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From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Commodore not a rank?
Message-ID: <1946@bmcg.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 19:55:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 19:55:44 1985
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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.  There may be only one person aboard a
> > ship who has the title "Captain".
> > -- 
> It's been a long time since I was in the Navy but unless things have changed
> since then (8 years ago) as I understood it Commodore was a rank between 
> Captain and Admiral and usually only given in war time....I'll be the first
> to admit I may be wrong......
>