CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Commander - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"2b1f3039-f678-4f1b-9e6d-10b49b29c509","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Commander","wgTitle":"Commander","wgCurRevisionId":1252883003,"wgRevisionId":1252883003,"wgArticleId":226168,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text","Articles containing Danish-language text","Articles containing Finnish-language text","Articles containing Swedish-language text","Articles containing Hindi-language text","Articles containing Irish-language text","Articles containing Lithuanian-language text","Articles containing Dutch-language text","Articles containing Norwegian-language text","Articles containing Urdu-language text","Articles containing Polish-language text", "Articles containing Romanian-language text","CS1 Danish-language sources (da)","CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)","CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt)","CS1 Malay-language sources (ms)","CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl)","CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no)","CS1 Polish-language sources (pl)","CS1 Romanian-language sources (ro)","All articles with dead external links","Articles with dead external links from October 2022","Articles with permanently dead external links","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Articles needing additional references from June 2008","All articles needing additional references","Gubernatorial titles","Military ranks","Military ranks of Australia","Military ranks of the Netherlands","Police ranks","Police ranks in the United Kingdom"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Commander","wgRelevantArticleId":226168,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true, "wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q6620231","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics": true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","mediawiki.page.gallery.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar", "ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cmediawiki.page.gallery.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Commander - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Commander rootpage-Commander skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Commander" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Commander" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Commander" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Commander" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Commander_as_a_naval_and_air_force_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commander_as_a_naval_and_air_force_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Commander as a naval and air force rank</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Commander_as_a_naval_and_air_force_rank-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Commander as a naval and air force rank subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Commander_as_a_naval_and_air_force_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Australia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Australia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Australia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Australia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scandinavia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scandinavia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Scandinavia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scandinavia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Denmark" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Denmark"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>Denmark</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Denmark-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Royal_Navy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Navy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.1</span> <span>Royal Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Navy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Royal_Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.2</span> <span>Royal Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commander_as_a_military_appointment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commander_as_a_military_appointment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Commander as a military appointment</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Commander_as_a_military_appointment-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Commander as a military appointment subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Commander_as_a_military_appointment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-British_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#British_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>British Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-British_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Netherlands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Netherlands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Netherlands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Netherlands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Zealand_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Zealand_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>New Zealand Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Zealand_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spanish_Armed_Forces_and_Guardia_Civil" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spanish_Armed_Forces_and_Guardia_Civil"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Spanish Armed Forces and <i>Guardia Civil</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spanish_Armed_Forces_and_Guardia_Civil-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>United States Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>United States Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_Space_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Space_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>United States Space Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Space_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commander_as_a_non-military_rank_or_title" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commander_as_a_non-military_rank_or_title"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Commander as a non-military rank or title</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Commander_as_a_non-military_rank_or_title-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Commander as a non-military rank or title subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Commander_as_a_non-military_rank_or_title-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-NASA_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NASA_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>NASA rank</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NASA_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Use_in_aviation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Use_in_aviation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Use in aviation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Use_in_aviation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-British_police_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#British_police_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>British police rank</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-British_police_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Australian_police_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Australian_police_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Australian police rank</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Australian_police_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-American_police_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#American_police_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>American police rank</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-American_police_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canadian_police_rank" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canadian_police_rank"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Canadian police rank</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canadian_police_rank-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incident_Command_System" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incident_Command_System"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Incident Command System</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incident_Command_System-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chivalric_orders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chivalric_orders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Chivalric orders</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chivalric_orders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Commander</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 28 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-28" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">28 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85_(%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9)" title="مقدم (بحرية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقدم (بحرية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%95_(%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95)" title="অধিনায়ক (সামরিক) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অধিনায়ক (সামরিক)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komand%C3%A9r" title="Komandér – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Komandér" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommand%C3%B8rkaptajn" title="Kommandørkaptajn – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kommandørkaptajn" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Αντιπλοίαρχος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αντιπλοίαρχος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandante" title="Comandante – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Comandante" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komandanto" title="Komandanto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Komandanto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptein-luitenant-op-see" title="Kaptein-luitenant-op-see – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kaptein-luitenant-op-see" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EA%B4%80" title="사령관 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사령관" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Կոմանդեր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կոմանդեր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0" title="कमांडर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कमांडर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komandoro" title="Komandoro – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Komandoro" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandante_(grado_militare)" title="Comandante (grado militare) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Comandante (grado militare)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A8_(%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%94)" title="קומנדר (דרגה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קומנדר (דרגה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamanda" title="Kamanda – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kamanda" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komander" title="Komander – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Komander" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapitein-luitenant-ter-zee" title="Kapitein-luitenant-ter-zee – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kapitein-luitenant-ter-zee" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98" title="司令官 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="司令官" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komandor_porucznik" title="Komandor porucznik – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Komandor porucznik" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Коммандер – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Коммандер" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komandanti" title="Komandanti – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Komandanti" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander" title="Commander – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Commander" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%95%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%95_(%D8%AF%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C)" title="فەرماندە (دەریایی) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="فەرماندە (دەریایی)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommend%C3%B6rkapten" title="Kommendörkapten – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kommendörkapten" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%97" title="นาวาโท – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="นาวาโท" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komutan" title="Komutan – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Komutan" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Командер – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Командер" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%91%98" title="司令员 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="司令员" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6620231#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Commander" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Commander" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Commander"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Commander"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Commander" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Commander" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&oldid=1252883003" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Commander&id=1252883003&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCommander"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCommander"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Commander&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commanders" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6620231" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the military rank. For the honorific title of chivalric orders, see <a href="/wiki/Commander_(order)" title="Commander (order)">Commander (order)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Commander_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Commander (disambiguation)">Commander (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Naval and air force officer rank</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Commander" title="Special:EditPage/Commander">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Commander%22">"Commander"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Commander%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Commander%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Commander%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Commander%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Commander%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2008</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks mw-collapsible" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="padding:0;"> <table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <b>Armies,<br />air forces <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(non-Commonwealth)</span></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>Navies, <br />coast guards</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>Air forces</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>(Commonwealth system)</b></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Flag commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">Field marshal</a> or <a href="/wiki/Marshal" title="Marshal">Marshal</a> or <a href="/wiki/Captain_general" title="Captain general">Captain general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_fleet" title="Admiral of the fleet">Admiral of the fleet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_air_force" title="Marshal of the air force">Marshal of the air force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">colonel general</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Army_general" title="Army general">army general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air chief marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Army_corps_general" title="Army corps general">army corps general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">Vice admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">divisional general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a> or<br /> <a href="/wiki/Counter_admiral" title="Counter admiral">Counter admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">Brigadier</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Flotilla_admiral" title="Flotilla admiral">flotilla admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air commodore</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Senior_officer" title="Senior officer">Senior commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">(Ship-of-the-line)<br />Captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group captain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Frigate_captain" title="Frigate captain">Frigate captain</a> or<br /><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Commander</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Wing_commander" title="Wing commander">Wing commander</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)" title="Commandant (rank)">commandant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Corvette_captain" title="Corvette captain">Corvette captain</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">Lieutenant<br />commander</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron leader</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Junior_officer" title="Junior officer">Junior commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight lieutenant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(junior_grade)" title="Lieutenant (junior grade)">Lieutenant<br />junior grade</a> or <br /><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Junior_lieutenant" title="Junior lieutenant">junior lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">midshipman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flight_cadet" title="Flight cadet">Flight cadet</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">Petty officer</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlisted ranks</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Bombardier_(rank)" title="Bombardier (rank)">bombardier</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Leading_seaman" title="Leading seaman">Leading seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_bombardier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance bombardier">Lance bombardier</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)" title="Specialist (rank)">Specialist</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Able_seaman_(rank)" title="Able seaman (rank)">Able seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_specialist" title="Air specialist">Air specialist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Gunner_(rank)" title="Gunner (rank)">gunner</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">trooper</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sapper#Specific_usage" title="Sapper">sapper</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Airman" title="Airman">airman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">aviator</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding:0 2px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Military_ranks" title="Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_ranks" title="Template talk:Military ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Commander</b> (commonly abbreviated as <b>Cmdr.</b>) is a common <a href="/wiki/Naval" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval">naval</a> <a href="/wiki/Officer_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer rank">officer rank</a> as well as a job title in many <a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">armies</a>. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several <a href="/wiki/Police" title="Police">police</a> forces. In several countries, this naval rank is termed as a <a href="/wiki/Frigate_captain" title="Frigate captain">frigate captain</a>. </p><p>Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example "<a href="/wiki/Platoon_leader" title="Platoon leader">platoon commander</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a> commander" and "<a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a> commander". In the police, terms such as "<a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">borough</a> commander" and "<a href="/wiki/Incident_commander" title="Incident commander">incident commander</a>" are used. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commander_as_a_naval_and_air_force_rank">Commander as a naval and air force rank</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Commander as a naval and air force rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title">Naval officer ranks</th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background: LightSteelBlue"> <a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Flag officers</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_fleet" title="Admiral of the fleet">Admiral of the fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_admiral" title="Grand admiral">Grand admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_admiral" title="General admiral">General admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">Vice admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squadron_admiral" title="Squadron admiral">Squadron admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_admiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant admiral">Lieutenant admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-superintendent" title="Admiral-superintendent">Admiral-superintendent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_admiral" title="Port admiral">Port admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_admiral" title="Counter admiral">Counter admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisional_admiral" title="Divisional admiral">Divisional admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flotilla_admiral" title="Flotilla admiral">Flotilla admiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schout-bij-nacht" title="Schout-bij-nacht">Schout-bij-nacht</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background: LightSteelBlue"> Senior officers</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_at_sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain at sea">Captain at sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_sea_and_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain of sea and war">Captain of sea and war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_captain" title="Flag captain">Flag captain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_captain" title="Fleet captain">Fleet captain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-captain" title="Post-captain">Post-captain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship-of-the-line_captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship-of-the-line captain">Ship-of-the-line captain</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frigate_captain" title="Frigate captain">Frigate captain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvette_captain" title="Corvette captain">Corvette captain</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background: LightSteelBlue"> Junior officers</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Captain_lieutenant" title="Captain lieutenant">Captain lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">Lieutenant commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship-of-the-line_lieutenant" title="Ship-of-the-line lieutenant">Ship-of-the-line lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frigate_lieutenant" title="Frigate lieutenant">Frigate lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(junior_grade)" title="Lieutenant (junior grade)">Lieutenant junior-grade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">Sub-lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvette_lieutenant" title="Corvette lieutenant">Corvette lieutenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">Midshipman</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Navalranks" title="Template:Navalranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Navalranks" title="Template talk:Navalranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Navalranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Navalranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Commander is a rank used in <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">navies</a>, but is very rarely used as a rank in <a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">armies</a>. In most armies, the term "commander" is used as a job title. For example, in the <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a>, an officer with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">captain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank code OF-2</a>) may hold the title of "<a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a> <a href="/wiki/Commander_(United_States)" title="Commander (United States)">commander</a>", whereas an officer with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank code OF-4</a>) typically holds the title of "<a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> commander". </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Post-captain" title="Post-captain">post-captain</a> and (before about 1770) a <a href="/wiki/Sailing_master" class="mw-redirect" title="Sailing master">sailing master</a>; the commanding officer served as his own master. In practice, these were usually unrated <a href="/wiki/Sloop-of-war" title="Sloop-of-war">sloops-of-war</a> of no more than 20 guns. