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| ⚫ | An '''officer''' was a member of a group typically in the areas of the [[military]], [[police]], or some other form of authority. In a military service, an officer's typical role was to command and direct, maintain discipline, and make plans and provisions for operation. Certain [[:Category:organizations|organizations]] had special criteria in order for one to achieve the status of officer. |
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| ⚫ | An '''officer''' |
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+ | == Commission == |
| + | In a military service, a '''commission''' was an order from the service's supreme authority, such as its [[commander-in-chief]], authorizing an individual to legally hold a military rank, with all the privileges and responsibilities of said rank. A commission usually appointed an individual to hold an officer's rank. |
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| ⚫ | In the [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]], an officer or '''commissioned officer''' |
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| + | In times of conflict, a temporary commission could appoint an officer to command rank to replace an incapacitated or killed [[commanding officer]]. [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], for example, was granted a field commission promoting him to [[captain]] and given command of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} when the ship's commanding officer, Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]], was abducted and [[Assimilation|assimilated]] by the [[Borg]] during their first attempt to assimilate [[Earth]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}) |
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| + | In situations where contact with Starfleet was not possible for very extended periods, a commanding officer had the authority to grant commissions to officers under his or her command, or revoke their existing commissions; that is, he/she had the authority to promote or demote his/her officers. Good examples of this are when Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], commanding officer of the {{USS|Voyager}}, promoted her [[chief tactical officer]] and [[security chief]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]], to the higher rank of [[lieutenant commander]], or when she demoted her flight controller, [[Lieutenant junior grade]] [[Tom Paris]], to [[ensign]]. ({{VOY|Revulsion|Thirty Days}}) After a year of exemplary service, she reinstated him to his former rank. ({{VOY|Unimatrix Zero}}) |
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| + | == Starfleet == |
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| ⚫ | In the [[Federation]] [[Starfleet]], an officer or '''commissioned officer''' was an individual who had attended and graduated from the four-year [[cadet]] program of [[Starfleet Academy]]. Upon graduation from the Academy, the cadet was granted a [[commission]] appointing him or her to Starfleet's most junior officer's rank: that of ensign. With the commission came a Bachelor's [[degree]] in his or her major field of academic study, be it the pure sciences, medicine, military science, etc. |
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Starfleet ranks from lowest to highest: |
Starfleet ranks from lowest to highest: |
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#[[Ensign]] |
#[[Ensign]] |
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#[[Fleet admiral]] |
#[[Fleet admiral]] |
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| − | ==Other officer terms== |
+ | == Other officer terms == |
| − | :''Certain officer positions |
+ | :''Certain officer positions could be filled by non-commissioned officers and civilians if the need arose.'' |
| − | ===By rank=== |
+ | === By rank === |
| + | *[[Field officer]] |
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*[[Flag officer]] |
*[[Flag officer]] |
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+ | *Line officer |
*[[Ranking officer]] |
*[[Ranking officer]] |
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*Commissioned officer |
*Commissioned officer |
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*[[Non-commissioned officer]] |
*[[Non-commissioned officer]] |
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| − | ===By title=== |
+ | === By title === |
*[[Senior officer]] (see also: [[senior staff]]) |
*[[Senior officer]] (see also: [[senior staff]]) |
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*[[First officer]] |
*[[First officer]] |
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*[[Third officer]] |
*[[Third officer]] |
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| − | ===By command structure=== |
+ | === By command structure === |
*[[Commanding officer]] |
*[[Commanding officer]] |
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*[[Executive officer]] |
*[[Executive officer]] |
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*[[Duty officer]] |
*[[Duty officer]] |
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| − | ===By department=== |
+ | === By department === |
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+ | [[File:Argyle.jpg|thumb|An engineering officer in Starfleet (2364)]] |
*[[Helm officer]] |
*[[Helm officer]] |
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*[[Navigator]] |
*[[Navigator]] |
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+ | *[[Operations officer]] |
*[[Engineer]] |
*[[Engineer]] |
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*[[Tactical officer]] |
*[[Tactical officer]] |
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*[[Counselor]] |
*[[Counselor]] |
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| − | ===By function=== |
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*[[Bridge officer]] |
*[[Bridge officer]] |
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*[[Records officer]] |
*[[Records officer]] |
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*[[Archaeology and anthropology officer]] |
*[[Archaeology and anthropology officer]] |
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*[[Personnel officer]] |
*[[Personnel officer]] |
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| + | *[[Police officer]] |
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| + | [[bg:Офицер]] |
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[[de:Offizier]] |
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| + | [[es:Oficial Comisionado]] |
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| + | [[fr:Officier]] |
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| + | [[ja:士官]] |
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Revision as of 22:09, 4 June 2015
An officer was a member of a group typically in the areas of the military, police, or some other form of authority. In a military service, an officer's typical role was to command and direct, maintain discipline, and make plans and provisions for operation. Certain organizations had special criteria in order for one to achieve the status of officer.
Commission
In a military service, a commission was an order from the service's supreme authority, such as its commander-in-chief, authorizing an individual to legally hold a military rank, with all the privileges and responsibilities of said rank. A commission usually appointed an individual to hold an officer's rank.
In times of conflict, a temporary commission could appoint an officer to command rank to replace an incapacitated or killed commanding officer. Commander William T. Riker, for example, was granted a field commission promoting him to captain and given command of the USS Enterprise-D when the ship's commanding officer, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, was abducted and assimilated by the Borg during their first attempt to assimilate Earth. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")
In situations where contact with Starfleet was not possible for very extended periods, a commanding officer had the authority to grant commissions to officers under his or her command, or revoke their existing commissions; that is, he/she had the authority to promote or demote his/her officers. Good examples of this are when Captain Kathryn Janeway, commanding officer of the USS Voyager, promoted her chief tactical officer and security chief, Lieutenant Tuvok, to the higher rank of lieutenant commander, or when she demoted her flight controller, Lieutenant junior grade Tom Paris, to ensign. (VOY: "Revulsion", "Thirty Days") After a year of exemplary service, she reinstated him to his former rank. (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero")
Starfleet
Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D with the rank of captain
In the Federation Starfleet, an officer or commissioned officer was an individual who had attended and graduated from the four-year cadet program of Starfleet Academy. Upon graduation from the Academy, the cadet was granted a commission appointing him or her to Starfleet's most junior officer's rank: that of ensign. With the commission came a Bachelor's degree in his or her major field of academic study, be it the pure sciences, medicine, military science, etc.
Commissioned officers were distinguished from non-commissioned officers and other crewmembers through the use of a rank structure.
Commissioned officer rank structure
Starfleet ranks from lowest to highest:
- Ensign
- Lieutenant junior grade
- Lieutenant
- Lieutenant commander
- Commander
- Captain
- Commodore (aka rear admiral, lower half)
- Rear admiral (upper half)
- Vice admiral
- Admiral
- Fleet admiral
Other officer terms
- Certain officer positions could be filled by non-commissioned officers and civilians if the need arose.
By rank
- Field officer
- Flag officer
- Line officer
- Ranking officer
- Commissioned officer
- Provisional officer
- Non-commissioned officer
By title
By command structure
By department
An engineering officer in Starfleet (2364)
- Helm officer
- Navigator
- Operations officer
- Engineer
- Tactical officer
- Security officer
- Weapons officer
- Armory officer
- Intelligence officer
- Communications officer
- Medical officer
- Science officer
- Counselor