Commander

Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.

This article is about the military rank. For the honorific title of chivalric orders, see Commander (order). For other uses, see Commander (disambiguation).

Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example "platoon commander", "brigade commander" and "squadron commander". In the police, terms such as "borough commander" and "incident commander" are used.

Commander
(Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard)^[4]

Commander
(Royal Australian Navy)^[5]

Commander
(Royal Bahamas Defence Force)^[6]

Commander
(Bangladesh Navy)^[7]

Komander
(Royal Brunei Navy)^[8]

Commander
(Barbados Coast Guard)

Commander
(Belize Coast Guard)

Commander
(Royal Canadian Navy)^[9]

Kommandør
(Royal Danish Navy)^[10]

Commander
(Republic of Fiji Navy)

Komentaja
Swedish: Kommendör
(Finnish Navy)^[11]

Commander
(Gambian Navy)

Commander
(Ghana Navy)

Commander
(Guyana Coast Guard)

Commander
Hindi: कमांडर, romanized: kamaandar
(Indian Navy)^[12]

Commander
Irish: Ceannasaí
(Irish Naval Service)^[13]

Commander
(Jamaican Coast Guard)^[14]

Commander
(Liberian National Coast Guard)^[15]

Komandoras
(Lithuanian Naval Force)^[16]

Komander
(Royal Malaysian Navy)^[17]

Commander
(Namibian Navy)^[18]

Commandeur
(Royal Netherlands Navy)^[19]

Commander
(Royal New Zealand Navy)^[20]

Commander
(Nigerian Navy)^[21]

Kommandør
(Royal Norwegian Navy)^[22]

Commander
Urdu: کمانڈر, romanized: commander
(Pakistan Navy)^[23]

Komandor
(Polish Navy)^[24]

Comandor
(Romanian Naval Forces)^[25]

Commander
(Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard)

Commander
(Sierra Leone Navy)

Commander
(South African Navy)^[26]

Commander
(Sri Lanka Navy)^[27]

Kommendör
(Swedish Navy)^[28]

Commander
(Tanzania Naval Command)

Commander
(Tongan Maritime Force)^[29]

Commander
(Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard)^[30]

Commander
(Royal Navy)^[31]

Commander
(United States Navy)^[32]

Commander
(United States Coast Guard)^[32]

Commander as a non-military rank or title[edit]

NASA rank[edit]

In NASA spacecraft missions since the beginning of Project Gemini, one crew member on each spacecraft is designated as mission commander. The commander is the captain of the ship, and makes all real-time critical decisions on behalf of the crew and in coordination with the Mission Control Center (MCC).

Use in aviation[edit]

The title of aircraft commander is used in civil aviation to refer to the pilot in command (commonly referred to as "captain", which is technically an airline rank and not related to the commander's role on board the aircraft).

Commander

Commander as a non-military rank or title[edit]

NASA rank[edit]

Use in aviation[edit]

Comparative military ranks