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Fleet admiral was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, fleet admiral was the most senior flag officer rank of a naval organization, above all the flag admiral grades save for commander-in-chief. In comparison to army ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the most senior general rank, such as Field Marshal or General of the Army.

In Starfleet, fleet admiral existed as a separate rank, but was also used as a title awarded and referring to officers wearing insignia of vice admiral or admiral, such as Fleet Admiral Shanthi. (TNG: "Redemption II")

In these situations when an officer referred to an admiral as "fleet admiral" they could simply have been calling them fleet admiral because they were acting as the head of a fleet. Field promotion is another possibility.

Fleet admirals

Klingon Defense Forces

Krell, a Klingon admiral

Starfleet

The following admirals wore the insignia for the fleet admiral rank:

The following vice admirals were referred to by title as fleet admiral:

Mirror Starfleet

Gardner

Gardner was fleet admiral in title, but his insignia were not clearly specified as signifying his grade.

**Ranks**
	Enlisted personnel							Commissioned officers							Flag officers
Fleet:	CRM		PO		CPO		MID CDT OC WO	ENS	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CMDR	CAPT	FCAPT	CDORE	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM
Military:	PVT AMN	CPL LCP		SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT OC WO	2nd LT	1st LT	CAPT	MAJ	LT COL	COL		BRIG	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN	MARSHAL
Services:	Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO

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

Appendices

Background information

The first time that the rank of fleet admiral was mentioned in Star Trek was during TOS: "Space Seed" when Leonard McCoy, observing a dinner set for Khan Noonien Singh, commented that the ship must be expecting a fleet admiral for dinner. An actual fleet admiral was not seen on camera until the appearance of Fleet Admiral Morrow in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

Currently, in the United States Navy, the rank of fleet admiral (FADM) is inactive and has not been awarded since World War II. It is the equivalent of the United States Army's rank of general of the army (GA) with both ranks' insignia appearing as five stars arranged in a pentagonal shape.

Ranks senior to fleet admiral

There has never been a rank shown in a live action production senior to the Starfleet position of fleet admiral; however, there have been at least two senior ranks mentioned in non-canonical comic books and reference materials.

Six star rank pin — The rank pin for flag admiral which later appeared as an on-screen medal

The "flag admiral" insignia (a six pointed starburst) from the Klingon Covert Operations Manual was actually seen on camera when it appears in Data's medals case during "The Most Toys".

A senior rank of grand admiral has also appeared in Star Trek comic books, making its first mention in "The Wormhole Connection". The rank of grand admiral is said to have existed in 2285 and has a special uniform with shoulder boards worn on the red maroon jacket uniform. The rank also appeared in the novel The Sorrows of Empire, held first by the counterpart Garth of Izar, then by the counterpart Matt Decker and then by Spock, before he becomes Emperor of the Terran Empire. However, grand admiral is far better known in the Star Wars franchise, where it is held by the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn.

The title of Commander Starfleet, seemingly also senior to the rank of fleet admiral, appears to be more of a position than actual rank. This title has only ever been used canonically in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

External links

Fleet admiral at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Fleet admiral at Wikipedia

