Commander (IN)
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The rank of Commander (O5) is the second most senior non-flag-officer officer rank in the Imperial Navy.
- For other types of commander see Commander
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Each Spaceship of the Imperial Navy (except the smallest) is under the charge of a Commander, if not commanded by an officer with the rank of Captain. Naval Commanders may also hold staff appointments, or command Groups/Wings of small craft aboard larger vessels.
- The Imperial Army Ground Force Command equivalent is Lieutenant Colonel.
- The Imperial Army Nautical Force Command equivalent is Commander.
- The Imperial Marines equivalent is Lieutenant Coronel.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
This rank has a long history from its first inception in the wet-navies of pre-spaceflight planetary naval services. It is shortened from the old term Master and Commander.
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 6.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller