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This page lists various rank insignia used by the United Citizen Federation's Mobile Infantry (M.I.) and Fleet personnel.

Standard Rank Insignia[]

Officer[]

Rank Insignia (Left) Rank Insignia (Right) Mobile Infantry Fleet
F-A-4 Ucf a4 General Admiral[1]
F-A-3 Ucf a3 Lieutenant General Vice Admiral
F-A-2 Ucf a2 Major General[2] Rear Admiral
F-O-5 Ucf o5 Colonel[3] Captain[4]
F-O-4 Ucf o4 Major[5] Commander[6]
F-O-3 Ucf o3 Captain Lieutenant[7]
F-O-2 Ucf o2 First Lieutenant[8] Lieutenant Jr. Grade[9]
F-O-1 Ucf o1 Second Lieutenant Ensign

*Pilot trainees wear officer cadet uniforms but have no rank insignia until completion of fleet academy training and are promoted to Ensign.

Enlisted[]

Rank Insignia (Left) Rank Insignia (Right) Mobile Infantry Fleet
F-E-7 Ucf e7 Sergeant Major[10] Master Chief Petty Officer[11]
F-E-6 Ucf e6 Master Sergeant[12] Senior Chief Petty Officer
F-E-5 Ucf e5 Staff Sergeant Chief Petty Officer
F-E-4 Ucf e4 Sergeant [13] Petty Officer
F-E-3 Ucf e3 Corporal[14] Spaceman [15]
F-E-2 Ucf e2 Private Spaceman Apprentice[16]
F-E-1 Ucf blank Recruit Cadet

Full Dress Rank Insignia[]

Officer[]

Rank Insignia Mobile Infantry Fleet
Dress a5 Sky Marshal Sky Marshal
Dress o5 Colonel [17] Captain [18]
Dress o4 Major Commander [19]
Dress o3 Captain Lieutenant [20]
Dress o1 Lieutenant [21] Ensign

Enlisted[]

Rank Insignia Mobile Infantry Fleet
Dress e7 Sergeant Major Master Chief Petty Officer
Dress e6 Master Sergeant Senior Chief Petty Officer
Dress e5 Staff Sergeant Chief Petty Officer
Dress e4 Sergeant Petty Officer
Dress e3 Corporal Spaceman [22]
Dress e2 Private Spaceman Apprentice [23]

Notes[]

  • Not much information is available on some of the specifics of the rank structure, especially when it comes to the dress uniforms. Furthermore, there are some inconsistencies throughout the films:
    • Captain Deladier inaccurately has the same standard uniform rank insignia as Zander (she's a Captain and he's a Lieutenant, both in Fleet). However given that Zander's rank equivalent in the Mobile Infantry would be Captain, someone in the crew probably got confused and gave Deladier the Mobile Infantry Captain rank instead of the Fleet Captain rank. Her rank equivalent in the Mobile Infantry would be that of Colonel.
    • Zander and Carmen share the same rank insignia on their dress uniforms (Lieutenant), however on their standard uniforms Zander is a rank above Carmen (he has the lightning bolt with two lines through it and hers only has one line). The most logical explanation is that Zander is a Lieutenant and Carmen is a Lieutenant Junior Grade, since they're both Lieutenants but he is a rank higher. This would also be consistent with real-world Navy ranks.
    • The dress uniform rank insignia of Captain for Fleet differs a bit from the dress insignia of Colonel for Military Intelligence, despite being equivalent ranks. This can be seen when looking at Carl's Colonel dress insignia compared to Captain Deladier's and Carmen's Captain dress insignia, Carl's seems to have more areas grayed out on his indicating a higher rank.
    • The dress uniform rank insignia for Lieutenant is incorrectly used for the Sky Marshal's shoulder epaulet in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder.
  • It is unclear how rank equates to billet. Ex: When promoted to "Corporal" (a junior NCO rank), Johnny claims that he needs a 'squad leader' under him, and promote Dizzy to the task. However, in most conventional terms, a 'squad leader' is at least the rank of sergeant, and has a corporal under them as an assistant squad leader.

References[]

  1. worn by Enolo Phid in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  2. worn by General Owen in Starship Troopers (film) and Dix Hauser in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  3. worn by Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  4. worn by Lola Beck in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  5. worn by Camp Currie Commanding Officer in Starship Troopers (film)
  6. worn by Dr. Wiggs in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  7. worn by Zander Barcalow in Starship Troopers (film)
  8. worn by Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers (film)
  9. worn by Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (film) and Darla Lamb in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  10. worn by the Recruiting Sergeant in Starship Troopers (film)
  11. worn by Bull Brittles in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  12. worn by Sugar Watkins during Dizzy's funeral in Starship Troopers (film)
  13. worn by Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (film)
  14. worn by Corporal Bronski in Starship Troopers (film)
  15. worn by Jingo Ryan in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  16. worn by Holly Little in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  17. worn by Colonel Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers (film)
  18. worn by Captain Deladier in Starship Troopers (film)
  19. used on the jacket of a background actor in Starship Troopers (film)
  20. worn by Lt. Zander Barcalow and Lt. Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (film) => misused as "Sky Marshal" in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
  21. used on the jacket of a background actor in Starship Troopers (film) [meaning needs to be verified]
  22. Worn by a background actor in Starship Troopers (film) [meaning needs to be verified]
  23. worn by a background actor in Starship Troopers (film) [meaning needs to be verified]
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