In Star Trek TNG, what departments do the different color uniforms represent?

Question

For example, Mr. Data is on the bridge yet he wears a yellow uniform. Shouldn't he be wearing a red uniform like the other bridge officers.

Answer 1

I don't remeber seeing "olive", but I know the other three (at least on TNG)...

Red(like Picard and Riker, etc):Command Division
Yellow(like Geordi and Worf):Security and Engineering Divisions
Blue(like Troi and Crusher):Science and Medical Devisions

Answer 2

hi. the colorations denote diverse departments interior the StarFleet infrastructure. Command (Captain, First Officer, Pilot, helmsman) positioned on gold in TOS - red in TNG Engineering, safe practices, Operations - positioned on red in TOS and gold in TNG medical, Sciences - positioned on blue in both sequence.

Answer 3

Im not up to par on my" Star Trek " ediquette but i think the old star trek it was Gold= Command; Blue=Medical/Science; Red=Tech/Engineering/Secuirty.

I think they changed the Red =Command; and Gold=Tech/Engineering/Security.

remeber Lt. Warf was head of Security Lt.Jordi Laforge Engineering. So i think Data was head of Tech, or Operations.

Answer 4

Blue is crewman
Yellow is Chief or Lieutenant Commander
Red is Commander or Captain
Olive is Admiral

It used to be segregated accorbing to department

Blue- Enginerring, technical, or medical
Yellow- Navigation
Red- Security, science, Communications
Olive- Command.

Answer 5

Pretty much. : )