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===Bajoran Militia===

The Bajoran Militia was the military arm of the Bajoran Provisional Government, originally made up of many former resistance fighters from the Occupation of Bajor.

The structure was comparable to that of an Earth army, with similar ranks. Bajoran officers were organized by divisional specialty, wearing different uniform colors for each (similar to [[Starfleet]]). Flag officers wear a more elaborate version of the normal duty uniform.

Officers of the Militia were usually graduates of the Bajoran Military Academy, although many commissions were awarded on the basis of demonstrated skills and merit of the soldiers who were part of the resistance against the occupation.

The Militia jointly operated Deep Space Nine with Starfleet. From 2369 to 2375 the station was commanded by a Starfleet command level officer and the executive officer was a Militia member. When the station's commander, Captain Sisko, disappeared in late 2375, his executive, Colonel Kira, took command.

It was said in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Rapture (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Rapture]]" that if Bajor joins the [[United Federation of Planets]], most of the Bajoran Militia would be absorbed into [[Starfleet]]. In the non-canonical [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch|relaunch]] novel ''Unity'', this happened in 2376.

Notable members of the Bajoran Militia included Major Kira and [[Odo (Star Trek)|Odo]].