Sergeant

Sergeant insignia

Sergeant was a rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional military or police grade, sergeant was the highest or a series of highest enlisted ranks used in a service organization. Sergeants ranked below commissioned officers and above corporals. Other grades of sergeant include first sergeant, staff sergeant, and master sergeant, among others.

Examples

Law enforcement

A desk sergeant was simulated in a holodeck rendition of Dixon Hill stories. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

Security Sergeant Lipton was knocked unconscious by Gary Seven at McKinley Rocket Base. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

Military

Lieutenant Tom Paris wore the insignia of an American Civil War Union sergeant on 19th century Earth, when rescuing Q and Captain Kathryn Janeway from the Continuum. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")

N. Kemper was a 22nd century Earth MACO sergeant. (ENT: "The Xindi")

In the mirror universe, Travis Mayweather was a MACO sergeant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

A Klingon sergeant was ordered by Kruge to execute one of the Genesis Planet hostages. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

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

External links

• Sergeant at Wikipedia
• Sergeant at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works