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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. The status of commanding officer is duly applied to all commissioned officers who hold lawful command over a military unit, ship, or installation. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of [[Captain]] before such control is given. In the Navy, commanding officer is the official title of the commander of a ship, but they are usually referred to as "the Captain" regardless of their actual rank, or informally referred to as "Skipper"<ref>''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]'' '''[[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] (O.S.):''' "Bridge to Cryo 2, this is Captain Keyes. Send the Master Chief to the bridge immediately." / '''[[Thom Shephard|Tech Chief Thom Shephard]]:''' "Captain, we'll have to skip the weapons diagnostics and I-" / '''Captain Keyes (O.S.):''' "On the double, crewman." / '''Tech Chief Thom:''' "Aye aye sir. ''{Pause}'' The Skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find your weapons later."</ref>.However, there have been known Navy COs that held the rank of [[Commander]], such as [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] before his promotion to Captain during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>. 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 [[Lieutenant]]s.  
'''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. The status of commanding officer is duly applied to all commissioned officers who hold lawful command over a military unit, ship, or installation. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of [[Captain]] before such control is given. In the Navy, commanding officer is the official title of the commander of a ship, but they are usually referred to as "the Captain" regardless of their actual rank, or informally referred to as "Skipper"<ref>''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]'' '''[[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] (O.S.):''' "Bridge to Cryo 2, this is Captain Keyes. Send the Master Chief to the bridge immediately." / '''[[Thom Shephard|Tech Chief Thom Shephard]]:''' "Captain, we'll have to skip the weapons diagnostics and I-" / '''Captain Keyes (O.S.):''' "On the double, crewman." / '''Tech Chief Thom:''' "Aye aye sir. ''{Pause}'' The Skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find your weapons later."</ref>.However, there have been known Navy COs that held the rank of [[Commander]], such as [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] before his promotion to Captain during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], pg 161<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>. 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 [[Lieutenant]]s.  


==Known Navy Commanding Officers==
==Known Navy Commanding Officers==

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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. The status of commanding officer is duly applied to all commissioned officers who hold lawful command over a military unit, ship, or installation. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of Captain before such control is given. In the Navy, commanding officer is the official title of the commander of a ship, but they are usually referred to as "the Captain" regardless of their actual rank, or informally referred to as "Skipper"[1].However, there have been known Navy COs that held the rank of Commander, such as Captain Keyes before his promotion to Captain during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, pg 161[2]. Marine COs are issued orders by the usually higher ranking Naval COs if on-board a starship. [3] Marine Battalion COs are usually Majors or Captains. Marine Platoon COs are usually Lieutenants.

Known Navy Commanding Officers

Known Marine/Army Commanding Officers

Sources

  1. ^ Halo:Combat Evolved Captain Keyes (O.S.): "Bridge to Cryo 2, this is Captain Keyes. Send the Master Chief to the bridge immediately." / Tech Chief Thom Shephard: "Captain, we'll have to skip the weapons diagnostics and I-" / Captain Keyes (O.S.): "On the double, crewman." / Tech Chief Thom: "Aye aye sir. {Pause} The Skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find your weapons later."
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
  3. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
  4. ^ Halo:Combat Evolved
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike
  6. ^ Halo 2
  7. ^ Halo 3
  8. ^ Halo 2
  9. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest
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