The rank is the equivalent of a colonel in the land based military services such as the army or the marine corps. The position is that of the officer in charge of a vessel. Navy carries two meanings one of position and one of rank.
The word captain in the u s. Qualifications for navy captains. Contents show role the command of a ship is.
Other equivalent ranks in other navies notably include captain of sea and war or captain at sea. The equivalent rank in many navies is ship of the line captain. The nato rank code is of 5 equivalent to an army full colonel.
Captain is the name most often given in english speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The table below lists the equivalent ranks of a navy captain and their insignia in the other four branches of the united states armed services. The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly gs 15 under the federal government s general schedule payscale.
A captain is a senior officer with a military paygrade of o 6. In the united states navy united states coast guard united states public health service commissioned corps usphs and national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officer corps noaa corps captain is the senior most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer i e admirals the equivalent rank is colonel in the united states army air force and marine corps. Command of a ballistic missile submarine or a squadron of attack submarines.
Command of a navy cruiser or larger ship. Navy captains can hold a variety of high level leadership positions including. Captain is a senior commissioned officer s rank in the united states navy and is equivalent to the rank of major in the other armed services.
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Captain in the navy. Captain is the name most often given in english speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship of the line captain e g. France argentina spain captain of sea and war e g.
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Brazil portugal captain at sea e g. France argentina spain captain of sea and war e g. Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship of the line captain e g.
The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel. Captain is the name most often given in english speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships.
