Gurian, Gerald (May 4, 2008). "Bill Theiss Lost Interview". Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com . Retrieved January 23, 2013. Create or join powerful alliances to dominate star systems and build the most powerful empire in the galaxy. J. J. Abrams' Star Trek series takes place in a parallel universe starting in 2233 (James T. Kirk's birth year), known as the "Kelvin timeline" for the fact it was created when the late twenty-fourth century Romulan Nero destroyed the USS Kelvin, on which Kirk's parents served. Kirk's father is killed, and Jim Kirk is born in space three months prematurely after his mother is evacuated from the Kelvin. Pilot version [ edit ] The original uniform as worn by Captain Christopher Pike and First Officer " Number One" in the first pilot " The Cage", and by Captain James T. Kirk in the second pilot " Where No Man Has Gone Before"

this was due to their service on a civilian (merchant marine) vessel, but led to Theiss' mistaken idea that every starship had a unique insignia. Other uniform designs appeared briefly in individual episodes, always following the theme of a colored or differentiated shoulder yoke. Examples include cadet uniforms in several episodes (including " The First Duty"). Wesley Crusher's 'Acting Ensign' gray costume was never specifically identified as a uniform, but it also exhibited a shoulder yoke design. This did not deter from the intended purpose of the colors used, and fans seemed to gather the overall point of the color system. Regardless of the color shade outcomes and technical issues, the outlining choice and designation of uniforms were in fact very organized and intentional when Star Trek was originally written. Star Trek’s color ranking systemProduction version [ edit ] Miniskirt uniform Lt. Uhura's red uniform and Captain Kirk's green shirt uniforms from the Original Series

In Enterprise, field officers and crewmembers wear duty uniforms consisting of a dark long-sleeved undershirt and blue jumpsuit with colored piping around the shoulders and, occasionally, baseball caps. There is also a desert uniform with khaki pants and white shirt. Both uniforms have a United Earth Starfleet patch (featuring the stylized arrowhead emblem) on the right upper arm, and a patch left upper arm denoting the ship one is serving on. Enterprise, set before all other incarnations, did not include characters who hold the ranks of lieutenant commander or lieutenant, junior grade. The highest-ranking admiral seen wears two sets of three-pip insignia.

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Jose, Maria; Tenuto, John (December 23, 2013). "Collecting Trek: Toys, Cards & More Depicting Deleted Scenes". Star Trek.com . Retrieved December 25, 2013. Starship duty [ edit ] The delta insignia iconic of duty aboard Starfleet starships. This version bears an elongated star to designate the command division. Variations in uniforms and insignia are occasionally used as plot devices in the various series. In the episode " Future Imperfect", the insignia are slightly altered so as to convince a character that 16 years have passed. In the episode, "Parallels", variations in uniforms and insignia suggest a meeting of characters from different parallel universes. In later movies based on The Original Series, ranks are indicated by pins on a shoulder strap and the left sleeve. These are unique symbols for each rank like those worn universally by officers in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Command: Including helm and navigation functions; the basic delta with an elongated star is worn on a gold tunic and the captain's special green tunic.

