Captain (Navy)

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Captain Affiliation UNSC Navy Higher Rank Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Lower Rank Commander Command 1 Warship Known Captains De Blanc Gibson Greene Iglesias Jacob Keyes Veredi Veronica Dare Wallace James Gregory Cutter Unnamed Navy Captain Unnamed UNSC Navy Captain
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This article refers to the UNSC Navy rank of Captain. For the UNSC Army and Marines rank, see Captain (Ground forces).

Captain^[1] is a commissioned officer rank of the UNSC Navy, and is the Naval equalivant of a Colonel in the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army.

Navy Captains typically command a single ship-typically a class larger than a frigate but smaller than a carrier. Navy Captains may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the most senior officer present.

Captains are sometimes referred to informally as "Skipper" and "the Old Man."^[2]

[edit] Relation to Marine and Army Captain

The Army and Marine Corps rank of Captain is ranked three pay grades lower than a Navy Captain, and has no special command authority with respect to a ship.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ In reference to the above image: Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 161 -- "Commander Keyes opened the box. Inside were a pair of ... insignia: four bars and a single star".
2. ↑ Halo:The Flood, Halo: Combat Evolved, Thom Shephard: "Aye aye sir. The skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find you weapons later."

UNSC Defense Force commissioned officer ranks
	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	Special (Wartime Only)
Air Force:	2nd Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	GOAF
Army:	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA
Marine Corps:	2ndLt	1stLt	Capt	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen
Navy:	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM