Talk:Commanding officer

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Who is Nicolas Strauss?--Force Colonel ' Valhala ' 112  21:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

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I think that we should use a gallery, what does teh peanut gallery think?-- Force Colonel Valhala 112  File:Colonel-gr4.gif|19px]] Personal COMCSVCarnage Report 01:20, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

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Commanding Officers can lead companies, battalions, divisions, brigades, regiments, or platoons. The general word to refer to this is 'unit'. Commanding officer is not a rank; it is a billet. When you say 'Lieutenant' and you are referring to the Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force, you had better clarify which rank of Lieutenant you mean; there are two ranks of Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant (paygrade O-1), and First Lieutenant (paygrade O-2). The Army and Marine Corps more or less use the same nomenclature when it comes to referring to Commanding Officers/Commanding Generals; there are subtle differences. In the Marine Corps, battalions are commanded by Lieutenant Colonels. If there are no Lieutenant Colonels available, then a Major will be appointed. A Captain is not usually in command of a battalion; instead, they usually hold the XO billet position. If the commanding officer is incapacitated, then a Captain, if a Captain is holding the XO billet, may serve as a commanding officer over a battalion; however, this is not the norm. Captains usually command companies. Smoke My pageMy talkMy Editcount 06:24, 31 March 2009 (UTC)