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'''Captain''' is a rank in branches of the [[military]]. The rank varies in importance amongst different branches of service.<ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html</ref> In the [[Navy]], it ''de facto'' implies the right to command a ship, especially in popular culture, as well as implying an elevated grade of other responsibility. However, often lieutenant commanders enjoy the right of command.
In general, the rank comes after a [[lieutenant]] post, and before a [[major]] post. In the [[Britain|British]] [[Royal Navy]], the rank of "Captain" was a formalistic term, which meant only the honorific of command. An officer may be a "Captain" while still a lieutenant, but was not a formal rank. "Post-Captain" was the actual rank carrying the term. This distinction is obsolete.<ref>For artistic illustration, see Patrick O'Brian's novel '''Post Captain'''.</ref>
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In general, the rank comes after a [[lieutenant]] post, and before a [[major]] post. In the [[Britain|British]] [[Royal Navy]], the rank of "Captain" was a formalistic term, which meant only the honorific of command. An officer may be a "Captain" while still a lieutenant, but was not a formal rank. "Post-Captain" was the actual rank carrying the term. This distinction is obsolete.<ref>For artistic illustration, see Patrick O'Brian's novel '''Post Captain'''.</ref>
==References==
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[[category:military]]