Captain-commandant

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Captain-commandant is a rank currently used in the Belgian Armed Forces and formerly used in the United States Revenue Cutter Service and its successor, the United States Coast Guard.

Belgian Armed Forces

Captain-commandant is a

ship-of-the-line lieutenant first class
"), and the insignia is two and a half gold stripes with a naval curl.

U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and U.S. Coast Guard

In the United States between the years 1908 and 1923 the rank of captain-commandant was used by the United States Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Coast Guard for its most senior ranking officer.[1] Since 1923 this title has been Commandant of the Coast Guard.

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Evans, p 200

References

  • mil.be
  • Evans, Stephen H. (1949). The United States Coast Guard 1790–1915: A Definitive History. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. No ISBN


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