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For the educational term, see Major (education)
Major was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, major was a line officer of a fighting organization, below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the naval lieutenant commander rank.
The rank of major existed in some form in many other culture's ranking arrangements, such as the Romulan Tal Shiar and the Bajoran Militia.
Some rank systems used the term major in conjunction with other ranks to create a different grade, such as major general.
In the episode "Patterns of Force", Captain Kirk addresses an SS officer several times as "major" even though the officer wears both the collar and shoulder insignia of a colonel. This was a common problem throughout the episode in that several characters wore rank insignia which did not correspond to the ranks spoken of in the dialogue.
Noted majors 
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- Major Balthazar Edison (United Earth – MACO)
- Major J. Hayes (United Earth – MACO)
- Major Jatarn (Bajoran – Bajoran Militia)
- Major Kira Nerys (Bajoran Militia)
- Major Klev (Tandaran military)
- Major Rakal (Romulan – Tal Shiar)
- Major Malcolm Reed (mirror universe – Terran Empire – MACO)
- Major Talok (Vulcan High Command, in fact covert Romulan agent)
| Enlisted personnel | Commissioned officers | Generals and flag officers | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fleet: | CRM | PO | CPO | MID CDT | ENS | LT JG | LT | LT CMDR | CMDR | CAPT | FCAPT | CDORE | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | ||||
| Military: | PVT AMN | CPL | SGT | SSGT | MSGT 1SGT | 2nd LT | 1st LT | CAPT | MAJ | LT COL | COL | BRIG | MAJ GEN | LT GEN | GEN | MARSHAL | ||||
| Positions: | Technician • Specialist • Chief | YMN | TAC • SO • 3rd • 2nd • 1st • CO • DD | Portmaster • Chief of Staff • CinC | ||||||||||||||||
| Services: | Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • SS • Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO • United Earth MACO • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • United States • Vulcan | |||||||||||||||||||
This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.
