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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] Or then the color of the uniform in combination with the broken stripe was the decisive factor. Ensign in current militaries is a rank you skim over, with a near-instant promotion to Lt(jg) unless you are utterly hopeless and unfit for duty. This wasn't true in Hornblower's navy, nor is it true in the TNG era. But if it was true in TOS, it would make sense for Ensign to be "Lt(jg)-in-waiting", and the two ranks could then well have near-identical markings. An Ensign would just have to wear his markings on an ugly "training uniform" which immediately revealed his lowly status, while a Lt(jg) would wear any of the normal uniforms. Not that I'd believe any of that bull. IMHO, the "Ensign" in TMP had just recently been promoted, and Uhura just hadn't familiarized herself with the fact. Or then "N'synge" was the name of the Lieutenant. (Our local military has a charismatic public-relations Lt. Colonel whose surname translates as "Major", which means the average TV-watching Finn is either thoroughly educated in military ranks, or then thoroughly confused!). Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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