Captain


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Captain or The Captain may refer to:

Military ranks

  • Captain (land), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
  • Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services (e.g., coast guard)

In specific countries

  • Captain (Canadian army and air force), a rank used by the Canadian Army and Air Force
  • Ship-of-the-Line Captain, Canadian naval rank equal to a colonel of the Army or Air Force
  • Captain (United Kingdom), a rank in the British armed forces used by two separate rank grades
  • Captain (United States), a rank in each of the seven federal uniformed services (not all equivalent)
    • Captain (U.S. Army), a rank in the U.S. Army above a first Lieutenant below a Major. Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Air Force), a rank in the U.S. Air Force above a first Lieutenant below a Major. Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Marine Corps), a rank in the U.S. Marine Corps above a first Lieutenant below a Major Pay grade O3.
    • Captain (U.S. Navy), a rank in the U.S. Navy equal to a colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force, may command a ship. It ranks above commander and below rear admiral (lower half). Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (U.S. Coast Guard), a rank in the U.S. Coast Guard equal to a colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force, may command a ship. It ranks above commander and below rear admiral (lower half). Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (USPHCC), a rank in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps equal to a colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force. Pay grade O6.
    • Captain (NOAA), a rank in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps equal to a colonel of the Army, Marines or Air Force. Pay grade O6.

Other variations

  • Captain General, is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title.
  • Captain Lieutenant, a rank in the Russian Navy, Red Fleet/Soviet Navy and previously Imperial Russian Navy, a rank in the German Navy, and a former rank in the British army
  • Captain of the fleet, would assist an admiral with ten or more ships to command
  • Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5
  • Flag captain, Royal Navy term for the captain of an admiral's flagship
  • Post-Captain, an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy
  • Kapitän, traditional shorted version of several ranks in the German navy, ranging from Kapitänleutnant to Kapitän zur See
  • Kapitan, the shortened version of several ranks
  • Kaptan Pasha or Kapudan Pasha, commander of the Ottoman Navy- a term derived from "Captain"

Occupations

Media

Television and film

Literature

Comics/manga

Music

  • Captain (album), a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild
  • Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
  • The Captain (album), the 1999 solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers
  • The Captain, from the 1984 release Various Positions, by Leonard Cohen
  • "The Captain", from the 2006 release Ganging Up On The Sun from Guster
  • "The Captain" (song), a song on the 2006 release Silent Shout from The Knife
  • "The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool", a song presented as an outtake on the 1999 release The Soft Bulletin 5.1 from The Flaming Lips
  • Captain, leader of Club 14
  • "The Captain", the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of the 1970s and 1980s duo Captain & Tennille
  • The Captain, a temporary stage name of Richard Jobson during the first days of his post-punk band The Armoury Show.
  • "Captain", the pseudonym of Markus Kaarlonen, a Finnish musician/songwriter/producer

Mining equipment

Oil fields

  • Captain field, a crude oil field on Block 13/22a in the UK North Sea

Ships

Sport

Video games







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