Fleet admiral (five star admiral) is the highest attainable flag officer rank in many militaries, most notably Earth Starfleet and its Federation counterpart. One fleet admiral at a time is given the title commander-in-chief.
History and specifics[]
In 2254, while examining damage to Project Pharos, Dermot Cusack remarked "That's disruptor work, or I'm a fleet admiral", which Number One agreed with, but considered Cusack holding the rank a "ghastly notion". (EV comic: "The Fires of Pharos")
Positions and lists[]
Federation Starfleet[]
- Harry Morrow, Commander Starfleet
- Cartwright, Commander Starfleet
- Robert Bennett, Commander Starfleet
- William Smillie, Starfleet Commander-in-Chief
- Margaret Sinclair-Alexander, Starfleet Commander-in-Chief
- Edward Jellico, Starfleet Commander-in-Chief
- Leonard James Akaar, Starfleet Commander-in-Chief
- Jean-Luc Picard (War of the Prophets timeline)
- Alynna Nechayev
- Ian Kyle Riker[1]
- Taela Shanthi
- Karis Tatenen
Klingon Empire[]
Romulan Republic[]
Chronology[]
Dates listed are first appearance or mention at that rank except as noted.
2163[]
- In the 2160s, Federation Starfleet has five chiefs of staff, each the senior-most officer of their branch.[3]
2311[]
- Fleet Admiral Margaret Sinclair-Alexander is Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet
2381[]
- Fleet Admiral Edward Jellico is made Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet
2401[]
2409[]
- Jorel Quinn, Grigori Yanishev and T'nae are fleet admirals. Quinn operates from Earth Spacedock, Yanishev from Starbase 24, and T'nae from Starbase 39-Sierra, respectively.[4]
- Leonard James Akaar remains fleet admiral but is no longer the commander in chief.[5]
- Kererek becomes fleet admiral of the nascent Romulan Republic and has an office on New Romulus.[6]
2462[]
- Ian Kyle Riker is a fleet admiral during the Second Romulan War.[7]
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Enlisted ranks | Commissioned ranks | Flag ranks | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth SF | CREW | PO2
|
CPO
|
ENS | LT | CMDR | CAPT
|
CDORE | RADM / 2ADM | VADM / 3ADM | 4ADM | FADM / 5ADM
| ||||
| Starfleet & SFMC | ENS JG
|
LT JG | LT | LT CMDR | CDR | CDORE
| ||||||||||
| PVT | CPL | SGT
|
SUBLT
2ND LT |
1ST LT | CAPT | MAJOR | LT COL | COL | BRIG | GEN | ||||||
Background[]
In ST video game: Conquest, fleet admiral is used for advanced Starfleet commanders who have completed their full admiral experience points in Federation gameplay, with the graphic reflecting the "five-star" rank insignia dating back to the US military forces all the way to Starfleet.
External link[]
- Fleet admiral article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Fleet admiral article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ ST - Strange New Worlds VII short story: "Guardians"
- ↑ STO - New Romulus mission: "Staging Area"
- ↑ ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: A Choice of Future.
- ↑ STO video games: Klingon War, Romulan Mystery
- ↑ STO - Klingon War mission: "Saturday's Child"
- ↑ STO - New Romulus mission: "Staging Area".
- ↑ ST - Strange New Worlds VII short story: "Guardians".