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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" | Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper"<ref>[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]], [[Thom Sheperd]]: Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later.</ref> | ||
==Relation to Marine Corps Captain== | ==Relation to Marine Corps Captain== | ||
Revision as of 13:09, August 25, 2007
- 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"[2]
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.
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".
- ^ Pillar of Autumn, Thom Sheperd: Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later.
