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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 (Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard)[4]

Commander
(Royal Australian Navy)[5]

Commander (Royal Australian Navy)[5]

Commander
(Royal Bahamas Defence Force)[6]

Commander (Royal Bahamas Defence Force)[6]

Commander
(Bangladesh Navy)[7]

Commander (Bangladesh Navy)[7]

Komander
(Royal Brunei Navy)[8]

Komander (Royal Brunei Navy)[8]

Commander
(Barbados Coast Guard)

Commander (Barbados Coast Guard)

Commander
(Belize Coast Guard)

Commander (Belize Coast Guard)

Commander
(Royal Canadian Navy)[9]

Commander (Royal Canadian Navy)[9]

Kommandør
(Royal Danish Navy)[10]

Kommandør (Royal Danish Navy)[10]

Commander
(Republic of Fiji Navy)

Commander (Republic of Fiji Navy)

Komentaja
Swedish: Kommendör
(Finnish Navy)[11]

Komentaja Swedish: Kommendör (Finnish Navy)[11]

Commander
(Gambian Navy)

Commander (Gambian Navy)

Commander
(Ghana Navy)

Commander (Ghana Navy)

Commander
(Guyana Coast Guard)

Commander (Guyana Coast Guard)

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

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

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

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

Commander
(Jamaican Coast Guard)[14]

Commander (Jamaican Coast Guard)[14]

Commander
(Liberian National Coast Guard)[15]

Commander (Liberian National Coast Guard)[15]

Komandoras
(Lithuanian Naval Force)[16]

Komandoras (Lithuanian Naval Force)[16]

Komander
(Royal Malaysian Navy)[17]

Komander (Royal Malaysian Navy)[17]

Commander
(Namibian Navy)[18]

Commander (Namibian Navy)[18]

Commandeur
(Royal Netherlands Navy)[19]

Commandeur (Royal Netherlands Navy)[19]

Commander
(Royal New Zealand Navy)[20]

Commander (Royal New Zealand Navy)[20]

Commander
(Nigerian Navy)[21]

Commander (Nigerian Navy)[21]

Kommandør
(Royal Norwegian Navy)[22]

Kommandør (Royal Norwegian Navy)[22]

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

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

Komandor
(Polish Navy)[24]

Komandor (Polish Navy)[24]

Comandor
(Romanian Naval Forces)[25]

Comandor (Romanian Naval Forces)[25]

Commander
(Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard)

Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard)

Commander
(Sierra Leone Navy)

Commander (Sierra Leone Navy)

Commander
(South African Navy)[26]

Commander (South African Navy)[26]

Commander
(Sri Lanka Navy)[27]

Commander (Sri Lanka Navy)[27]

Kommendör
(Swedish Navy)[28]

Kommendör (Swedish Navy)[28]

Commander
(Tanzania Naval Command)

Commander (Tanzania Naval Command)

Commander
(Tongan Maritime Force)[29]

Commander (Tongan Maritime Force)[29]

Commander
(Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard)[30]

Commander (Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard)[30]

Commander
(Royal Navy)[31]

Commander (Royal Navy)[31]

Commander
(United States Navy)[32]

Commander (United States Navy)[32]

Commander
(United States Coast Guard)[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).

Comparative military ranks