The Terran Federation was a strictly organized hierarchy, especially when it came to military endeavors. As such, numerous ranks existed in its military structure. These included:
- Trooper: one of the lowest ranks, Troopers made up the brunt of the Federation's military forces.
- Squad Leader: squad leaders were responsible for a single squadron of five or six individuals.
- Battle Commander: a rank used to denote a step above squad leader. They made tactical decisions in battle, based upon the actions of other squads, though battle commanders were still in charge of only one squadron.
- Sergeant
- Sergeant-Major
- Section Leader
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- Major
- Sub-Commander
- Commander
- Base Commander: while not a typical rank, because it could be held by civilians and technicians as well, base commanders were assigned specific bases that they controlled.
- Brigade Commander
- Space Commander
- Colonel
- General
- Admiral
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The Terran Federation ranks are derived from Blake's 7.