Command

Command (Organisational Unit)
A "Command" is an organisational unit that is designed to cover a full topic, rather than a specialised facet of it. It comes in two forms - independent, and subordinate. Independent commands are those that report directly to Commander, Starfleet. Subordinate commands, by contrast, report to another Command structure. As the commands of the 23rd Century continued to grow, more and more subordinate commands have sprung into existence to cover areas for Independent Commands that have become impossibly broad.

A Command will typically consist of a number of Divisions.

Almost all commands are led by a Director, who is assisted by a Chief of Staff. The Director will typically be a Rear Admiral, however many independent commands are led by a Vice Admiral, and Starfleet Operations Command is led by a full Admiral. The Chief of Staff will typically be one grade of Rank below the Director.