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> shortened "master and commander" to "commander" in 1794; however, the term "master and commander" remained (unofficially) in common parlance for several years.<sup id="cite_ref-NHC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The equivalent American rank <a href="/wiki/Master_commandant" title="Master commandant">master commandant</a> remained in use until changed to <a href="/wiki/Commander_(United_States)#Naval_rank" title="Commander (United States)">commander</a> in 1838. </p><p>A corresponding rank in some navies is <a href="/wiki/Frigate_captain" title="Frigate captain">frigate captain</a>. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the rank has been assigned the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO rank code</a> of OF-4. </p><p>Various functions of commanding officers were also styled <i>commander</i>. In the navy of the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Republic" title="Dutch Republic">Dutch Republic</a>, anyone who commanded a ship or a fleet without having an appropriate rank to do so could be called a <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Commandeur</i></span>. This included <i>ad hoc</i> fleet commanders and acting captains (<span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Luitenant-Commandeur</i></span>). In the fleet of the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_of_Zeeland" title="Admiralty of Zeeland">Admiralty of Zeeland</a> however, <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">commandeur</i></span> was a formal rank, the equivalent of <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/Schout-bij-nacht" title="Schout-bij-nacht">Schout-bij-nacht</a></i></span> (rear-admiral) in the other Dutch admiralties. The Dutch use of the title as a rank lives on in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a>, as the equivalent of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">commodore</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force" title="Royal Netherlands Air Force">Royal Netherlands Air Force</a>, however, this rank is known by the English spelling of <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">commodore</i></span> which is the Dutch equivalent of the British <a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">air commodore</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of commander in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (RAN) is identical in description to that of a commander in the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. RAN chaplains who are in divisions 1, 2 or 3 (of five divisions) have the equivalent rank standing of commanders. This means that to officers and NCOs below the rank of commander, lieutenant colonel, or wing commander, the chaplain is a superior. </p><p>To those officers ranked higher than commander, the chaplain is subordinate. Although this equivalency exists, RAN chaplains who are in divisions 1, 2 or 3 do not actually wear the rank of commander, and they hold no command privilege. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Commander_(Canada)" title="Commander (Canada)">Commander (Canada)</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scandinavia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commander is a naval rank in Scandinavia (<span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">Kommandør</i></span> in Danish and Norwegian, <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Kommend%C3%B6r" title="Kommendör">Kommendör</a></i></span> in Swedish) equivalent to the Anglo-American naval rank of captain. The Scandinavian rank of commander is immediately above "commander-captain" (<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">Kommandørkaptein</i>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Kommend%C3%B6rkapten" title="Kommendörkapten">Kommendörkapten</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Kommandørkaptajn</i>), which is equivalent to the Anglo-American naval rank of commander.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Denmark">Denmark</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Denmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy</a></div> <p>In Denmark, the rank of commander exists as <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">kommandørkaptajn</i></span> (commander captain or commanding captain), which is senior to <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">orlogskaptajn</i></span> (captain) and <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">kommandør</i></span> (commander), which is senior to <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">kommandørkaptajn</i></span>. <i>Kommandørkaptajn</i> is officially translated into English as "Commander, Senior Grade", while <i>orlogskaptajn</i> is officially translated as '"Commander."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Navy">Royal Navy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Royal Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Commander_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander (Royal Navy)">Commander (Royal Navy)</a></div> <p>A commander in the Royal Navy is above the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">lieutenant commander</a>, below the rank of <a href="/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">captain</a>, and is equivalent in rank to a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> in the army. A commander may command a <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a>, aviation squadron or shore installation, or may serve on a staff. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Air_Force">Royal Air Force</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Royal Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>'s mid-rank officers' ranks are modelled on those of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, the term <a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">wing commander</a> is used as a rank, and this is the equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> in the army or a commander in the navy. The rank of wing commander is above that of <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">squadron leader</a> and below that of <a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">group captain</a>. In the former <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a>, which was merged with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, the pilots held appointments as well as their normal ranks in the Royal Navy, and they wore insignia appropriate to the appointment instead of the rank. A flight commander wore a star above a lieutenant's two rank stripes, squadron commander wore two stars above two rank stripes (less than eight years' seniority) or two-and-a-half rank stripes (over eight years seniority), and wing commander wore three rank stripes. The rank stripes had the usual Royal Navy curl, and they were surmounted by an eagle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Commander_(United_States)" title="Commander (United States)">Commander (United States)</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</a>, commander (abbreviated "CDR") is a senior-grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-5. Commander ranks above <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant commander (United States)">lieutenant commander</a> (O-4) and below <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">captain</a>. (O-6). Commander is equivalent to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>. Notably, commander is the first rank at which the holder wears an embellished cap, whereas officers of the other military services are entitled to embellishment of similar headgear at O-4 rank. </p><p>Promotion to commander in the U.S. Navy is governed by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> policies derived from the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Officer_Personnel_Management_Act" title="Defense Officer Personnel Management Act">Defense Officer Personnel Management Act</a> (DOPMA) of 1980 or its companion <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reserve_Officer_Personnel_Management_Act&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (page does not exist)">Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act</a> (ROPMA). DOPMA/ROPMA guidelines suggest that 70% of lieutenant commanders should be promoted to commander after serving a minimum of three years at their present rank and after attaining 15 to 17 years of cumulative commissioned service, although this percentage may vary and be appreciably less for certain officer designators (i.e., primary "specialties") depending on defense budgets, force structure, and the needs of the service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard)[4]"><img alt="Commander (Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard)[4]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Coast_Guard" title="Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard">Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Antigua&Barbuda_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antigua&Barbuda-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Royal Australian Navy)[5]"><img alt="Commander (Royal Australian Navy)[5]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Royal Bahamas Defence Force)[6]"><img alt="Commander (Royal Bahamas Defence Force)[6]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Royal Bahamas Defence Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Bangladesh Navy)[7]"><img alt="Commander (Bangladesh Navy)[7]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy" title="Bangladesh Navy">Bangladesh Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Bangladesh_Navy_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bangladesh_Navy-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Komander (Royal Brunei Navy)[8]"><img alt="Komander (Royal Brunei Navy)[8]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Komander</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Navy" title="Royal Brunei Navy">Royal Brunei Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Brunei_Navy_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunei_Navy-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Barbados Coast Guard)"><img alt="Commander (Barbados Coast Guard)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Barbados_Coast_Guard" title="Barbados Coast Guard">Barbados Coast Guard</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Belize Coast Guard)"><img alt="Commander (Belize Coast Guard)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg/50px-Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg/74px-Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg/99px-Belize_Coast_Guard_OF-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="361" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Belize_Coast_Guard" title="Belize