Captain (Australian Army)

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Captain (Australian Army) is a commissioned officer rank in the Australian Army, typically held by company-level officers responsible for commanding sub-units and managing significant leadership and administrative duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commissioned officer rank
military rank
abbreviation Capt
belongsToHierarchy Australian Army officer ranks
category Australian Army officers
commandLevel tactical
commissionType commissioned
country Australia
doctrineRole command and control at sub-unit level
equivalentRank Flight Lieutenant (Royal Australian Air Force)
Lieutenant (Australian Army)
surface form: Lieutenant (Royal Australian Navy)
higherRank Major (Australian Army)
influencedBy British Army rank of Captain
insigniaColor metallic
insigniaFeature three pips
insigniaShape Bath star
insigniaWornOn rank slides
shoulder
introducedBy Commonwealth Military Forces
language English
legalStatus officer of the Australian Army
lowerRank Lieutenant (Australian Army)
militaryContext land forces
NATOrankCode OF-2
partOf Australian Army
surface form: Australian Army rank structure
payGradeRelative above Lieutenant (Australian Army)
below Major (Australian Army)
rankGroup officer
rankLevel junior officer
responsibility administrative duties
commanding sub-units
leadership duties
serviceBranch Australian Army
trainingRequirement commissioned officer training
typicalAppointment adjutant
company commander
company second-in-command
staff officer
typicalCommand company-level appointment
sub-unit
typicalExperienceLevel mid-career officer
usedBy Australian Army
Australian Defence Force
usedIn Australian Army Reserve
Australian Army
surface form: Australian Regular Army
wearsOnUniform rank insignia

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Lieutenant (Australian Army) higherRank Captain (Australian Army)