uniform colours

[sassy1]

can anyone explain to my stupid little self what the different colour uniforms mean?

i assume blue means medical peep
yellow, red... it's probably sooooo obvious, but i'm a bit of an eejit

cheers

 

[Delvo]

Yellow is for specialties related to "ship functions", including engineering, security/tactical, and the Science Officer. Blue is for other sciences not related to ship functions, including research and medicine (including psychiatric medicine, which is the role of the ship's Counsellor). Red is for generalists, including command ranks and trainees and most or all ensigns who haven't moved up to a blue or yellow specialty yet.

It wasn't that way in Kirk's generation; the famous "red shirts" were usually "security" (and good at it; their sacrifices kept the higher officers safe!), the Science Officer wore blue, the Captain wore yellow... there might not have been any particular duty-related pattern or plan.

 

[Shrek Baby]

This is a useful article to explain uniform colours and styles

Starfleet uniforms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[sassy1]

Cheers