Captain of the List (Captain (SG))
(CAPT)
Paygrade: O-6-B |
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| A Captain of the List (also known as Captain, senior grade (SG)), is the seventh commissioned rank within The Royal Manticoran Navy. Captains, senior grade, may be appointed to command a Dreadnaught (DN), Super Dreadnaught (SD), Super Dreadnaught-Pods (SD-P), a Light Attack Craft Carrier (CLAC), or a Naval Division. Additionally, Captains of the List may serve as a division operations officer under the command of a flag officer. An officer of this grade is immediately senior to a Captain, junior grade (JG) and junior to a Commodore. |
| In order to qualify for the rank of Captain of the List, you must have the following: |
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| A member may brevetted to this rank based upon the needs of the service, fleet, or ship. For example, a member may be brevetted to Captain of the List for the purposes of accepting command of a Super Dreadnaught recently formed. Such brevets are ordered by a Space Lord (usually the Third Space Lord). |
Captain (JG)
(CAPTJG)
Paygrade: O-6-A |
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| A Captain, junior grade (JG), is the sixth commissioned rank within The Royal Manticoran Navy. Captains, junior grade, may be appointed to command a Heavy Cruiser (CA), Battlecruiser (BC), or a Task Element, such as a Group, Force, or Fleet. An officer of this grade is immediately senior to a Commander and junior to a Captain of the List. |
| In order to qualify for the rank of Captain (JG), you must have the following: |
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| A member may brevetted to this rank based upon the needs of the service, fleet, or ship. For example, a member may be brevetted to Captain (JG) for the purposes of accepting command of a Heavy Cruiser recently formed. Such brevets are ordered by a Space Lord (usually the Third Space Lord). |
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| O-6-B |  Captain of the List Captain (SG) |
 Colonel (of the List) |
 Colonel (of the List) |
 Captain of the List Senior Captain |
| O-6-A |  Captain (JG) |
 Captain |
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| From Latin, capitaneus, the head or chief. The evolution of the commanding officer of ships derives from the batsuen (boatswain) or the rector in the eleventh century; about 1300, the rank of captain came into general use. The master, although he sailed the ship, was of lower rank than the captain. In a British order in council in 1748, the relative rank was settled with the Army by dividing Navy captains into three grades. It was deemed at that time that any officer in command was entitled to the title of captain while in command, regardless of actual rank. All captains not eligible on the list for promotion to rear admiral were originally called “masters and commanders” and had “C” after their names. The rank was shortened to “commander” in 1794. The term “cdr.” in the British Navy was used after the names of commanders in 1826. “Post Captain,” a term used in the Royal Navy and once used in the American Navy, distinguished captains commanding frigates from master commanders or commanders next in rank. There never was a commission of “post captain.” In 1747, the rank of captain was first clearly defined in the British Navy. Captains who commanded post ships took rank, if of three years standing, with colonels in the Army. Until the year 1824, the Royal Navy list classed such captains as post captains. Until 1862, captain was the highest commissioned officer in the US Navy, and according to his duty, ranks with lieutenant colonel, colonel, or brigadier general. |
| Reference: Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions by VADM William P. Mack, USN (ret) and LCDR Royal W. Connell, USN. |