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:''This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the [[UNSC]] Army and Marines rank, see [[Captain (Ground forces)]].'' | :''This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the [[UNSC]] Army and Marines rank, see [[Captain (Ground forces)]].'' | ||
'''Captain'''<ref>In reference to the above image: ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 161 -- "Commander Keyes opened the box. Inside were a pair of ... insignia: '''four bars and a single star'''".</ref> is a [[commissioned officers|commissioned officer]] rank of the [[UNSC Navy]], | '''Captain'''<ref>In reference to the above image: ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 161 -- "Commander Keyes opened the box. Inside were a pair of ... insignia: '''four bars and a single star'''".</ref> is a [[commissioned officers|commissioned officer]] rank of the [[UNSC Navy]], and is the Naval equalivant of a [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]]. | ||
Captains typically command a single ship | Navy Captains typically command a single ship-typically a class larger than a frigate but smaller than a carrier. Navy Captains may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present. | ||
Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."<ref>''[[Halo:The Flood]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[Thom Shephard]]: "Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later."</ref> | Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."<ref>''[[Halo:The Flood]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[Thom Shephard]]: "Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later."</ref> | ||
==Relation to Marine and Army Captain== | ==Relation to Marine and Army Captain== | ||
The Army and Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship. | The Army and Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 14:41, October 18, 2009
- This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the UNSC Army and Marines rank, see Captain (Ground forces).
Captain[1] is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, and is the Naval equalivant of a Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army.
Navy Captains typically command a single ship-typically a class larger than a frigate but smaller than a carrier. Navy Captains may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.
Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."[2]
Relation to Marine and Army Captain
The Army and Marine Corps rank of Captain is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.
Sources
- ^ In reference to the above image: Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 161 -- "Commander Keyes opened the box. Inside were a pair of ... insignia: four bars and a single star".
- ^ Halo:The Flood, Halo: Combat Evolved, Thom Shephard: "Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later."
