Terran Confederation (Wing Commander) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The Terran Confederation is the primary human government in the Wing Commander science fiction series.

The Terran Confederation is an alliance of systems and regional governments which provide unified protection and economic growth. The Confederation was formed on August 23rd⁴, 2416⁵ with the signing of the Articles of Confederation⁶, the first unified Earth government since the grisly disintergration of the World Economic Consortium⁷ in the early 25th century.

Terran Confederation (English)

(Flag of the Terran Confederation1) (Terran Confederation Star2)
Official language	None known. English appears to be de facto.
Capital	Washington, D.C
President	David Quinson (as of late 2668)
Establishment	2416 Articles of Confederation
Currency	UNation Credit3

Government and Politics

The Terran Confederation is a representative democracy organized on the federal system. It consists of approximately seven hundred systems ⁸ spread over four thousand light years as of 2681. The Confederation is divided into seven sectors (Avalon, Gemini, Hawking, Sol, Vega, Argent, and Enigma)⁹. Each of these is further subdivided into four quadrants.

The Confederation government is headed by an elected President. In an event where the President is infirm, resigns, or is otherwise incapable of fulfilling the duties of the office, he/she is replaced by the Vice President. The most recent example of this was in 2668, when President Harold Rodham resigned following the uproar over the Kilrathi False Armistice¹⁰.

The chief legislative body is the Confederation Senate. The Senate is based in Washington, D.C on Earth¹¹, across the mall from the old Congress building of the United States¹².

Military

The Terran Confederation Military (known collectively, and somewhat informally, as Confed) is divided into four branches: the Army, Marines, Navy, and Space Forces₁₃. Each branch has a representative on the Confederation military's governing council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff₁₄, based on Earth₁₅. Its commander-in-chief is the President₁₆.

Rank Structure

There are two basic rank systems in use within the military of the Terran Confederation. One is used by the Army, Marines and Space Forces, the other by the Navy. Naval aviators use Space Force ranks, and transfers between the two services are possible₁₇.

Comparative Ranks of the Terran Confederation Military
Pay Grade	Service
	Navy	Army /Marine / Space Forces
Enlisted
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5	Spaceman Veteran Spaceman Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer	Spacehand Spacehand, 2nd Class Senior Spacehand Staff Sergeant Tech Sergeant Master Sergeant
Officers
O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6	Ensign, 2nd Class Ensign 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain	2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain - Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel
Flag / General
O7 O8 O9 O10 O11	Commodore Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Space Marshal	Brigadier General Lieutenant General Major General General

References

• ₁ Wing Commander movie introduction (Colorization unknown)
• ₂ Wing Commander IV, ending movie.
• ₃ Victory Streak: "Thirty-five years of the Terran-Kilrathi conflict have already cost governments and citizens quadrillions of UNation credits".
• ₄ Action Stations
• ₅ Kilrathi Saga Calendar
• ₆ The Price of Freedom (novel), pp. 143-144: "I didn't think that the Outer Worlds had signed the Articles of Confederation".
• ₇ Secret Ops Fiction, Episode 4, ISDN.
• ₈ Prophecy Map
• ₉ Ibid.
• ₁₀ Fleet Action
• ₁₁ The Price of Freedom (game), ending movie
• ₁₂ Ibid.
• ₁₃ Victory Streak.
• ₁₄ Fleet Action.
• ₁₅ Ibid.
• ₁₆ Action Stations.
• ₁₇ As evidenced from Christopher Blair's transition from the end of the Wing Commander IV novel, where he is a Brigadier General in the Space Forces, to Prophecy, where he is a Commodore.

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