Starfleet Captains

In real time, Captain is a title given to a military rank. This title was also used in Star Trek to refer to a vessel or ship commander. In the Navy, a captain is above a commander while in the infantry, he is above the first lieutenant and under the majors and is called the colonel. The Cardassians refer to their captain as Gul while the Ferengi alliances call them DaiMon.

The Starfleet has several starship captains or commanding officer but a rank lower than the captain may still be addressed as thus given that they are commanding the ship on the captain’s deck. Being a Starfleet captain means being light years away from the planet Earth and this requires the ability to function autonomously in making independent and responsible decisions according to the rules of the Federation and for the lives of the crew as well as all the members of the Federation.

Some of the most notable captains of the Starfleet include Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise A, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of USS Enterprise D and E, Captain Jonathan Archer of Enterprise NX-01, Captain Benjamin Sisko of DS9 and USS Defiant, and Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager. Another notable captain of the Starfleet seen in the alternate reality established in 2233 is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Enterprise.

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