SeniorAdmin, Team_Member
7,772
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
By the [[20th century]], the rank of captain was common in Earth militaries and was used by all branches of service in the United States armed forces. The rank of captain was represented by a double rectangular silver bar uniform insignia for ground units and the equivalent of a [[colonel]]'s eagle for naval captains. In [[2364]], the [[Q]]-entity took the form of a [[US Marine Corps]] captain when confronting Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]. In this disguise, Q was quoted as stating "''All it takes is a few good men''."
The rank of captain was also used by World War II Germany. In the German army, the rank was translated as ''Hauptmann'' (headman), but in the SS, company captains were referred to as ''Hauptsturmführer'' ("head storm leader"). The collar insignia for this was a black square bordered with white, with three silver pips in a diagonal line, with two stripes underneath.<br>
In a [[holodeck]] simulation of a Nazi campaign in France, a group of [[Hirogen]] pitted the crew of {{USS|Voyager}} against [[holographic]] [[1940s]] Germans. A US Army captain named Miller was the role assigned to [[Chakotay]] in the program; an SS ''Hauptsturmführer'' captain was another character in the simulation.
{{AOTW|20907.26}}
fixed deadlinks
'''Marine Captain''' is a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. The title of captain "[[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 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. One of By the [[20th century]], the characters rank of William Shakespeare's play ''Henry V'' was quoted as saying "''Under what captain serve you?''" was common in Earth militaries. In [[2364]], the [[Q]]-entity took the form of a [[United States]] Marine Corps captain when approached on guard dutyconfronting Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard|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.
[[Category:Ranks]]
