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'''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]], equal with the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. | '''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]], equal with the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. | ||
Captains typically command a single ship but may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present. | Captains typically command a single ship, but 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" (as heard in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level, [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|"Pillar of Autumn"]]). | Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" (as heard in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level, [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|"Pillar of Autumn"]]). | ||
==Relation to Marine Corps Captain== | ==Relation to Marine Corps Captain== | ||
The Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain and has no special command authority with respect to a ship. | The Marine Corps rank of [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship. | ||
==Known Captains== | ==Known Captains== |
Revision as of 06:00, June 21, 2007
Template:Rank Infobox This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the UNSC Marine Corps rank, see Captain (Marine Corps).
Captain[1] is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, equal with the rank of Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps.
Captains typically command a single ship, but 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" (as heard in the Halo: Combat Evolved level, "Pillar of Autumn").
Relation to Marine Corps Captain
The 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.
Known Captains
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".