Uniforms in Insurrection

startrekgirltng · **Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:19 pm Uniforms in Insurrection**

has anyone noticed that the dress uniforms are almost identical to the US air force dress uniforms at the united statesair force acadmey??

TrekkieMage · **Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:52 pm**

I'm not surprised. Trek has drawn several referances from the US Navy/Air Force. Mostly terminology, I think.

magenta · **Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:08 am**

A heap of the terminology used in star trek came from NASA and the air force!

startrekgirltng · **Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:39 am**

ah! that would explain a lot of other things in star trek that i noticed.

monroe · Lieutenant, Junior Grade Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 120

ya cuz the ranking is the same, i think

Voyager2004 · **Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:43 am**

Actually...no. the Ranking in Star Trek is not the same as the Air Force...It's the same as the Navy...Being a Navy enlisted person...soon applying for an Officer program...I know what it is...

I didn't even realize that Trek used the same ranking as the Navy until I joined the Navy...I was amazed and so happy!!! LOL.

robbiewebster · **Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:39 pm**

does anyone have a picture of the air force uniforms?

startrekgirltng · **Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:52 am**

I think I ment Coast Guard in my first post...
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Voyager2004 · **Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:52 am**

You probably actually mean Navy...Starfleet is the Navy of space in the future, basically...But yes, they do look like the Naval Officer Dress Uniforms...

John Connor · **Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:56 am**

I didnt notice that at all. Thank you for telling me.

Lord Borg · **Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:30 pm**

It's no mistake. Starfleet uniforms and ranks, and termonology, are taken from the US armed forces. Cardassian ranks, Klingon ranks, Romulan ranks, Bajoran Ranks, they also take their rank systems based on countrys ranking system. This is all done purposly, mostly with starfleet, to show the Human connection to the past

Voyager2004 · **Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:24 am**

Yep...that's what makes Starfleet the "Navy" of space...LOL.

But it's true, though.

startrekgirltng · **Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:15 pm**

Yea, you are right... the Navy/ airforce/ army of the furure....

Avenger · Junior Cadet Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 19

"Cardassian ranks...take their rank systems based on countrys ranking system"? Huh? In which country are "Gul" or "Glinn" ranks? Now, I realize that "Legate" is based on a position in ancient Roman society, but I'm pretty sure the other Cardassian ranks mentioned on screen are merely names that the producers cooked up.

lionhead · **Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:29 am**

You never noticed its Naval rankings?

the Enterprise is a ship you know, not a plane. Even, the Enterprise_E(i think) was the flagship of the fleet.

Maybe the ranks of Lieutenant and Commander might not give it away, but Admiral and Fleet admiral would, wouldn't they?

All the terms they use on board are naval too, "Captain on the bridge", "Hullbreach", "Deck 7", "I'll be in my quarters", "Dock at the nearest spaceport"

startrekgirltng · **Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:59 pm**

that is very true though later in the series, they stopped using some of them.

5thhouse · **Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:04 pm**

Interesting...I never did notice. It is always interesting to see how life influences or mirrors the dramatic arts.