MARINE  RANK STRUCTURE - Starfleet Marine Standard, Commissioned Officers

Starfleet Marines are a special branch of Starfleet, reserved for dealing with combat intensive situations, as a supplement to the more versatile forces of Starfleet Security.  Generally, they are stationed aboard ships or installations which expect to encounter trouble on an ongoing basis.  See the Marine Service Branch description below for additional information.

Pips	Rank	Role in the Fleet
	Field Marshall	Commands the Marine Forces Omega Fleet
	General	Second In Command of Marines, Alpha Quadrant Marine Commander
	Lieutenant General	Third In Command of the Marines, Beta Quadrant Marine Commander
	Major General	Sector Commander, any quadrant.
	Brigadier General	Sector Headquarters Commander
(Note that multiple roles may be filled by one officer, if the duties of the roles do not require additional personnel.  In such cases, minimum rank is determined by authority requirements )
	Colonel	Commands a Marine Base
	Lieutenant Colonel	Commands a Marine Outpost (possibly mobile)
	Major	Commands a Marine Detachment (possibly mobile)
	Marine Captain	Commands a Marine Squad assigned to a ship or base.
	1st Lieutenant
	2nd Lieutenant

SERVICE BRANCHES - Omega Fleet Marines

The Omega Fleet adheres to Starfleet Standard Service Branches to differentiate between duty assignments. The Marines are illustrated below.

At present the 37th Regiment are serving with the Omega Fleet.

Marines - Responsible for defending the Federation against military threats or supporting Security Officers in military action, Starfleet Marines are specialists in combat & tactics.  They typically are found as support staff on a Starbase or Starship which regularly encounters trouble.  Given the nature of the 'special circumstances' required to justify employing Starfleet Marines, this branch maintains it's own Academy and rank structure to differentiate them from Starfleet Naval operations which have the image of promoting peace.  This branch is indicated by an olive drab tunic colour.  There is a Special Forces Branch of the Starfleet Marines, indicated by a black tunic colour.  These highly professional specialists have training far and above the level of most Marines, and are trained to fight as a highly coordinated, highly disciplined team.  If the Marines are rare, the Special Forces are all but unheard of.