Rank insignia of the Gotham Empire

Rank insignia of the Gotham Empire refers to badges of military rank which were used by officers of the Imperial Military. All officers in the Service wore one or another of these insignia.

Officer ranks
In 0 BBY, Imperial officers of the Gotham Empire wore insignia consisting of a confusing collection of multi-colored rank squares on the left breast of the officer's uniform with a combination of several metal cylinders to either side of the rank badge. By the next few years, the rank squares had become a much simpler collection of red and blue squares with the code cylinders still in use.

In the Gotham Civil War, most Imperial officers were verbally addressed as "Commander" with the exception of Admirals, such as Admiral Kendal Ozzel and Piett who were addressed as "Admiral". It should be noted that "commander" is an acceptable form of address for captains, majors, colonels, or anyone of any rank who commands a military unit. Grand Moff Tarkin was referred to as "Governor".

Enlisted ranks
Imperial enlisted personnel have never been shown to have any type of insignia, but do have various types of uniforms which could indicate seniority among the enlisted rank structure. The uniforms appear to range from Soldiers and Technicians, to Sergeants and Naval NCOs, as well as Warrant Officers and Command Sergeants. Each of these groups is shown in the feature films to have various types of uniforms but never have been shown wearing any type of identifying insignia.

Stormtroopers
Stormtroopers use the same rank system as the Imperial Army, but rarely wear any type of outward insignia. Stormtroopers have an identification scanner, built into their helmets, which can determine the rank and seniority of other Stormtroopers.

In the higher ranks of the Stormtroopers, the senior Stormtrooper officers do not wear the Battle Armor on a regular basis, thus a different uniform, for the more casual "office" setting, would be worn. Such personnel are Stormtrooper commanders whose daily duties do not necessitate the regular wearing of battle armor.

Starfighter Corps
A rank system for the Imperial Starfighter Corps is as follows


 * High Marshal (High Admiral)
 * Force Marshal (Fleet Admiral)
 * Chief Marshal (Admiral)
 * Marshall (Vice Admiral)
 * Vice Marshal (Rear Admiral)
 * Flight Commodore (Commodore)
 * Group Captain (Captain)
 * Wing Commander (Commander)
 * Squadron Leader (Lieutenant Commander)
 * Flight Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
 * Flying Officer (Sub-Lieutenant)
 * Pilot Officer (Ensign)
 * Flight Cadet (Midshipman)

Corresponding Imperial Navy rank listed as comparison

Imperial Security Bureau
Members of the Imperial Security Bureau, or the "ISB" personnel wear white uniforms with rank insignia corresponding to Imperial Army and Navy personnel. The ISB uses the same insignia to those of the Imperial Army.