[net.startrek] Commodore not a rank?

stoner@qumix.UUCP (Dave Stone) (10/08/85)

> 	Commodore is not a navy rank it is a courtesy title for use
> when a person with the rank of Captain is aboard a ship which he
> is not currently commanding.  There may be only one person aboard a
> ship who has the title "Captain".
> -- 
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> Austin, Texas           {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax,gatech}!ut-sally!oakhill!hunter
> 
> (I am responsible for myself and my dog and no-one else)

It's been a long time since I was in the Navy but unless things have changed
since then (8 years ago) as I understood it Commodore was a rank between 
Captain and Admiral and usually only given in war time....I'll be the first
to admit I may be wrong......


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bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) (10/16/85)

> > 	Commodore is not a navy rank it is a courtesy title for use
> > when a person with the rank of Captain is aboard a ship which he
> > is not currently commanding.  There may be only one person aboard a
> > ship who has the title "Captain".
> > -- 
> It's been a long time since I was in the Navy but unless things have changed
> since then (8 years ago) as I understood it Commodore was a rank between 
> Captain and Admiral and usually only given in war time....I'll be the first
> to admit I may be wrong......
>