Coast Guard">Belize Coast Guard</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Royal Canadian Navy)[9]"><img alt="Commander (Royal Canadian Navy)[9]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Canada_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canada-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kommandør (Royal Danish Navy)[10]"><img alt="Kommandør (Royal Danish Navy)[10]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">Kommandør</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Royal Danish Navy">Royal Danish Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Denmark_Navy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Denmark_Navy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Republic of Fiji Navy)"><img alt="Commander (Republic of Fiji Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Fiji_Navy" title="Republic of Fiji Navy">Republic of Fiji Navy</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Komentaja Swedish: Kommendör (Finnish Navy)[11]"><img alt="Komentaja Swedish: Kommendör (Finnish Navy)[11]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg/58px-Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg/87px-Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg/117px-Finland-Navy-OF-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">Komentaja</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kommendör</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Finnish_Navy" title="Finnish Navy">Finnish Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Finland_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finland-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Gambian Navy)"><img alt="Commander (Gambian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Gambian_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambian Navy">Gambian Navy</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Ghana Navy)"><img alt="Commander (Ghana Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Ghana_Navy" title="Ghana Navy">Ghana Navy</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Guyana Coast Guard)"><img alt="Commander (Guyana Coast Guard)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Guyana_Defence_Force" title="Guyana Defence Force">Guyana Coast Guard</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander Hindi: कमांडर, romanized: kamaandar (Indian Navy)[12]"><img alt="Commander Hindi: कमांडर, romanized: kamaandar (Indian Navy)[12]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">कमांडर</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Hindi" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Hindi">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Hindi-language romanization"><i lang="hi-Latn">kamaandar</i></span></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-India_Navy_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India_Navy-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander Irish: Ceannasaí (Irish Naval Service)[13]"><img alt="Commander Irish: Ceannasaí (Irish Naval Service)[13]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Ceannasaí</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Irish_Naval_Service" title="Irish Naval Service">Irish Naval Service</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Ireland_Navy_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ireland_Navy-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Jamaican Coast Guard)[14]"><img alt="Commander (Jamaican Coast Guard)[14]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Jamaican_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamaican Coast Guard">Jamaican Coast Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Jamaica_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jamaica-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Liberian National Coast Guard)[15]"><img alt="Commander (Liberian National Coast Guard)[15]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Liberian_National_Coast_Guard" title="Liberian National Coast Guard">Liberian National Coast Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Liberia_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liberia-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Komandoras (Lithuanian Naval Force)[16]"><img alt="Komandoras (Lithuanian Naval Force)[16]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Generic-Navy-7.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Generic-Navy-7.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Generic-Navy-7.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Lithuanian-language text"><i lang="lt">Komandoras</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Naval_Force" title="Lithuanian Naval Force">Lithuanian Naval Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Lithuania_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lithuania-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Komander (Royal Malaysian Navy)[17]"><img alt="Komander (Royal Malaysian Navy)[17]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Komander</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Navy" title="Royal Malaysian Navy">Royal Malaysian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Malaysia_Officer_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malaysia_Officer-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Namibian Navy)[18]"><img alt="Commander (Namibian Navy)[18]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Namibian_Navy" title="Namibian Navy">Namibian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Namibia_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Namibia-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commandeur (Royal Netherlands Navy)[19]"><img alt="Commandeur (Royal Netherlands Navy)[19]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg/58px-Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg/87px-Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg/117px-Netherlands-Navy-OF-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Commandeur</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Netherlands_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netherlands-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Royal New Zealand Navy)[20]"><img alt="Commander (Royal New Zealand Navy)[20]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Royal New Zealand Navy">Royal New Zealand Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NewZealand_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewZealand-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Nigerian Navy)[21]"><img alt="Commander (Nigerian Navy)[21]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Navy" title="Nigerian Navy">Nigerian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Nigeria_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nigeria-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kommandør (Royal Norwegian Navy)[22]"><img alt="Kommandør (Royal Norwegian Navy)[22]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">Kommandør</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Norway_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norway-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander Urdu: کمانڈر, romanized: commander (Pakistan Navy)[23]"><img alt="Commander Urdu: کمانڈر, romanized: commander (Pakistan Navy)[23]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a>: <span lang="ur" dir="rtl">کمانڈر</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Urdu" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Urdu">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Urdu-language romanization"><i lang="ur-Latn">commander</i></span></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy" title="Pakistan Navy">Pakistan Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-12.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Komandor (Polish Navy)[24]"><img alt="Komandor (Polish Navy)[24]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Generic-Navy-12.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Generic-Navy-12.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Generic-Navy-12.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Polish-language text"><i lang="pl">Komandor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Poland_Navy_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poland_Navy-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Comandor (Romanian Naval Forces)[25]"><img alt="Comandor (Romanian Naval Forces)[25]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg/58px-Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg/87px-Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg/117px-Romania-Navy-OF-5-Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Romanian-language text"><i lang="ro">Comandor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Romanian_Naval_Forces" title="Romanian Naval Forces">Romanian Naval Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Romania_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romania-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard)"><img alt="Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard">Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Sierra Leone Navy)"><img alt="Commander (Sierra Leone Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Navy">Sierra Leone Navy</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (South African Navy)[26]"><img alt="Commander (South African Navy)[26]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/South_African_Navy" title="South African Navy">South African Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Navy_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthAfrica_Navy-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Sri Lanka Navy)[27]"><img alt="Commander (Sri Lanka Navy)[27]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" title="Sri Lanka Navy">Sri Lanka Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SriLanka_Navy_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SriLanka_Navy-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kommendör (Swedish Navy)[28]"><img alt="Kommendör (Swedish Navy)[28]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Generic-Navy-8.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Kommendör</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Swedish_Navy" title="Swedish Navy">Swedish Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-FMgrader2019_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMgrader2019-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Tanzania Naval Command)"><img alt="Commander (Tanzania Naval Command)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Tanzania_Naval_Command" title="Tanzania Naval Command">Tanzania Naval Command</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Tongan Maritime Force)[29]"><img alt="Commander (Tongan Maritime Force)[29]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Tongan_Maritime_Force" title="Tongan Maritime Force">Tongan Maritime Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Tonga_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tonga-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard)[30]"><img alt="Commander (Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard)[30]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard">Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Trinidad&Tobago_Officer_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (Royal Navy)[31]"><img alt="Commander (Royal Navy)[31]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/87px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/117px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-UK_Navy_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Navy-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (United States Navy)[32]"><img alt="Commander (United States Navy)[32]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/70px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/105px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/140px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Dod_Ranks_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dod_Ranks-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_O-5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commander (United States Coast Guard)[32]"><img alt="Commander (United States Coast