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From: drew@ukma.UUCP (Andrew Lawson)
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Subject: Re: Re: Movie inspiring episodes question
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 17:03:38 EDT
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>	Commodore is not a navy rank it is a courtesy title for use
>when a person with the rank of Captain is aboard a ship which he
>is not currently commanding.
     Actually, you are right and wrong.  Commodore is not a "rank"
in the way that that term is normally used.  It is a command position
that has no real significance in peace time service (thus the difficulty
in finding general understanding).  Generally speaking, a commodore
is the "captain" of a fleet, as opposed to a vessel.

-- 
Drew Lawson

"Parts is parts."