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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]], and is the Naval equalivant of a [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]].
'''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]], [[UNSC Air Force]], 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.
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 senior-most 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, Air Force, 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 Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army 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 13:04, December 8, 2009

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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).

Captain[1] is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, and is the Naval equalivant of a Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps, UNSC Air Force, 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 senior-most officer present.

Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."[2]

Relation to Marine, Air Force, and Army Captain

The Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army 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

  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ 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."

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