#Commander in chief meaning code

This means that to officers and NCOs below the rank of commander, lieutenant colonel, or wing commander, the chaplain is a superior. RAN chaplains who are in divisions 1, 2 or 3 (of five divisions) have the equivalent rank standing of commanders. The rank of commander in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is identical in description to that of a commander in the British Royal Navy. In the Royal Netherlands Air Force, however, this rank is known by the English spelling of commodore which is the Dutch equivalent of the British air commodore. The Dutch use of the title as a rank lives on in the Royal Netherlands Navy, as the equivalent of commodore. In the fleet of the Admiralty of Zeeland however, commandeur was a formal rank, the equivalent of Schout-bij-nacht (rear-admiral) in the other Dutch admiralties. This included ad hoc fleet commanders and acting captains ( Luitenant-Commandeur). In the navy of the Dutch Republic, anyone who commanded a ship or a fleet without having an appropriate rank to do so could be called a Commandeur. Various functions of commanding officers were also styled commander.

#Commander in chief meaning code

In the 20th and 21st centuries, the rank has been assigned the NATO rank code of OF-4. The equivalent American rank master commandant remained in use until changed to commander in 1838.Ī corresponding rank in some navies is frigate captain.

The Royal Navy shortened 'master and commander' to 'commander' in 1794 however, the term 'master and commander' remained (unofficially) in common parlance for several years. In practice, these were usually unrated sloops-of-war of no more than 20 guns. The title, originally 'master and commander', originated in the 18th century to describe naval officers who commanded ships of war too large to be commanded by a lieutenant but too small to warrant the assignment of a post-captain and (before about 1770) a sailing master the commanding officer served as his own master. For example, in the US Army, an officer with the rank of captain ( NATO rank code OF-2) may hold the title of ' company commander', whereas an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel ( NATO rank code OF-4) typically holds the title of ' battalion commander'. In most armies, the term 'commander' is used as a job title. In the police, terms such as ' borough commander' and 'incident commander' are used.Ĭommander as a naval and air force rank Naval officer ranksĬommander is a rank used in navies, but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.Ĭommander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example ' platoon commander', ' brigade commander' and ' squadron commander'. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. JSTOR ( June 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭommander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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