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*** Represents that commander should lead into battle, holding enough trust to turn their back on their crew (TNG Novel: ''Q & A'') | *** Represents that commander should lead into battle, holding enough trust to turn their back on their crew (TNG Novel: ''Q & A'') | ||
** Additionally, all vessels have single fixed override code set, used by [[Klingon High Command]] (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Kill'') | ** Additionally, all vessels have single fixed override code set, used by [[Klingon High Command]] (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Kill'') | ||
* Positions | |||
** Captain | |||
*** Commanding officer of a vessel, as in [[Starfleet]] | |||
** First officer | |||
*** Second in command of a vessel (Various) | |||
**** Title literally translates into Standard as "second officer" (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow'') | |||
* Divisions | * Divisions | ||
** Engineering | ** Engineering | ||
*** Weapons control | *** Weapons control | ||
**** Senior weapons officer leads division; general equivalent of Starfleet chief tactical officer (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | **** Senior weapons officer leads division; general equivalent of Starfleet chief tactical officer (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | ||
***** Reports directly to first officer (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow'') | |||
***** Lower-ranked members known as junior weapons officers (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | ***** Lower-ranked members known as junior weapons officers (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | ||
****** Junior weapons officers man firing consoles, coolant controls (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | ****** Junior weapons officers man firing consoles, coolant controls (TOS Novel: ''Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword'') | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 8 December 2020
- Military of the Klingon Empire
- Officers
- Officer rank structure, highest to lowest:
- General
- Captain
- Senior commanding officers of a full fleet of vessels granted title of "Fleet Captain" (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- Commander
- Lieutenant
- Officer rank structure, highest to lowest:
- Enlisted
- Enlisted rank structure, highest to lowest:
- Bekk
- Enlisted rank structure, highest to lowest:
- Chief of staff for the Klingon Defense Force holds the title of Fleet Admiral with the rank of General
- Standard uniform consists of warrior's traditional armor, shoulder-length hair
- All members required to carry mek'leth, disruptor
- During their existence, QuchHa' were barred from wearing standard Klingon Defense Force uniform, in order to better distinguish them from HemQuch (ENT Novel: Live by the Code; TOS)
- Education
- All officers taught standard fighting techniques (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- As of 23rd century, this does not include mok'bara (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- All officers taught standard fighting techniques (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Fleet details
- All KDF vessels bear individual prefix codes restricting command-and-control access (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- With vessel prefix code, a vessel can be controlled by outside systems as needed (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- Code can be configured individually by each commanding officer (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- Bridge configuration places commander at the fore of other bridge officers
- Represents that commander should lead into battle, holding enough trust to turn their back on their crew (TNG Novel: Q & A)
- Additionally, all vessels have single fixed override code set, used by Klingon High Command (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- All KDF vessels bear individual prefix codes restricting command-and-control access (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
- Positions
- Captain
- Commanding officer of a vessel, as in Starfleet
- First officer
- Second in command of a vessel (Various)
- Title literally translates into Standard as "second officer" (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow)
- Second in command of a vessel (Various)
- Captain
- Divisions
- Engineering
- Weapons control
- Senior weapons officer leads division; general equivalent of Starfleet chief tactical officer (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Reports directly to first officer (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow)
- Lower-ranked members known as junior weapons officers (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Junior weapons officers man firing consoles, coolant controls (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Firing consoles considered more significant, indicative of higher status and position (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Senior weapons officer leads division; general equivalent of Starfleet chief tactical officer (TOS Novel: Errand of Vengeance: The Edge of the Sword)
- Weapons control
- Engineering