Sergeant was a uniformed rank used by both law enforcement and military personnel.
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Law enforcement rank[]
In law enforcement, sergeant was the rank immediately below Lieutenant or Inspector.
An administrativedesk sergeant was simulated in the Dixon Hill seriesholoprogram rendition, where he worked the desk at the entrance of a police department when Jean-Luc Picard, Data, and Beverly Crusher took part in 2364. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
Security Sergeant Lipton was knocked unconscious by Gary Seven at McKinley Rocket Base. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")
Military rank[]
In the military, sergeant was the highest or a series of highest enlisted ranks used in a service organization. Sergeants ranked below commissioned officers and above corporals. Other grades of sergeant include first sergeant, staff sergeant, and master sergeant, among others. The NaziSS equivalent to the United States Army sergeant was called unterscharführer.
Starfleet Lieutenant Tom Paris wore the insignia of an American Civil WarUnion sergeant on 19th centuryEarth, when rescuing Q and CaptainKathryn Janeway from the Continuum. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
N. Kemper and B. Moreno were 22nd century Earth MACO sergeants. (ENT: "The Xindi")
In the mirror universe, Travis Mayweather and B. Moreno were MACO sergeants. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
A Klingonsergeant was ordered by Kruge to execute one of the Genesis Planethostages in 2285. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
During the Q Civil War, the rescue of Q and Kathryn Janeway from a Confederate Army camp was conducted by several members of the USS Voyager crew dressed as Union Armyinfantry, including Tom Paris, who wore the rank insignia of a Union sergeant. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
External links[]
- Sergeant at Wikipedia
- Sergeant at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
