THE SF DICTIONARY 1. This is supposed to work as a look-up sheet for some often used Abbreviations and informations you don't want to dig for in the manual or other sources. 2. Common abbreviations 2O Second Officer a (prefix) Acting Adm Admiral Admin Administration (specifically that of the Holoworld Fleet) ast (prefix) Assistant BA or BrAdm Branch Admiral Capt or Cpt Captain Cdt Cadet CEO Chief Engineering Officer CGT Command Grade Training CinC Commander in Chief Cmdor or Cmdre Commodore Cmdr Commander Cmn Crewman (CR or CmnR: Crewman Recruit; CA or CmnA: Crewman Apprentice) CMO Chief Medical Officer CNS Counselor CO Commanding Officer CoC Chain of Command CPO Chief Petty Officer CSciO Chief Science Officer CSO Chief Security Officer CTO Chief Training Officer CWO Chief Warrant Officer (CWO1, CWO2 or CWO3: Chief Warrant Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade) Ens Ensign FA or FlAdm Fleet Admiral FC Fleet Commander (Fleet CO) FCO Flight Control Officer (should never be used for Fleet Commanding Officer!) FGM Fleet Game Master FO First Officer FPO Fleet Personnel Officer FXO Fleet Executive Officer GM Game Master HN Head Nurse HWF Holoworld Fleet (you knew that one, didn't you?) JAG Judge Advocate General JG Junior Grade Lt Lieutenant Lt Lieutenant Junior Grade LtCmdr Lieutenant-Commander MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer NCO or Non-Com Non-commissioned officer NPC Non-Player Character NRPG Non-Role Playing Game OPS Chief Operations Officer, the operations department, or the operations console on the bridge OTC OMEGA Training Centre (predecessor of the USS DESTINY) PADD Personal Access and Display Device PbeM Play by e-mail PC Player Character PO Personnel Officer or Petty Officer (PO1, PO2 or PO3: Petty Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd Class) RL Real Life RP or RPG Role Playing (Game) SB Starbase SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer SD Stardate (in the HWF: YY.MMDD.hhmm format) SEC Security Department; sometimes refers to the person heading it SF Starfleet SFA or SFAcad Starfleet Academy SFEng Starfleet Engineering SFIntel Starfleet Intelligence SFMed Starfleet Medical SFSec Starfleet Security SO Second Officer (2O is used more often) TAC Tactical Department; sometimes refers to the person heading it UGM Unit Game Master VA or VAdm Vice Admiral WO Warrant Officer XO Executive Officer (same as First Officer - FO) 3. Ship departments Position Abbreviation (usual) Rank/Description Commanding Officer CO Commander, Captain First Officer/ FO/XO Lieutenant-Commander Executive Officer Second Officer * 2O/SO Lieutenant-Commander, Lieutenant Department Ensign to Lieutenant-Commander Operations OPS Operations Officer Engineering CEO Chief Engineering Officer Security/Tactical CSO/SEC/TAC Chief Security Officer Sciences CSciO Chief Science Officer Navigation FCO/CNO/helm Flight Control Officer or Chief Navigations Officer Medical CMO Chief Medical Officer Counselling CNS Chief Counsellor Marines MO Marine Officer ** MCO Marine Commanding Officer ** MXO Marine Executive Officer ** * the 2O is often also a department head ** not present on all ships 4. Ranks in HWF Rank Abbreviation Insignia Position -----------------------------------------------------------------flag ranks--- Fleet Admiral FA, FlAdm 4 stars Fleet Commander Admiral Adm 3 stars Fleet XO Vice Admiral VA, VAdm 2 stars Branch Admiral BA, BrAdm 1 star Fleet PO, Squadron COs Commodore Cmdor, Cmdre 5 pips Branch Admiral and Commodore, while using different insignia, are of same rank. ----------------------------------------------------------------fleet ranks--- Captain Cpt, Capt 4 pips Ship CO, Fleet Chief of Staff, Starfleet Branch Head Commander Cmdr 3 pips Ship FO, Frigate CO, Ship/Base Department Head Lieutenant- LtCmdr 2 1/2 pips Ship/Base Department Head Commander Frigate XO, Ship 2O/SO Lieutenant Lt 2 pips Ship/Base Department Head Lieutenant Lt 1 1/2 pips Ship/Base Department Head Junior Grade Ensign Ens/Esn 1 pip Ship/Base Department Head ---------------------------------------------------------------marine ranks--- 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Lieutenant-Major, Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel equal to fleet ranks from Ensign to Captain. ---------------------------------------------------non-commisioned officers--- Crewman Recruit (CR, CmnR); Crewman Apprentice (CA, CmnA); Crewman (Cmn); Petty Officer 3rd, 2nd or 1st Class (PO3, PO2, PO1); Chief Petty Officer (CPO); Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO); Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO). -----------------------------------------------------------warrant officers--- Warrant Officer (WO); Chief Warrant Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd Grade (CWO1, CWO2, CWO3) 5. Uniform colors Command crimson Marines navy blue, red trim JAG crimson Medical aqua Security mustard Science blue Engineering mustard Counselling sapphire Miscellaneous mustard 6. HWF Administration, names and adresses Fleet Commanding Officer ........ fleet_co [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Fleet Executive Officer ......... fleet-xo [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Fleet Personell Officer ......... fleet_po [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Chief Training Officer .......... fleet_cto [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Antelope Squadron Commander ..... antelope [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Beaver Squadron Commander ....... beaver [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Condor Squadron Commander ....... condor [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Starfleet Security Head ......... sfsec [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Starfleet Engineering Head ...... sfe-head [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Starfleet Intelligence Head ..... contact the Fleet XO Ombudsman ....................... fleet_ombudsman [at] yahoogroups [dot] com Fleet GM ........................ fleet_gm [at] yahoogroups [dot] com HWF WWW PAGE .................... http://www.holoworld-startrek.org (redirects to http://www.geocities.com/holoworldfleet) 7. In closing For more information, refer to the HWF Manual, the HWF ship classes page, the HWF roster, the HWF FAQ and sign-up information, the Fleet and Ship rosters. They are either available from the WWW page, infrequently on the newsgroup or from your Captain. If you have questions beyond that or are unsure if you are stepping on swampy ground with something, contact your Captain, Fleet Commander or the Game Masters and ask. Document created and (c) 1995-96 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Armin Lenz edited 1998 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Gretchen A. Shapiro edited 2006 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Ruud Visser