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The following details the ranks of commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted personnel in the Earth Federation Defense Force (former United Nations Forces),[1] showing the Japanese rank, English translation, and NATO equivalent.
In the Classic saga, salutation of respect among the EDF was right hand in a fist over heart with thumb facing to the ground with heels together for ranks lower than Captain. Ranks Captain and higher was allowed to return a standard salute back at the crew or exchange at another Captain or a higher ranking officer. This special salutation technique was abandoned in the 2199 remake and the fist-over-heart was dropped completely; allowing all ranks to salute to each other.
The fist-over-heart salute was done slightly differently in Season 1 of the original series, as the palm of the fist is facing the chest, not the edge of the fingers. The thumb is either tucked within the fingers or pressed against the index finger. The fist is more centered in some scenes.
↑An anchor badge is sometimes depicted above the stripes of the standard insignia, seemingly denoting commander status. (Ex. Okita, Hijikata, Tani) However, not all fleet commanders are seen using them. (Ex. Yamanami, Ozaki)
↑Note that the rank insignias depicted are used by the Cosmo Marines, the Air Force uses the same insignias as the Cosmo Navy (Male Type C uniform variant).
↑Mikage Kiryu's graduation photo shows her father and Hajime Saito in their uniforms. This confirms that the rank of Colonel in the UNCM uses the same rank insignia as the UNCN, however Saito is shown with the equivalent of a captain insignia, which goes against his established rank of Sargent Major. It's unclear whether this is a mistake or if the various insignias changed at some point early in the Great Garmillas War. (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark)
↑It's worth noting that, in Japanese, army and naval ranks use the same word.
↑Garmillas and Dezariam use WWII-era German and Japanese
↑Admiral Gul Ditz's rank is written "提督, Teitoku". The word does not indicate a specific rank, it's the word used to describe any officer at Admiral level. In the Imperial Garmillas Defense Force this would go from Grand Admiral to Admiral.
↑Jochen Geist is the only known Warrant Officer in the Garmillas military, who specifically uses the rank of "Engineer Warrant Officer" (機関兵, Kikan-hei sōchō)
↑Yahbu Sukelji is the only known Petty Officer 1st Class, he specifically uses the rank of Enginer Petty Officer 1st Class (一等機関兵曹, Ichi-tō kikan heisō)
↑Louth Kiel is the only known Petty Officer 2nd Class, he specifically uses the rank of Communication Petty Officer 2nd Class (二等通信兵曹, Ni-tō tsūshin heisō)