Guard)[32]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/USCG_O-5_insignia.svg/70px-USCG_O-5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/USCG_O-5_insignia.svg/105px-USCG_O-5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/USCG_O-5_insignia.svg/140px-USCG_O-5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Commander<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Dod_Ranks_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dod_Ranks-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commander_as_a_military_appointment">Commander as a military appointment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Commander as a military appointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For instance, as in various small colonial settlements (such as various <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> islands) commanding the <a href="/wiki/Garrison" title="Garrison">garrison</a> was the crux of the top job, the military title <i>Commandeur</i> could be used instead of a civilian gubernatorial style, not unlike the Portuguese <a href="/wiki/Captain-major" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain-major">captain-major</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Army">British Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: British Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, the term "commander" is officially applied to the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> in charge of a <a href="/wiki/Section_(military_unit)" title="Section (military unit)">section</a> (section commander), vehicle (vehicle commander) or gun (gun commander), to the <a href="/wiki/Subaltern_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Subaltern (rank)">subaltern</a> or <a href="/wiki/Captain_(land)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (land)">captain</a> commanding a <a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoon</a> (platoon commander), or to the <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">brigadier</a> commanding a <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a> (brigade commander). Other officers commanding units are usually referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer Commanding">officer commanding</a> (OC), <a href="/wiki/Commanding_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding Officer">commanding officer</a> (CO), <a href="/wiki/General_Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="General Officer Commanding">general officer commanding</a> (GOC), or <a href="/wiki/General_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="General Officer Commanding-in-Chief">general officer commanding-in-chief</a> (GOC-C), depending on rank and position, although the term "commander" may be applied to them informally. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/First_Aid_Nursing_Yeomanry" title="First Aid Nursing Yeomanry">First Aid Nursing Yeomanry</a> commander is a rank equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Netherlands">Netherlands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Commandeur</i> as title of colonial office was the case on the island of <a href="/wiki/Tobago" title="Tobago">Tobago</a> in the Dutch colony of <a href="/wiki/Nieuw_Walcheren" class="mw-redirect" title="Nieuw Walcheren">Nieuw Walcheren</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand_Army">New Zealand Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: New Zealand Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The usage is similar/identical to the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, with the term "commander" having been applied to the colonel who was Commander, 2 Land Force Group, Linton Camp, and now to Commander, <a href="/wiki/1st_Brigade_(New_Zealand)" title="1st Brigade (New Zealand)">1 Brigade</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_Armed_Forces_and_Guardia_Civil">Spanish Armed Forces and <i>Guardia Civil</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Spanish Armed Forces and Guardia Civil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Army" title="Spanish Army">Spanish Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Air Force">Spanish Air Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Navy Marines">marine infantry</a>, the term commander is the literal translation of <i>comandante</i>, the Spanish equivalent of a Commonwealth <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a>. The <i><a href="/wiki/Guardia_Civil" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardia Civil">Guardia Civil</a></i> shares the army ranks, and the officer commanding a house-garrison (usually an NCO or a lieutenant, depending on the size) is addressed as the <i>comandante de puesto</i> (post commander). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Army">United States Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: United States Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, the term "commander" is officially applied to the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of army units; hence, there are <a href="/wiki/Company_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Company Commander">company commanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battalion_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Battalion Commander">battalion commanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigade_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade Commander">brigade commanders</a>, and so forth. At the highest levels of <a href="/wiki/U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. military">U.S. military</a> command structure, "commander" also refers to what used to be called <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a>, or CINC, until October 24, 2002, although the term CINC is still used in casual speech. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Air_Force">United States Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: United States Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, the term "commander" (abbreviated "CC" in office symbols, i.e. "OG/CC" for "operations group commander") is applied officially to the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of an Air Force unit; hence, there are <a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">flight</a> commanders, <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> commanders, <a href="/wiki/Group_(air_force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (air force)">group</a> commanders, <a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wing</a> commanders, <a href="/wiki/Numbered_air_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbered air force">numbered air force</a> commanders, and commanders of <a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">major commands</a>. In rank, a flight commander is typically a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">captain</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> commander is typically a <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">major</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Group_(air_force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (air force)">group</a> commander is typically a <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wing</a> commander is typically a senior colonel or a <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a>, a numbered air force commander is a <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a>, and the commander of a major command is a <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Space_Force">United States Space Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: United States Space Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>, the term "commander" is applied officially to the commanding officer of a Space Force unit; hence, there are <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> commanders, <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Space_Force#Delta" title="Structure of the United States Space Force">delta</a> commanders, and commanders of <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Space_Force#Field_Command" title="Structure of the United States Space Force">field commands</a>. In rank, a squadron commander is a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a>, a delta commander is a <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a>, and the commander of a field command is a <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commander_as_a_non-military_rank_or_title">Commander as a non-military rank or title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Commander as a non-military rank or title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NASA_rank">NASA rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: NASA rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In NASA spacecraft missions since the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Project_Gemini" title="Project Gemini">Project Gemini</a>, one crew member on each spacecraft is designated as mission commander. The commander is the captain of the ship, and makes all real-time critical decisions on behalf of the crew and in coordination with the Mission Control Center (MCC). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_in_aviation">Use in aviation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Use in aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title of aircraft commander is used in civil aviation to refer to the <a href="/wiki/Pilot_in_command" title="Pilot in command">pilot in command</a> (commonly referred to as "captain", which is technically an airline rank and not related to the commander's role on board the aircraft). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_police_rank">British police rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: British police rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg/100px-Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg/150px-Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg/200px-Met_Commander_Epaulette.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="556" /></a><figcaption>Epaulette of a commander in the Metropolitan Police</figcaption></figure> <p>Within the <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Law enforcement in the United Kingdom">British police</a>, Commander is a <a href="/wiki/Chief_police_officer" title="Chief police officer">chief officer</a> rank in the two police forces responsible for law enforcement within <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police" title="Metropolitan Police">Metropolitan Police</a> and <a href="/wiki/City_of_London_Police" title="City of London Police">City of London Police</a>. In both forces, the rank is senior to <a href="/wiki/Chief_Superintendent#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Superintendent">chief superintendent</a>; in the Metropolitan Police it is junior to <a href="/wiki/Deputy_assistant_commissioner" title="Deputy assistant commissioner">deputy assistant commissioner</a> and in the City of London Police it is junior to <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commissioner#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Commissioner">assistant commissioner</a>. In forces outside London, the rank equates to <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_Constable" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Chief Constable">assistant chief constable</a> which bears the same insignia. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLP_Commander_SQ.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/COLP_Commander_SQ.svg/100px-COLP_Commander_SQ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/COLP_Commander_SQ.svg/150px-COLP_Commander_SQ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/COLP_Commander_SQ.svg/200px-COLP_Commander_SQ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="354" /></a><figcaption>Epaulette of a commander in the City of London Police</figcaption></figure> <p>The Metropolitan Police introduced the rank in 1946, after the rank of deputy assistant commissioner was split in two, with senior DACs keeping that rank and title and junior DACs being regraded as commanders. The Metropolitan Police also used the rank of <a href="/wiki/Deputy_commander_(Metropolitan_Police)" title="Deputy commander (Metropolitan Police)">deputy commander</a>, ranking just below that of commander, between 1946 and 1968. </p><p>Officers in charge of the twelve geographical <a href="/wiki/Basic_command_unit" title="Basic command unit">Basic Command Units</a> are referred to as "BCU commander". However, the officers do not hold the rank of commander but instead hold the rank of chief superintendent. Prior to organisational change merging boroughs in to BCUs, officers in charge of policing each of the <a href="/wiki/London_borough" class="mw-redirect" title="London borough">London's boroughs</a> were given the title "borough commander". A previous exception to this was the borough commander of <a href="/wiki/Westminster" title="Westminster">Westminster</a>, who held the rank of commander due to the size, complexity, and high-profile nature of the borough. </p><p>The Metropolitan Police Service announced that by summer 2018 the rank would be phased out, along with that of <a href="/wiki/Chief_inspector" title="Chief inspector">chief inspector</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in August 2017 it was announced that the new Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Cressida_Dick" title="Cressida Dick">Cressida Dick</a> had cancelled the plan to phase them out.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank badge worn by a commander or an assistant chief constable consists of crossed <a href="/wiki/Tipstaff" title="Tipstaff">tipstaves</a> within a <a href="/wiki/Wreath" title="Wreath">wreath</a>. Within the Metropolitan Police Service, the tips of the tipstaves are blue and not red, unlike other forces. Until the abolition of the rank of deputy commander in 1968, however, a commander wore the same badge of rank as a deputy assistant commissioner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_police_rank">Australian police rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Australian police rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Australia, commander is a rank used by the Victorian,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tasmanian, Western Australian,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Australian, and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Federal_Police" title="Australian Federal Police">Australian Federal police</a> forces. The insignia consists of a crown over three bath stars in a triangular formation, equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">brigadier</a> in the army. In all four forces, it is junior to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Commissioner">assistant commissioner</a>, and senior to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Chief_Superintendent" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Superintendent">chief superintendent</a>, with the exception of Western Australia and Victoria where it is senior to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(police)" title="Superintendent (police)">superintendent</a>. </p><p>In New South Wales the position of commander is instated to officers (usually superintendents) in charge of a command or unit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_police_rank">American police rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: American police rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Police_ranks_of_the_United_States#Ranks" title="Police ranks of the United States">Police ranks of the United States § Ranks</a></div> <p>Some large police departments and sheriff's offices in the US have a commander rank. Most commonly, this is the next rank above captain. Examples of this include the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Police_Department" title="Chicago Police Department">Chicago Police Department</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" title="Los Angeles Police Department">Los Angeles Police Department</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Police_Department" title="San Francisco Police Department">San Francisco Police Department</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Police_Bureau" title="Portland Police Bureau">Portland Police Bureau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Police_Department" title="Rochester Police Department">Rochester Police Department</a>. In others, such as the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Police_Department" title="Phoenix Police Department">Phoenix Police Department</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_Police_Department" title="Saint Paul Police Department">Saint Paul Police Department</a>, a commander rank is the next rank above lieutenant, and is equivalent to captain. In the Northport, Florida's police department, however, commanders are below captains. </p><p>A commander in the LAPD is equivalent to an <a href="/wiki/Inspector#United_States" title="Inspector">inspector</a> in other large US departments (such as the <a href="/wiki/NYPD" class="mw-redirect" title="NYPD">NYPD</a>); the LAPD rank was originally called inspector as well, but was changed in 1974 to commander. The <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Department_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia">Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia</a> also uses the rank of commander, which is a grade above inspector and two grades above captain. In the <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County_Police_Department" title="Montgomery County Police Department">Montgomery County, MD police department</a> a commander is a <a href="/wiki/Police_captain" title="Police captain">captain</a> assigned to command a police district. </p><p>The insignia worn is commonly every insignia between <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">major</a> and major general, depending on the police or sheriff's department. Albuquerque Police Department commanders are captain equivalents, however, with the brass version of the captain's insignia. In some other police or sheriff's departments where the captains have brass insignias instead of silver, such as Florida's Lee County Sheriff's Department, commanders are above captains, and below majors, with the insignia being brass captain's bars with wreathes around. Northport's police commanders have the insignia of second lieutenants. Commander is also used as a title in certain circumstances, such as the commander of a squad of detectives, who would usually be of the rank of lieutenant, and in some police or sheriff's departments where commanders are ranks, officers or deputies of separate ranks are also referred to as commander by title. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canadian_police_rank">Canadian police rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Canadian police rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Montreal police force, <a href="/wiki/Service_de_police_de_la_Ville_de_Montr%C3%A9al" title="Service de police de la Ville de Montréal">Service de police de la Ville de Montréal</a>, uses the rank of commander <i>(Commandant)</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incident_Command_System">Incident Command System</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Incident Command System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Incident_Command_System" title="Incident Command System">Incident Command System</a> the incident commander is in charge of the response to an emergency. The title may pass from person to person as the incident develops. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chivalric_orders">Chivalric orders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Chivalric orders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Commander_(orders)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander (orders)">Commander (orders)</a></div> <p>The title of commander is used in chivalric orders such as the <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta" title="Sovereign Military Order of Malta">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a> for a member senior to a <a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">knight</a>. The title of knight commander is often used to denote an even higher rank. These conventions are also used by most of the continental orders of chivalry. The United Kingdom uses different classifications. </p><p>In most of the British orders of knighthood, the grade of knight (or dame) commander is the lowest grade of knighthood, but is above the grade of companion (which does not carry a knighthood). In the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a>, the grade of commander is senior to the grade of lieutenant or officer, but junior to that of knight or dame commander. In the British <a href="/wiki/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Venerable Order of Saint John">Venerable Order of Saint John</a>, a commander ranks below a knight. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/60px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/80px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Look up <i><b><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/commander" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:Special:Search/commander">commander</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commander&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NHC-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NHC_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110224013131/http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5h.htm">"Why is the Colonel called a 'Kernal?'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. Naval Historical Center. 1998. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5h.htm">the original</a> on 2011-02-24.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Why+is+the+Colonel+called+a+%27Kernal%3F%27&rft.pub=Naval+Historical+Center&rft.date=1998&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.navy.mil%2Ftrivia%2Ftriv4-5h.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170810003156/http://www.mpsotc.gr/dat/57FF3440/file.pdf">"NATO grades / national ranks: Navy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Hellenic Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Center. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mpsotc.gr/dat/57FF3440/file.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 August 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=NATO+grades+%2F+national+ranks%3A+Navy&rft.pub=Hellenic+Multinational+Peace+Support+Operations+Training+Center&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mpsotc.gr%2Fdat%2F57FF3440%2Ffile.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://militaria.lv/stanag.htm"><i>STANAG 2116.</i></a> 2022-04-16.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Antigua&Barbuda-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Antigua&Barbuda_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAntigua_&_Barbuda_Defence_Force" class="citation web cs1">Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220607174320/http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf">"Paratus"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 March</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Paratus&rft.pages=12-13&rft.pub=Regional+Publications+Ltd.&rft.au=Antigua+%26+Barbuda+Defence+Force&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fabdf.gov.ag%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2FABDF_mag_2011.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Australia-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Australia_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defence.gov.au/images/Badges_of_rank.pdf">"Badges of rank"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>defence.gov.au</i>. Department of Defence (Australia)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=defence.gov.au&rft.atitle=Badges+of+rank&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defence.gov.au%2Fimages%2FBadges_of_rank.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rbdf.gov.bs/officer/">"OFFICER RANKS"</a>. <i>rbdf.gov.bs</i>. Royal Bahamas Defence Force<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=rbdf.gov.bs&rft.atitle=OFFICER+RANKS&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frbdf.gov.bs%2Fofficer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bangladesh_Navy-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Bangladesh_Navy_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBangladesh_Navy" class="citation web cs1">Bangladesh Navy. