Bajoran Militia
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The Bajoran Militia was the military arm of the Bajoran Provisional Government, originally made up of many former resistance fighters from the Occupation of Bajor.
The structure was comparable to that of an Earth army, with similar ranks. Officers of the Militia were usually graduates of the Bajoran Military Academy, although many commissions were awarded on the basis of demonstrated skills and merit of the soldiers who were part of the resistance against the occupation.
The militia jointly operated Deep Space 9 with Starfleet. From 2369 to 2375 the station was commanded by a Starfleet command level officer and the executive officer was a Militia member. When the station's commander, Captain Sisko, disappeared in late 2375, his executive, Colonel Kira, took command.
[edit] Background
It is likely that when Bajor joined the Federation, the Bajoran Militia was absorbed into Starfleet, (DS9: "Rapture") as this is the normal procedure when a new member world is admitted. However, it is also possible that the Militia continued to exist in order to attend to domestic military affairs.
[edit] Apocrypha
In the non-canon novels released by Pocket Books and associated releases from WildStorm Comics, the station's new Starfleet liaison was the new XO after the events of DS9: "What You Leave Behind". First, Starfleet commander Tiris Jast, a Bolian woman, filled the position, before dying and passing the assignment onto Commander Elias Vaughn. None of this has been confirmed in any canon source however.
[edit] External link
- Bajoran Militia at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
