I've been wondering this a while, but would it be possible to make it so the epaulettes could be used on other uniforms. It's a very classic naval look and I could imagine looking pretty cool on other uniforms.
It would be like belts but even cooler! It also doesn't seem like it would be too complicated. In fact to simplify it, just make it so it has three gold bars for other uniforms and only rank changeable for the MU uniform.
It would also be nice to have an updated version of TOS cuff stripes based on the Naval model with a ST twist - 4 stripes for a Captain, 3 for a Commander and so on and so forth. With the epaulettes and diplomat's trousers with the stripes it would make for a particularly epic dress uniform
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I'd go one further and split the collars out like they're split out for Klingons.