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navy.mil.bd/Rank-of-Navy-&-Equivalent-Rank">"Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank"</a>. <i>navy.mil.bd</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=navy.mil.bd&rft.atitle=Rank+of+Navy+%26+Equivalent+Rank&rft.au=Bangladesh+Navy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil.bd%2FRank-of-Navy-%26-Equivalent-Rank&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Brunei_Navy-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Brunei_Navy_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Admiralty%20Ranks.aspx">"Admiralty Ranks"</a>. <i>navy.mindef.gov.bn</i>. Royal Brunei Navy<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=navy.mindef.gov.bn&rft.atitle=Admiralty+Ranks&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnavy.mindef.gov.bn%2FSite%2520Pages%2FAdmiralty%2520Ranks.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Canada-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Canada_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html">"Ranks and appointment"</a>. <i>canada.ca</i>. Government of Canada. 23 November 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=canada.ca&rft.atitle=Ranks+and+appointment&rft.date=2017-11-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fservices%2Fdefence%2Fcaf%2Fmilitary-identity-system%2Frank-appointment-insignia.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Denmark_Navy-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Denmark_Navy_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://forsvaret.dk/globalassets/fko---forsvaret/dokumenter/gradstegn/-sovarnets-gradstegn--.pdf">"Søværnets Gradstegn"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>forsvaret.dk</i> (in Danish). Danish Defence. 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=forsvaret.dk&rft.atitle=S%C3%B8v%C3%A6rnets+Gradstegn&rft.date=2018&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fforsvaret.dk%2Fglobalassets%2Ffko---forsvaret%2Fdokumenter%2Fgradstegn%2F-sovarnets-gradstegn--.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Finland-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Finland_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://puolustusvoimat.fi/sotilasarvot">"Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa"</a>. <i>puolustusvoimat.fi</i> (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=puolustusvoimat.fi&rft.atitle=Sotilasarvot+Puolustusvoimissa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpuolustusvoimat.fi%2Fsotilasarvot&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-India_Navy-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-India_Navy_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/about-us/ranks-insignia.html">"Ranks & Insignia"</a>. <i>Join Indian Navy</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 April</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Join+Indian+Navy&rft.atitle=Ranks+%26+Insignia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joinindiannavy.gov.in%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Franks-insignia.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ireland_Navy-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Ireland_Navy_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160425021602/http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png">"Naval Service Rank Markings"</a>. <i>military.ie</i>. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png">the original</a> on 25 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=military.ie&rft.atitle=Naval+Service+Rank+Markings&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.military.ie%2Ffileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2Fimages%2FInfo_Centre%2FPosters%2Frank_markings%2FNS_Rank_Markings.png&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jamaica-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Jamaica_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200820143541/https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/">"BADGES OF RANK"</a>. <i>Official Jamaica Defence Force Website</i>. 2019. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/">the original</a> on 20 August 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 November</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+Jamaica+Defence+Force+Website&rft.atitle=BADGES+OF+RANK&rft.date=2019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdfweb.com%2Fbadges-of-rank%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Liberia-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Liberia_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Liberia/LR_Defense%20Act%20of%202008.pdf">"Defense Act of 2008"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 3 September 2008. p. 8<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Defense+Act+of+2008&rft.pages=8&rft.date=2008-09-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vertic.org%2Fmedia%2FNational%2520Legislation%2FLiberia%2FLR_Defense%2520Act%2520of%25202008.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lithuania-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lithuania_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160911115805/http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/kariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html">"Karių laipsnių ženklai"</a>. <i>kariuomene.kam.lt</i> (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/kariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html">the original</a> on 11 September 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=kariuomene.kam.lt&rft.atitle=Kari%C5%B3+laipsni%C5%B3+%C5%BEenklai&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fkariuomene.kam.lt%2Flt%2Fkariuomenes_atributika%2Fkariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Malaysia_Officer-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Malaysia_Officer_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200429231449/http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat">"Pangkat"</a>. <i>mafhq.mil.my</i> (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat">the original</a> on 29 April 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=mafhq.mil.my&rft.atitle=Pangkat&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mafhq.mil.my%2Findex.php%2Fmy%2Fmengenai-kami%2Fkerjaya%2Fpangkat&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Namibia-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Namibia_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lac.org.na/laws/2010/4547.pdf">"Government Notice"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia</i>. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 December</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Government+Gazette+of+the+Republic+of+Namibia&rft.atitle=Government+Notice&rft.volume=4547&rft.pages=99-102&rft.date=2010-08-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lac.org.na%2Flaws%2F2010%2F4547.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Netherlands-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Netherlands_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defensie.nl/binaries/defensie/documenten/brochures/2021/01/15/rangen-krijgsmacht/rangonderscheidingstekens.pdf">"De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=De+rangonderscheidingstekens+van+de+krijgsmacht&rft.pub=Ministry+of+Defence+%28Netherlands%29&rft.date=2016-12-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defensie.nl%2Fbinaries%2Fdefensie%2Fdocumenten%2Fbrochures%2F2021%2F01%2F15%2Frangen-krijgsmacht%2Frangonderscheidingstekens.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NewZealand-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NewZealand_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200703193648/https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/">"Badges of Rank"</a>. <i>nzdf.mil.nz</i>. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/">the original</a> on 3 July 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=nzdf.mil.nz&rft.atitle=Badges+of+Rank&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzdf.mil.nz%2Fcorporate-documents%2Fbadges-of-rank%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nigeria-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nigeria_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmaldone1992" class="citation book cs1">Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In <a href="/wiki/Helen_Chapin_Metz" title="Helen Chapin Metz">Metz, Helen Chapin</a> (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.nigeriacountryst00metz_0/?sp=340"><i>Nigeria: a country study</i></a>. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/92009026">92009026</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=National+Security&rft.btitle=Nigeria%3A+a+country+study&rft.place=Washington%2C+D.C.&rft.series=Area+Handbook&rft.pages=296-297&rft.edition=5th&rft.pub=Library+of+Congress&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F92009026&rft.aulast=Smaldone&rft.aufirst=Joseph+P.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fresource%2Ffrdcstdy.nigeriacountryst00metz_0%2F%3Fsp%3D340&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Norway-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Norway_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/uniformer-grader-medaljer/grader">"Militære grader"</a>. <i>forsvaret.no</i> (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 4 February 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=forsvaret.no&rft.atitle=Milit%C3%A6re+grader&rft.date=2021-02-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forsvaret.no%2Fom-forsvaret%2Funiformer-grader-medaljer%2Fgrader&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/ranks.html">"LIFE IN PN:RANKS"</a>. <i>www.paknavy.gov.pk</i>. Pakistan Navy Official Website<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.paknavy.gov.pk&rft.atitle=LIFE+IN+PN%3ARANKS&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paknavy.gov.pk%2Franks.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Poland_Navy-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Poland_Navy_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/iwsp/u/27/96/27964313-a4b1-4c28-9ea2-08de33e7aa58/08c_oznaki_stopni_wojskowych_na_umundurowaniu_mw_ok.pdf">"Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu Marynarki Wojennej"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>wojsko-polskie.pl</i> (in Polish). Armed Forces Support Inspectorate<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wojsko-polskie.pl&rft.atitle=Spos%C3%B3b+noszenia+odznak+stopni+wojskowych+na+umundurowaniu+Marynarki+Wojennej&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wojsko-polskie.pl%2Fiwsp%2Fu%2F27%2F96%2F27964313-a4b1-4c28-9ea2-08de33e7aa58%2F08c_oznaki_stopni_wojskowych_na_umundurowaniu_mw_ok.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Romania-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Romania_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defense.ro/foto/album6">"Grade militare (Military ranks)"</a>. <i>defense.ro</i> (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 February</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=defense.ro&rft.atitle=Grade+militare+%28Military+ranks%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defense.ro%2Ffoto%2Falbum6&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SouthAfrica_Navy-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Navy_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518212959/http://www.navy.mil.za/aboutus/Rank_Insignia.gif">"Rank Insignia"</a>. <i>navy.mil.za</i>. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil.za/aboutus/Rank_Insignia.gif">the original</a> on 18 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=navy.mil.za&rft.atitle=Rank+Insignia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil.za%2Faboutus%2FRank_Insignia.gif&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SriLanka_Navy-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SriLanka_Navy_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220619063013/https://www.navy.lk/branches-ranks.html">"Branches/ Ranks"</a>. <i>navy.lk</i>. Sri Lanka Navy. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navy.lk/branches-ranks.html">the original</a> on 19 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=navy.lk&rft.atitle=Branches%2F+Ranks&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.lk%2Fbranches-ranks.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FMgrader2019-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FMgrader2019_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/10/nya-gradbeteckningar-infors/">"Nya gradbeteckningar införs"</a>. Försvarsmakten. 