Romulan ranks

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference

The Romulan Guard ranks were descended from the ancient Vulcan ranking system which was also used by the Vulcan military until the mid-22nd century. It bore some resemblance to various Earth ranking systems. The Tal Shiar used a different ranking system, although they were used interchangeably with the Guard ranks.

Contents 1 Romulan Guard 1.1 General 1.2 Admiral 1.3 Commander 1.4 Subcommander 1.5 Centurion 1.6 Sublieutenant 1.7 Uhlan 2 Tal Shiar 2.1 Colonel 2.2 Major 3 Background

[edit] Romulan Guard

[edit] General

General was more of a political position than a rank. (TNG: "Redemption")

• General Movar
• General Velal

[edit] Admiral

Admiral was a flag officer rank in the Guard. Some ex-Senators held this rank. (ENT: "United")

• Admiral Alidar Jarok
• Admiral Mendak
• Admiral Valdore

[edit] Commander

Commander was equivalent to a Starfleet Captain. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

• Commander Donatra
• Commander Konsab
• Commander Sela
• Commander Tomalak
• Commander Toreth

[edit] Subcommander

The rank of Subcommander was immediately below that of a Commander. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

• Subcommander N'Vek
• Subcommander Sela
• Subcommander Selok
• Subcommander Tal
• Subcommander T'Rul
• Subcommander Velal

[edit] Centurion

Centurion was a rank equal to that of lieutenant commander. (TNG: "The Enemy")

• Centurion Bochra

[edit] Sublieutenant

Sublieutenant was one of the junior ranks in the Guard. (TNG: "The Defector")

• Sublieutenant Setal

[edit] Uhlan

A Uhlan was described as a "lowly" member of the Guard. (TNG: "Unification II")

• Uhlan Neral

[edit] Tal Shiar

[edit] Colonel

Colonel was a rank reserved for senior members of the Tal Shiar. A Colonel could command a fleet of Tal Shiar starships. (DS9: "The Die is Cast")

• Colonel Lovok

[edit] Major

Major was a lower rank in the Tal Shiar. A member of the Tal Shiar for only several months could gain this rank. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

• Major Rakal

[edit] Background

Given the rank of sublieutenant, there is presumably a lieutenant rank at some point in Romulan Guard history. No Romulan has been referred to as a "Lieutenant" in Trek.

The script for TNG: "The Chase" refers to a "Romulan Captain," although this is not used onscreen. The existence of a Captain rank is seemingly discredited by Ensign Stefan DeSeve in TNG: "Face of the Enemy".

The ranks of Centurion and Uhlan are ancient Earth ranks (Roman and Polish respectively) not known to be used by any other Star Trek cultures. The reason for their use in the Romulan language or by the universal translator is unknown.