RANK COMPARISON TABLES

Below is a rank comparison chart using Star Fleet ranks against the various alien races on Federation Space.

Midshipman (Mid)		Cadet (Cdt)
Ensign (Ens)		Second Lieutenant (2Lt)
Lieutenant Junior Grade (LtJg)		First Lieutenant (1Lt)
Lieutenant (Lt)		Captain (MCapt)
Lieutenant Commander (LCdr)		Major (Maj)
Commander (Cdr)		Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)
Captain (Capt)		Colonel (Col)
Commodore (Cmdr)		Brigadier General (BGen)
Vice Admiral (V. Adm)		Major General (MGen)
Rear Admiral (R. Adm)		Lieutenant General (LGen)
Admiral (Adm)		General (Gen)
Fleet Admiral (F. Adm)		General of the Marines (GOM)

Ensign		D'ja (SF - Ens)
Lieutenant Junior Grade		Kara (SF - LtJg)
Lieutenant		Glen (SF - Lt)
Captain (SF - LCdr)		Gil (SF - LCdr)
Major  (SF - Cdr)		Glinn (SF - Cdr)
Colonel (SF - Capt)		Gul (SF - Capt+)
General (SF - Cmdr)		Gul (SP - Cmdr+)

Important: The title Legate is not a military title, but a government title similar to Governor.

The Cardassian system is very similar to that of Star Fleet. The only change occurs at the rank of Gul. In the Cardassian system the rank of Gul is the highest rank, but by virtue of their position, one Gul may hold authority over another Gul. As an example, a Gul may be a ship captain, the lowest position available for a Gul or a Fleet Admiral, one of the highest available positions. Gul Dukat, of DS9 fame, was Commander of the Second Order and equivalent to a Fleet Admiral.
 

Ensign	Warrior 1st Class	lagh
Lieutenant (JG)	Warrior 2nd Class	Sogh lagh
Lieutenant	Warrior 3rd Class	Sogh
Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	ra'wl' Sogh
Commander	Commander	ra'wl'
Captain	Captain	HoD
Commodore	Major	totlh
Rear Admiral	Colonel	cha'Dlch'aj
Vice Admiral	Brigadier	wa'Dlch'aj
Admiral	General	yo' 'aj
Fleet Admiral	General	yo' 'aj

As with the Cardassian system, the rank of General can be graded into positions as well. As such, a General can have the authority of Admiral or Fleet Admiral depending on that person's position in the Klingon Military.

It is important to note that while Klingons do appoint titles to military officers, they do not actually use insignia to represent rank. The skill and prowess of an individual should be enough to prove s/he is the rank they claim to be. However, close ties with the Federation and cultural exchanges of officers led to the creation of insignia for Klingons to use when serving on Federation ships.
 

Sub-Lieutenant (SF - Ens)		Uhlan (SF - Ens)
Lieutenant (SF - LtJg)		Lieutenant (SF - LtJg)
Centurion (SF - Lt)		Captain (SF - Lt)
Sub-Commander (SF - Cdr)		Major (SF - Cdr)
Commander (SF - Capt)		Colonel (SF - Capt)
Admiral (SF - F. Adm)		General (SF - F. Adm)

The Romulan rank system is less scaled than the Star Fleet rank system. They have none of the sub-Admirals (Commodore, Rear, Vice or Admiral) as in the Star Fleet rank system. Any officer who reaches the rank of Admiral in the Romulan Star Empire is given the task of commanding a military area of the Romulan Star Empire, and is the leading military officer in that region. Similarly, Romulans have no rank of LCdr. This is because Centurions are the backbone of the Romulan fleet and only individuals that have proven their leadership and command skills are promoted to Sub-Commanders. 

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