officer grade: commodore
1Officer cadet — is a rank held by military and merchant navy cadets during their training to become commissioned officers and merchant navy officers, respectively. The term officer trainee is used interchangeably in some countries. Some countries refer to naval… …
2Commodore (United States) — Please see Commodore for other uses of this rank Commodore is an early title and later a rank in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard and a current honorary title in the U.S. Navy with an intricate history. Because the U.S.… …
3Commodore Admiral — Hierarchy of naval officer ranks Flag officers: Admiral of the navy Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral General admiral • Grand admiral • Admiral Squadron admiral • Flotilla admiral Vice admiral • Lieutenant admiral Rear admiral • Counter… …
4Officer (armed forces) — An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and… …
5officer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. policeman; functionary, official, bureaucrat; president, vice president, secretary, treasurer; registrar; mayor, governor. See director, authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An executive] Syn. manager,… …
6commodore — /kom euh dawr , dohr /, n. 1. Navy. a grade of flag officer next in rank below a rear admiral. 2. Brit. Navy. an officer in temporary command of a squadron, sometimes over a captain on the same ship. 3. Navy. the senior captain when two or more… …
7Warrant officer — W/O redirects here. W/O may also refer to Write off. Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces Officers Admiral of the fleet Marshal / …
8naval officer — Synonyms and related words: OD, admiral, boatswain, captain, chief engineer, chief mate, chief petty officer, commander, commodore, deck officer, ensign, fleet admiral, lieutenant, lieutenant commander, lieutenant junior grade, master, mate,… …
9Naval officer ranks — Navies have military rank systems that often are quite different from those of armies or air forces. Sometimes, services that are considered parts of the navy – marine or amphibious corps – use the army style ranks instead, while the ranks listed …
10United States Navy officer rank insignia — Contents 1 Rank categories 2 Rank and promotion system 3 Commissioned Officer Ranks …
