Bajoran ranks

The rank system of the Bajoran Militia bore some resemblance to various Earth infantry ranking systems, most notably that of the US Marine Corps.

Bajoran Militia ranks and insignia

General	General insignia
Colonel	Colonel insignia	Colonel insignia
Field colonel	Alternate colonel insignia	Field colonel insignia
Major	Major insignia
Captain	Captain insignia
Lieutenant	First lieutenant insignia	Second lieutenant insignia

General

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A general in 2370

General was a flag officer rank. Generals wore a dress tunic with epaulets, and wore two gold insignia pins on either side of their collar.

• General Hazar
• General Krim

Colonel

A colonel in 2375

Colonels wore a silver Bajoran symbol on the collar as a rank insignia.

Colonel Kira was given a Starfleet commission in 2375 with the rank of commander, suggesting an equivalence between the two. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

• Colonel Kira Nerys
• Colonel Lenaris Holem

Field colonel

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A field colonel in 2370

In Earth terminology, field rank referred collectively to the ranks of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the army or marines, and also brigadier in applicable armies; field commissions were given to enlisted soldiers to make them commissioned officers. Field colonels wore a gold Bajoran insignia with one hemisphere colored black as a rank insignia.

• Field Colonel Day Kannu

Major

A major in 2369

Majors wore a solid gold-colored rank insignia on their collar.

• Major Jatarn
• Major Kira Nerys

First lieutenant

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A first lieutenant in 2373

First lieutenants were often referred to as "lieutenant."

• Lieutenant Okala

Second lieutenant

A second lieutenant in 2369

Second lieutenants were often referred to as simply "lieutenant."

• Lieutenant Anara
• Lieutenant Neela

Ensign

An ensign in 2369

The unnamed Bajoran officer from DS9: "Dramatis Personae" was identified as an ensign in the credits.

Enlisted personnel

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A chief security officer in 2373

A nurse in 2372

Bajoran enlisted personnel were given rates similar to Starfleet. They generally did not wear rank insignia and their rank was denoted by both their collar size and the color of their clothing.

• Chief Security Officer Bemar
• Chief Security Officer Odo
• Technician First Class Rom
• Nurse Hortak
• Nurse Jabara
• Deputy Kurn
• Deputy Pinar
• Officer Selee
• Nurse Tagana
• Deputy Talpet
• Engineer Tekoa
• Deputy Yndar

Background information

The Star Trek Encyclopedia, second edition, proposes that the ranks below major were captain, lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, and ensign. This system presents variant pins that never appeared on set and quizzically mixes the army ranks with navy terminology – lieutenant junior grade and ensign, which were never used or referred to during the series.

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.