Marine Captain
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Marine Captain is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations.
The title of "Captain" is often used by vessel commanders and, as a naval rank, in many earth navies and Star Fleet, is above commander.
- As an infantry rank, Captains rank subordinate to a Major and above a First Lieutenant.
Earth history
On Earth, the title of "captain" was used as far back as the Middle Ages, where a captain was a nobleman commissioned to command a company of soldiers.
By the 20th century, the rank of "captain" was common in Earth militaries. In 2364, the Q-entity took the form of a United States Marine Corps captain when confronting Captain Picard.
In a holodeck simulation of a Nazi campaign in France, a group of Hirogen pitted the crew of USS Voyager against holographic 1940s Germans.
