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'''Commanding Officers''' are Officers that have been promoted to areas such as the bridge.


In the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], '''Commanding Officer''' is the official title of the commander of any ship. However, they are referred to as "the Captain" no matter what their actual rank. They are also refered to informally as "Skipper" or "Boss".
'''Commanding Officers''' are a role filled by officers that are in command of a particular duty, such as commanding a UNSC starship or leading a [[marine]] division. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of [[captain]] before such control is given. However, there have been known Navy COs that held the rank of commander. Marine COs are issued orders by the usually higher ranking Naval COs if on-board a starship. <ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref> Marine Battalion COs are usually [[major]]s or [[Captain]]s. Marine Platoon COs are usually lieutenants.  


There are different divisions for the commanding staff:
==Known Navy Commanding Officers==
*[[Jacob Keyes]]<ref>''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]</ref> (Captain)
==Bridge officer==
*[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> (Vice Admiral)
[[Admiral]]
*[[Miranda Keyes]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> (Commander)
[[Captain]]
*[[Fleet Admiral Harper]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>
First Officer...[[Commander]]
Second Officer...[[Lieutenant commander]]


==Engineering Officer==
==Known Army Commanding Officers==
*[[Antonio Silva]]
*[[Melissa McKay]]


Head Engineer...[[Lieutenant commander]]




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Commanding Officers are a role filled by officers that are in command of a particular duty, such as commanding a UNSC starship or leading a marine division. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of captain before such control is given. However, there have been known Navy COs that held the rank of commander. Marine COs are issued orders by the usually higher ranking Naval COs if on-board a starship. [1] Marine Battalion COs are usually majors or Captains. Marine Platoon COs are usually lieutenants.

Known Navy Commanding Officers

Known Army Commanding Officers