of jewlery or functional accessories.

One such accessory is a timepiece, which apparently has three functions: to keep time like a watch, a timer feature ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]), and possible time or simple math calculation. The timer feature is programmed only to keep track of time in [[centon]]s.

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