Captain
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A Captain is a mid-level commissioned officer rank in the British Army, typically commanding a company or serving in key staff and specialist roles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain (British Army rank) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commissioned officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Capt ⓘ |
| aboveRank | Lieutenant (British Army rank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | British Army rank structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belowRank | Major (British Army rank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | sub-unit ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
Flight Lieutenant (Royal Air Force rank)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant (Royal Navy rank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherRank | Major (British Army rank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | derived from term for head of a military company ⓘ |
| insignia | three pips ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | three Bath stars ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn |
chest
ⓘ
shoulder ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Lieutenant (British Army rank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-2 ⓘ |
| officerCategory | junior officer ⓘ |
| rankClass | mid-level commissioned officer ⓘ |
| rankGroup | company-grade officer ⓘ |
| rankLevelInArmy | third commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
battery
ⓘ
company ⓘ squadron ⓘ |
| typicalPosting |
brigade staff
ⓘ
division staff ⓘ regimental duty ⓘ training establishment ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
adjutant
ⓘ
company second-in-command ⓘ operations officer ⓘ specialist officer ⓘ staff officer ⓘ |
| typicalYearsOfServiceToAttain | approximately 5 to 8 years ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War (2003–2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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