Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement.
Commander is a military rank used in many navies and some air forces but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The title (originally "Master and Commander") originated in ...
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Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement.
Commander is a military rank used in many navies and some air forces but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The title (originally "Master and Commander") originated in the 18th century to describe naval Lieutenants who commanded smaller (unrated) ships such as ship-sloops or brig-sloops. Officers who held command retained this title only during their period in command of that particular vessel; when they left that vessel, they reverted to their substantive rank of Lieutenant. The Royal Navy shortened "Master and Commander" to just "Commander" in 1794, when it became a formal (permanent) rank; however, the term "Master and Commander" remained (unofficially) in common parlance for several years. A...
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