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'''Captain''' is a junior [[commissioned officer]] rank of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]], equal in rank to [[Lieutenant]] in the [[UNSC Navy]].
'''Captain''' is a junior [[commissioned officer]] rank of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]], equal in rank to [[Lieutenant]] in the [[UNSC Navy]].


There are only two Captains featured so far. One is the nameless commander of [[Tango Company]], one of the [[Marine Corp]]s [[companies]] the [[Spartan-IIs]] were pitted against during their training as youths.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 158 - "They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time the Captain told them to win no matter what - even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it."</ref> The other is [[Captain Ponder]], after being demoted from [[Lieutenant Colonel]], featured in [[Halo: Contact Harvest]].
There are only two Captains featured so far. One is the nameless commander of [[Tango Company]], one of the [[UNSC Marine Corp]]s [[companies]] the [[Spartan-IIs]] were pitted against during their training as youths.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 158 - "They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time the Captain told them to win no matter what - even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it."</ref> The other is [[Captain Ponder]], after being demoted from [[Lieutenant Colonel]], featured in [[Halo: Contact Harvest]].


==Relation to Navy Captain==
==Relation to Navy Captain==

Revision as of 13:32, September 20, 2008

Template:Ratings Template:Rank Infobox This article refers to the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army rank of Captain. For the UNSC Navy rank, see Captain (Navy).

Captain is a junior commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army, equal in rank to Lieutenant in the UNSC Navy.

There are only two Captains featured so far. One is the nameless commander of Tango Company, one of the UNSC Marine Corps companies the Spartan-IIs were pitted against during their training as youths.[1] The other is Captain Ponder, after being demoted from Lieutenant Colonel, featured in Halo: Contact Harvest.

Relation to Navy Captain

The Marine Corps 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. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 158 - "They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time the Captain told them to win no matter what - even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it."

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