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From: fuji@ssc-vax.UUCP (Glen T Fujimori)
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Subject: Re: Re: Movie inspiring episodes question
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 15:09:58 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.

Funny, I thought a commodore was the Navy's equivalent of a one-star
general (others: rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, and admiral of
the navy).
-- 
	Glen  Fujimori


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