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 ==Flag Officer Ranks==
 ===Fleet Admiral===
 Fleet Admiral is the highest rank in Starfleet. Fleet Admirals have many years of distinguished service and an impeccable record. There are only 6 Fleet Admirals: the Judge Advocate General, the Chief in Command, the Commander Starfleet, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Director of the Corps of Engineers and the Fleet Commander.
+: ''In UFOP: StarBase 118, Fleet Admiral Tristan Wolf holds the position of Commander Starfleet.''
 ===Admiral===
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 ===Commodore===
-Although the rank of Commodore was mentioned in TOS, it seems to have been lost by the time of TNG. Commodore is used within the U.F.O.P. group to highlight officers with long service records, who perform special tasks within the club.
+Commodore is a naval rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, commodore is the most junior flag officer rank of a naval organization, under an admiral rank (usually under rear admiral) but senior to a captain. Commodores command groups of ships, as opposed to captains commanding single ships or units. In comparison to other ranking systems, this rank is equivalent to the military brigadier or brigadier general. The rank of Commodore was used by starfleet until at least the 2270's, but it has been superceded.
+: ''Commodore is still, sometimes, used by UFOP: StarBase 118 for those officers who fulfill a special administrative position within the group. It is not considered part of the normal rank structure, and many officers are promoted from Fleet Captain to Rear Admiral.''
 ===Fleet Captain===
-Another rank which is U.F.O.P. specific and is not mentioned in the universe of Star Trek. The rank of fleet captain is for those long serving captains, who have been in the field of command for long periods of time and who have distinguished themselves with honor.
+Fleet Captain is a Starfleet title given to a senior captain with a different set of responsibilities than a starship captain. This could be thought of as a higher rank than captain, although it does not possess a permanent position in the rank hierarchy (a captain could also be directly promoted to the next highest rank, without spending time at a fleet captain posting).
+: ''In UFOP: StarBase 118, this rank is generally part of the normal rank structure. Whether or not it is a canon onscreen rank is of some debate.''
 ==Officer Ranks==