Jonathan Frakes – The Next Generation's Number One, Will Riker, and Trek director". BBC . Retrieved May 7, 2011. Join Millions of players -- forge alliances, defeat your enemies, and build an epic fleet to secure, or dominate, the galaxy. Rank is indicated by stripes on long sleeves as per TOS, but now shoulder board stripes are employed when there are no long sleeves. Also, ensigns are now given a dotted braid (half stripe). Non-commissioned officers wear a hollow gold square on the shoulder boards but not at the sleeves. New rank insignia for admirals are shown, in the shape of three solid braids side-by-side, followed by another solid braid on its own, with an 8-pointed star on shoulder boards. The number of stripes was kept lower than on U.S. Navy uniforms to avoid an overly militaristic look as per TOS, [9] reflecting Roddenberry's insistence that the role of Starfleet was expressly non-military. Including ranking titles such as captain, commander, lieutenant, and various subordinate roles, there were many official authority titles that were already familiar to the shows’ viewers. While this could potentially be due to the writer’s career history prior to the story’s creation, it may have also served as a point of familiarity for viewers at a time where sci-fi themes were not overly popular or well received.During the series, T'Pol is almost never seen wearing the standard uniform although she is a commissioned officer in Starfleet, and often considered to be the first officer. The only times she wears the uniform is in the episode "Twilight" (featuring an alternate timeline) and briefly (as a disguise) in "Hatchery". Theiss designed a shield-shaped badge in 1964 which he called the "arrowhead", with input from Roddenberry. This came to be known as the Star Trek delta insignia, and has since become iconic of the Starship Enterprise and the entire Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry's intent was that personnel of all starfleet starships would wear this, but in production of the second season episode " The Omega Glory", Theiss mistakenly got the idea that each starship would have a unique insignia, from the fact that some starship officers in an earlier episode " Charlie X" wore a different insignia (see Civilian starship duty). He therefore designed a rectangular insignia worn by the captain and the chief medical officer of the USS Exeter. Shortly before October 7, 2018, a December 18, 1967, memo to Theiss from producer Bob Justman was discovered. Justman noticed the error while reviewing footage and consulted with Roddenberry, who clarified that this indeed was a mistake: all Starfleet starship personnel are to wear the delta insignia as seen on the Enterprise crew uniform. Footage was not reshot to correct the error, but Justman made it clear it was not to be repeated. Going forward, the delta symbol remained consistent for all starship personnel, as seen in “ Court Martial" and " The Tholian Web". [7] The Star Trek creators then did make a few fumbles when clothing cast members, and there were a few inconsistent color scheme choices, and occasional random swapping throughout. Despite the fact that there were a few unintentional alterations and mishaps, the red, blue and gold color scheme was well received and has thus become the canon color scheme within the Star Trek community. For the first season of TNG, admirals wear a different insignia, consisting of a triangle or stripe resembling gold weave along the right collar; one or two gold pips are sometimes underneath the weave. Three variants are visible in " Conspiracy": Admiral Quinn's insignia has no pips, Admiral Savar's has one, and Admiral Aaron's has two.

Rank for admirals (as worn by Admiral Alexander Marcus) is indicated by 1 to 5 paired diamond-shaped gold-metal "pips" worn on the flag officer tunic's shoulder-boards. Marcus is described as a fleet Admiral (usually equivalent to a NATO five-star military rank) and wears 5 paired gold pips on his shoulder-boards. There are other ranks mentioned in the movies (Kirk himself is offered the rank of Vice-Admiral in Star Trek: Beyond). If the rank scheme is similar to NATO ranks they would be: commodores wear 1 paired gold pip, Rear Admirals wear 2 paired gold pips, vice-admirals wear 3 paired gold pips, and admirals wear 4 paired gold pips. Alternatively, the rank of fleet captain (a senior grade of captain and brevet flag officer rank) is signified by 5 paired silver pips, and the rank of admiral is always signified by 5 paired gold pips regardless of grade. Star Trek Fleet Command expands its universe with the launch of a brand new arc, Star Trek: The Next Generation! The production rank system worked out by series creator Gene Roddenberry and costume designer Bill Theiss resembles that of the United States Navy, in contrast to other science fiction franchises that use an army ranking system. In Star Trek: The Original Series ( TOS) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, ranks are indicated by sleeve stripes. While these were originally planned to follow the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard model, the pattern was modified to avoid an overly flashy or militaristic look by removing one stripe from each Starfleet rank. Thus: a Commodore, when seen, wears a wide gold braid with a gold stripe above and below; a captain’s insignia resembles that of a naval lieutenant commander (two and a half stripes); a commander's resembles a naval lieutenant (two stripes); a lieutenant commander's resembles a naval lieutennant junior grade (LtJG) (one and a half stripes); a lieutenant's resembles a naval ensign (one stripe), and an ensign wears no sleeve stripes. The LtJG rank was not used in TOS (though there have been references to "sub-lieutenants" in subsequent works). Also, there was no distinction made between ensigns and non-commissioned officers or enlisted crew members in TOS; everyone below the rank of lieutenant was presumed to be an ensign. (This was later determined to be unrealistic when the movies were made and thus was reversed.) Gurian, Gerald (May 17, 2008). "Special Photostudy Star Trek TOS Command Tunic". Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com . Retrieved January 23, 2013.

Star Trek Timeless". Startrek.com. November 18, 1998. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010 . Retrieved January 23, 2013. Each member wears the color that corresponds with that specific class or group, and this helps discern the difference between each of them. It is not solely based on authority levels and dominance, but with the actual role of the crew member.