The first Star Trek movie opened over a decade after The Original Series ended, and changing times meant a change in the look. The tricolors went out the window starting with Star Trek: The Motion Picture in favor of muted, neutral tones such as brown, beige, and sky blue. No particular significance was connected to specific colors. Instead, the Star Trek symbol on the uniform's left breast contained a color circle behind the delta, coded to match the wearer's department.

Starship duty [ edit ] The delta insignia iconic of duty aboard Starfleet starships. This version bears an elongated star to designate the command division.Starfleet Academy cadets wear a smaller, pewter-colored version of the Evening Starflower worn by Starbase personnel. A simulacrum of Kirk's academy rival and bully Finnegan is seen wearing it in " Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series)". Some licensed Star Trek publications present some insignia that contradict the ones shown on screen or in other publications. For example, the second and third editions of The Star Trek Encyclopedia offer differing insignia for various Starfleet ranks. [23] Additionally, some Star Trek publications, including officially licensed ones, posit additional ranks that are not seen or mentioned in live-action productions.

The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Parallels" used an alternate combadge design where rank was denoted by the number of bars behind the arrowhead.Variations in uniforms and insignia are occasionally used as plot devices in the various series. In the episode " Future Imperfect", the insignia are slightly altered so as to convince a character that 16 years have passed. In the episode, "Parallels", variations in uniforms and insignia suggest a meeting of characters from different parallel universes. Pilot version [ edit ] The original uniform as worn by Captain Christopher Pike and First Officer " Number One" in the first pilot " The Cage", and by Captain James T. Kirk in the second pilot " Where No Man Has Gone Before" Science: The star is replaced with a circle representing a planet with its equator outlined. This is worn on a blue tunic. Rank is indicated by stripes on long sleeves as per TOS, but now shoulder board stripes are employed when there are no long sleeves. Also, ensigns are now given a dotted braid (half stripe). Non-commissioned officers wear a hollow gold square on the shoulder boards but not at the sleeves. New rank insignia for admirals are shown, in the shape of three solid braids side-by-side, followed by another solid braid on its own, with an 8-pointed star on shoulder boards. The number of stripes was kept lower than on U.S. Navy uniforms to avoid an overly militaristic look as per TOS, [9] reflecting Roddenberry's insistence that the role of Starfleet was expressly non-military. Enter a galaxy on the brink of war as Federation, Klingon, and Romulan forces vie for control of the Alpha and Beta quadrants. Discover an ancient secret that could tip the scales of power forever.

The early first season episode " Charlie X" shows the captain and first officer of the Antares wearing a differently shaped insignia. As Roddenberry clarifiedGurian, Gerald (May 4, 2008). "Bill Theiss Lost Interview". Startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com . Retrieved January 23, 2013. Star Trek uniforms are costumes worn by actors portraying personnel of a fictitious Starfleet in various television series and films in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. During the various series, the costume design has often changed to represent different time periods and for reasons of appearance and comfort. Sometimes different styles were deliberately mixed to enhance the sense of time travel or alternative universes. Star Trek Fleet Command expands its universe with the launch of a brand new arc, Star Trek: The Next Generation!