<P> The original plans for the aborted Star Trek: Phase II television series involved retaining TOS uniforms but when the project became Star Trek: The Motion Picture, they were replaced by a new design . Robert Fletcher continued this system when he designed the uniforms for Star Trek: The Motion Picture . </P> <P> The film has multiple uniform styles, including one - piece jumpsuits, matching shirt and pants, and tunics either with buttons or a sash around the waist . All uniform variants include shoes ("foot coverings") built into the legs of the trousers . Some uniforms have short sleeves, while others are long - sleeved, with either standing, v - neck, or turnover collars . Uniforms come in gray, white, gray and white, blue, brown, and beige . </P> <P> On the Enterprise, the arrowhead still remains the symbol for all staff members, but the elongated star replaces the science department's circle and oval crossover and the ops department's 6 - sided spiral . With the uniform colors no longer representing departmental affiliation ("Section assignment"), division is indicated by a colored circle set behind the arrowhead: red is for engineering, pale green for medical, orange for science, white for command, pale gold for operations and gray for security . </P> <P> Most of the uniforms in the first movie also included a noticeable "perscan" (short for personal scanner) medical monitoring device, mentioned in the Gene Roddenberry novelization of The Motion Picture, which appears on the uniforms in the position where one would expect to see a belt buckle . </P>

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