2019-10-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-10-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nya+gradbeteckningar+inf%C3%B6rs&rft.pub=F%C3%B6rsvarsmakten&rft.date=2019-10-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forsvarsmakten.se%2Fsv%2Faktuellt%2F2019%2F10%2Fnya-gradbeteckningar-infors%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Tonga-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Tonga_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ago.gov.to/cms/phocadownload/2010-regulations/TongaDefenceServices(Amendment)Regulations2009s.pdf">"Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary</i>. <b>5</b>: 151–153. 10 May 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tonga+Government+Gazette+Supplement+Extraordinary&rft.atitle=Tonga+Defence+Services+%28Amendment%29+Regulations+2009&rft.volume=5&rft.pages=151-153&rft.date=2010-05-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fago.gov.to%2Fcms%2Fphocadownload%2F2010-regulations%2FTongaDefenceServices%28Amendment%29Regulations2009s.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Trinidad&Tobago_Officer_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://69.0.195.188/HQ/Our-Organisation/Ranks-Chart-(Commissioned-Officers).aspx">"Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)"</a>. <i>69.0.195.188</i>. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 May</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=69.0.195.188&rft.atitle=Rank+Chart+%28Commissioned+Officers%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2F69.0.195.188%2FHQ%2FOur-Organisation%2FRanks-Chart-%28Commissioned-Officers%29.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged October 2022">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UK_Navy-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-UK_Navy_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/navy-life/shaping-your-career">"Shaping your career"</a>. <i>royalnavy.mod.uk</i>. Royal Navy<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=royalnavy.mod.uk&rft.atitle=Shaping+your+career&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalnavy.mod.uk%2Fcareers%2Fnavy-life%2Fshaping-your-career&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dod_Ranks-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dod_Ranks_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dod_Ranks_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Insignia/">"U.S. Military Rank Insignia"</a>. <i>defense.gov</i>. Department of Defense<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=defense.gov&rft.atitle=U.S.+Military+Rank+Insignia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defense.gov%2FResources%2FInsignia%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161019142734/http://news.met.police.uk/news/met-police-to-modernise-its-rank-structure-191284">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Met police to modernise its rank structure", MPS website"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.met.police.uk/news/met-police-to-modernise-its-rank-structure-191284">the original</a> on 2016-10-19<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-10-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%22Met+police+to+modernise+its+rank+structure%22%2C+MPS+website&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.met.police.uk%2Fnews%2Fmet-police-to-modernise-its-rank-structure-191284&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.policeoracle.com/news/HR_personnel_and_staff_development/2017/Aug/17/met-cancels-plans-to-abolish-two-ranks_95557.html">"Met cancels plan to abolish two ranks"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170825234448/https://www.policeoracle.com/news/HR_personnel_and_staff_development/2017/Aug/17/met-cancels-plans-to-abolish-two-ranks_95557.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2017-08-25<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Met+cancels+plan+to+abolish+two+ranks&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policeoracle.com%2Fnews%2FHR_personnel_and_staff_development%2F2017%2FAug%2F17%2Fmet-cancels-plans-to-abolish-two-ranks_95557.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.police.vic.gov.au/retrievemedia.asp?Media_ID=21131">"Victoria Police Website"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090520132311/http://www.police.vic.gov.au/retrievemedia.asp?Media_ID=21131">Archived</a> from the original on 2009-05-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-04-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Victoria+Police+Website&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.police.vic.gov.au%2Fretrievemedia.asp%3FMedia_ID%3D21131&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Aboutus/Rankinsignias/tabid/1242/Default.aspx">"Western Australia Police Website"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080106215520/http://www.police.wa.gov.au/ABOUTUS/RankInsignias/tabid/1242/Default.aspx">Archived</a> from the original on 2008-01-06<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-09-04</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Western+Australia+Police+Website&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.police.wa.gov.au%2FAboutus%2FRankinsignias%2Ftabid%2F1242%2FDefault.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spvm.qc.ca/en/carrieres/5_1_1_1_fonctions.asp">"Positions"</a>. <i>Service de police de la Ville de Montréal</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100504134724/http://www.spvm.qc.ca/en/carrieres/5_1_1_1_fonctions.asp">Archived</a> from the original on 2010-05-04<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Service+de+police+de+la+Ville+de+Montr%C3%A9al&rft.atitle=Positions&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spvm.qc.ca%2Fen%2Fcarrieres%2F5_1_1_1_fonctions.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACommander" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commander&oldid=1252883003">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commander&oldid=1252883003</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Gubernatorial_titles" title="Category:Gubernatorial titles">Gubernatorial titles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks" title="Category:Military ranks">Military ranks</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks_of_Australia" title="Category:Military ranks of Australia">Military ranks of Australia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands" title="Category:Military ranks of the Netherlands">Military ranks of the Netherlands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Police_ranks" title="Category:Police ranks">Police ranks</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Police_ranks_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Police ranks in the United Kingdom">Police ranks in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Malay_(macrolanguage)-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text">Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Danish-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Danish-language text">Articles containing Danish-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Finnish-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Finnish-language text">Articles containing Finnish-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Swedish-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Swedish-language text">Articles containing Swedish-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Hindi-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Hindi-language text">Articles containing Hindi-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Irish-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Irish-language text">Articles containing Irish-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Lithuanian-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Lithuanian-language text">Articles containing Lithuanian-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Dutch-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Dutch-language text">Articles containing Dutch-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Norwegian-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Norwegian-language text">Articles containing Norwegian-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Urdu-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Urdu-language text">Articles containing Urdu-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Polish-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Polish-language text">Articles containing Polish-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Romanian-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Romanian-language text">Articles containing Romanian-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Danish-language_sources_(da)" title="Category:CS1 Danish-language sources (da)">CS1 Danish-language sources (da)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Finnish-language_sources_(fi)" title="Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)">CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Lithuanian-language_sources_(lt)" title="Category:CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt)">CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Malay-language_sources_(ms)" title="Category:CS1 Malay-language sources (ms)">CS1 Malay-language sources (ms)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Dutch-language_sources_(nl)" title="Category:CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl)">CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Norwegian-language_sources_(no)" title="Category:CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no)">CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Polish-language_sources_(pl)" title="Category:CS1 Polish-language sources (pl)">CS1 Polish-language sources (pl)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_Romanian-language_sources_(ro)" title="Category:CS1 Romanian-language sources (ro)">CS1 Romanian-language sources (ro)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_dead_external_links" title="Category:All articles with dead external links">All articles with dead external links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_external_links_from_October_2022" title="Category:Articles with dead external links from October 2022">Articles with dead external links from October 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_permanently_dead_external_links" title="Category:Articles with permanently dead external links">Articles with permanently dead external links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_additional_references_from_June_2008" title="Category:Articles needing additional references from June 2008">Articles needing additional references from June 2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_additional_references" title="Category:All articles needing additional references">All articles needing additional references</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 23 October 2024, at 10:12<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commander&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-pzjbs","wgBackendResponseTime":151,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.849","walltime":"0.995","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3228,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":111523,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":3199,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":17,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":13,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":197785,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 873.983 1 -total"," 37.58% 328.443 2 Template:Reflist"," 28.24% 246.770 33 Template:Cite_web"," 15.20% 132.882 21 Template:Lang"," 14.40% 125.884 1 Template:Military_ranks"," 7.26% 63.439 1 Template:About"," 6.90% 60.284 1 Template:More_citations_needed"," 6.30% 55.065 1 Template:Ambox"," 3.67% 32.053 1 Template:Short_description"," 3.18% 27.834 1 Template:Wiktionary"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.560","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":20395807,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-w24zn","timestamp":"20241122140712","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Commander","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6620231","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6620231","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2003-05-13T05:34:17Z","dateModified":"2024-10-23T10:12:49Z","headline":"common naval and air force officer rank"}</script> </body> </html>