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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> | ||
{{Rank Infobox | |||
|name=Captain | |||
|image= | |||
|affiliation= UNSC Navy | |||
|higher rank= Rear Admiral (Lower Half) | |||
|lower rank= Commander | |||
|command= 1 Warship | |||
|known= De Blanc | |||
Gibson | |||
Greene | |||
Iglesias | |||
Jacob Keyes | |||
Veredi | |||
Wallace | |||
James Gregory Cutter | |||
Unnamed Navy Captain | |||
Unnamed UNSC Navy Captain | |||
Veronica Dare | |||
}} | |||
==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 14:32, 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, equal with the rank of Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army.
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" 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."