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-'''Fleet admiral''' is a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, fleet admiral is the most senior [[flag officer]] rank of a naval organization, above all the flag [[admiral]] grades save for [[Commander in chief|commander-in-chief]]. In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is equivalent to the most senior [[general]] rank.
+'''Fleet admiral''' was a [[military]] [[rank]], the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many [[civilization]]s. As a traditional grade, fleet admiral was the most senior [[flag officer]] rank of a naval organization, above all the flag [[admiral]] grades save for [[Commander in chief|commander-in-chief]]. In comparison to army ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the most senior [[general]] rank, such as Field Marshal or General of the Army.
-In [[Starfleet]], fleet admiral exists as a separate rank, but has also been used as a title awarded and referring to officers wearing insignia of [[vice admiral]] or [[admiral]], such as Fleet Admiral [[Shanthi]]. ({{TNG|Redemption II}})
+In [[Starfleet]], fleet admiral existed as a separate rank, but was also used as a title awarded and referring to officers wearing insignia of [[vice admiral]] or [[admiral]], such as Fleet Admiral [[Shanthi]]. ({{TNG|Redemption II}})
-:''In these situations when an officer refers to an [[admiral]] as "fleet admiral" they could simply be calling them fleet admiral because they are acting as the head of a fleet. [[Field promotion]] is another possibility.''
+{{bginfo|In these situations when an officer referred to an [[admiral]] as "fleet admiral" they could simply have been calling them fleet admiral because they were acting as the head of a fleet. [[Field promotion]] is another possibility.}}
-== Starfleet fleet admirals ==
+== Fleet admirals ==
+;[[Klingon Defense Force]]s
-:''The following admirals wore the insignia for the "fleet admiral" rank.''
+* {{dis|Krell|22nd century}}, a [[Klingon]] admiral
-* [[Commander in chief]] named [[Bill (Fleet Admiral)|Bill]]
+;[[Starfleet]]
+The following admirals wore the insignia for the fleet admiral rank:
+* [[Commander in chief]] named {{dis|Bill|Admiral}}
+* [[Chief of staff]] named [[Bob]]
 * [[Commander, Starfleet]] [[Harry Morrow]]
 * Commander, Starfleet [[Cartwright]]
 * Commander, Starfleet [[Robert Bennett]]
+* {{alt|Alexander Marcus}} ''([[alternate reality]])''
-* [[Gardner (mirror)|Gardner]] ''(Gardner was fleet admiral in title, but his insignia were not clearly specified as signifying his grade)''
-:''The following [[vice admiral]]s were referred to in title as "fleet admiral".''
+The following [[vice admiral]]s were referred to by title as fleet admiral:
 * [[Brackett]]
 * [[Alynna Nechayev]]
 * [[Shanthi]]
+;{{mu|Starfleet|Mirror Starfleet}}
-== Other fleet admirals ==
+* {{mu|Gardner}}
-* [[Krell (22nd century)|Krell]], a [[Klingon]] admiral
+{{bginfo|Gardner was fleet admiral in title, but his insignia were not clearly specified as signifying his grade.}}
+{{ranks}}
 == Appendices ==
-=== Background ===
+=== Background information ===
+The first time that the rank of fleet admiral was mentioned in ''Star Trek'' was during {{TOS|Space Seed}} when [[Leonard McCoy]], observing a dinner set for [[Khan Noonien Singh]], commented that the ship must be expecting a fleet admiral for dinner.  An actual fleet admiral was not seen on camera until the appearance of Fleet Admiral [[Harry Morrow|Morrow]] in {{film|3}}.
-The first time that the rank of Fleet Admiral was mentioned in ''Star Trek'' was during {{TOS|Space Seed}} when [[Leonard McCoy]], observing a dinner set for [[Khan Noonien Singh]], commented that the ship must be expecting a Fleet Admiral for dinner.  An actual Fleet Admiral was not seen on camera until the apperance of [[Harry Morrow|Fleet Admiral Morrow]] in {{film|3}}.
+Currently, in the United States Navy, the rank of fleet admiral (FADM) is inactive and has not been awarded since World War II. It is the equivalent of the United States Army's rank of general of the army (GA) with both ranks' insignia appearing as five stars arranged in a pentagonal shape.
-At least two non-canonical reference books reference a rank senior to Fleet Admiral, this being a rank known as Flag Admiral.  A senior rank of Grand Admiral has also appeared in Star Trek comic books on occasion; however, the highest canon rank of Starfleet remains that of Fleet Admiral.  The title of [[Commander Starfleet]] appears to be a position; it was only ever used, canonically, in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''.
+=== Ranks senior to fleet admiral ===
-Currently, in the [[United States Navy]], the rank of Fleet Admiral (FADM) is inactive and has not been awarded since [[World War II]].  It is the equivalent of the [[United States Army]]'s rank of General of the Army (GA) with both ranks' insignia appearing as  five stars arranged in a pentagonal shape.
+There has never been a rank shown in a live action production senior to the Starfleet position of fleet admiral; however, there have been at least two senior ranks mentioned in non-canonical comic books and reference materials.
+[[File:Six star rank pin.jpg|thumb|The rank pin for flag admiral which later appeared as an [[:File:Datas medals.jpg|on-screen medal]]]]
-=== External link ===
+The "flag admiral" insignia (a six pointed starburst) from the ''[[Fan fiction|Klingon Covert Operations Manual]]'' was actually seen on camera when it appears in Data's [[Starfleet decorations|medals]] case during {{e|The Most Toys}}.
-* {{Wikipedia}}
+A senior rank of grand admiral has also appeared in ''Star Trek'' comic books, making its first mention in "[[The Wormhole Connection]]". The rank of grand admiral is said to have existed in [[2285]] and has a special uniform with shoulder boards worn on the red maroon jacket uniform. The rank also appeared in the novel ''[[The Sorrows of Empire]]'', held first by the counterpart [[Garth of Izar]], then by the counterpart [[Matt Decker]] and then by {{mu|Spock}}, before he becomes Emperor of the [[Terran Empire]].  However, grand admiral is far better known in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, where it is held by the character of [[starwars:Mitth'raw'nuruodo|Grand Admiral Thrawn]].
-{{SFpostrank}}
-{{ranks}}
+The title of [[Commander Starfleet]], seemingly also senior to the rank of fleet admiral, appears to be more of a position than actual rank. This title has only ever been used canonically in {{film|3}}.
-[[Category:Military ranks]]
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta|Fleet admiral}}
+* {{Wikipedia}}
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-[[nl:Fleet Admiral]]
+[[ja:元帥]]
+[[nl:Vloot-admiraal]]
+[[Category:Military ranks]]