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From: martinl@molihp.UUCP (Martin M Lacey)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Shirts and Insignia
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Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 18:19:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 28 18:19:24 1985
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>>  Has anyone else noticed the shirt insignias used by starfleet?
>>  In STTTVE (Star Trek the TV Epic) we see that starfleet has a
>>  different shirt insignia or each assignment:
>> 
>> 		On the big E it was the stylized A within a circle
>> 
>> 		 On base Comodore Mendez (see The Menagerie (sp))
>> 		  was wearing a pattern of triangels.
>> 
>> 		Dekker (in the Flying Carrot that almost ate the
>> 		  Enterprise) is wearing yet another symbol.
>> 
>>  In other shows you can see that each ship in the fleet, each
>>  starbase, etc has their own symbol.
>
>The command insignia on the Enterprise in the TV series (and later the insignia
>throughout Starfleet) was a stylized STAR, not the letter A.  While there were
>some feeble attempts to show different Starfleet personnel with different
>insignia in the TV series, this idea was dropped when they began making the
>motion pictures.  Notice there were even bigger changes in uniforms (ranks and
>branches of service) since then.  Kirk was probably on the committee which
>chose the star insignia for all of Starfleet.
>--
>"It's only by NOT taking the human race seriously that I retain what
 >fragments of my once considerable mental powers I still possess!"
	>Roger Noe			ihnp4!riccb!rjnoe

	Say fellow Trekies...

    I have a whole book on all the insignia, ship sizes and classifications,
    etcetera...  If anyone is interested, I will post what all the insignia's
    mean.  Side note: I believe There are several different shirt types
    to be worn, depending on the military occasion; but this would be
    hard to illustrate over the net.  Well, perhaps tommorrow I will
    summerize these shoulder and chest patchs anyhow; Maybe someone
    is interested.....:-)

				Martin the Magian.

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