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Could anyone please scan the ST2-6 ranks chart from the second edition of the Encyclopedia? I wanna make a page about the different erroneous rank systems.
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That's a neat chart. You should add another column that includes a screen cap of someone with the particular rank to show which pin style is the correct one.
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Well, I see absolutely no reason not to accept Okuda's Fleet Captain and CPO 2nd Class pins into the system, even if they are "conjectural." After all, we know those ranks exist, so they've got to have pins---regardless of whether Fletcher designed ones for them or not---and these fit logically into the system.
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The Chart is available here. Sorry about the quality, it's bloody difficult scanning from a hardcover book with thin, slightly-transparent pages.
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Would you also be interested in the set from Starfleet Dynamics? Officers only but an interesting mix of correct (gets Lieutenant Commander right, which is rare) and the original (the various admiral pins).
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quote:Would you also be interested in the set from Starfleet Dynamics?
Yes, sure.
quote:Well, I see absolutely no reason not to accept Okuda's Fleet Captain and CPO 2nd Class pins into the system
Okuda just made them up. That's reason enough for me. Moreover, MCPO 2nd class is just silly IMO.
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BTW, there was another chart in the DC comics Whos Who published in 86 i think from their first series of Trek comics.. once i dig it up ill report on it
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It's a 31kb GIF. I'll probably take it down in a few weeks so if anyone wants it, grab it now.
And apologies to Treknophyle for walking all over your copyright.
The one other thing worth noting is that the Octagonal pin (Petty Officer in Fletcher's scheme) is given as a "Line/Staff Pin" with the notes "Worn on the rear of the Shoulder Departmental Stripe on Class A and B uniforms, and on the right sleeve of Class C uniforms. Silver and gold denotes a staff officer, gold denotes a line officer." Class A are the uniforms worn by the officers in the movies, Class B are the cadet/enlisted jumpsuits and Class C are the field jackets, medical, engineering, etc. uniforms. (This is slightly simplified but gives the general gist.)
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quote:Worn on the rear of the Shoulder Departmental Stripe on Class A and B uniforms
That's the Security Clearance Device.
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Sorry to interject my oh-so-humble opinion once again, but (intending no offense to our illustrious Treknophyle) why would you include a scheme from a fandom publication not even licensed or approved in any way by any authority owning or licensing Star Trek?
Fandom ≠ non-canon
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quote:Worn on the rear of the Shoulder Departmental Stripe on Class A and B uniforms
That's the Security Clearance Device.
It's drawn nearly identical to to Fletcher PO pin. (Striped portions are at the 45° sides, not the straight up/down left/right sides). But I think that the real pin in that position was square, wasn't it?
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