Everything about Commodore Rank totally explained
Commodore is a
military rank used in some
navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a
captain, but is less than that of a
rear admiral. It is sometimes abbreviated as
Cdre or
COMO.
History
The rank of Commodore derives from the
French commandeur, which was one of the highest ranks in orders of
knighthood, and in military orders the title of the knight in charge of a
commenda (a local part of the order's territorial possessions).
The
Royal Netherlands Navy also used the rank of
commandeur from the end of the 16th century for a variety of temporary positions, until it became a conventional permanent rank in 1955.
The
Royal Netherlands Air Force has adopted the English spelling of
Commodore for an equivalent rank.
The rank of Commodore was at first a position created as a temporary title to be bestowed upon Captains who commanded
squadrons of more than one vessel. In many navies, the rank of Commodore was merely viewed as a
Senior Captain position, whereas other naval services bestowed upon the rank of Commodore the prestige of
flag officer status - Commodore is the highest rank in the
Irish Naval Service, for example, and is held by only one person. In the Royal Navy, the position was introduced to combat the cost of appointing more Admirals - a costly business with a fleet as large as the Royal Navy's at that time.
Naval rank
The following articles deal with the rank of Commodore (or its equivalent) as it's employed in various countries.
Image:RAN-CDRE-shoulder.gif|Australian shoulder boards
Image:Navy shoulder board Cmdre.png|Canadian shoulder boards
Image:UK-Navy-OF6.svg|U.K. sleeve lace
Image:USNewCommo.gif|U.S. Commodore
Air force ranks
Commodore, in Spanish
Comodoro, is a rank in the
Argentine Air Force. This rank is the equivalent of a
Colonel in the
Argentine Army, and a Colonel or
Group Captain in other air forces of the world.
The Argentine rank below Commodore is the rank of Vice-Commodore, in Spanish
Vicecomodoro, equivalent to a
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Argentine Army, and a Lieutenant-Colonel or
Wing Commander in other air forces.
Many air forces, use the rank of
Air Commodore. This rank was first used by the
Royal Air Force and is now used in many countries such as India, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Nigeria. It is the equivalent rank to an army
Brigadier.
The German air force used the concept of a unit Commodore, although this was a unit command appointment rather than a rank.
Merchant and boating rank
Commodore is also a title held by the senior captain within a shipping company. It is also a title held by the senior officer of many yacht clubs and boating associations.
Other uses
In the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, the senior elected officer of the organization is the National Commodore, while there are Commodores elected for the Atlantic and Pacific regions.
Vanderbilt University's intercollegiate athletics teams are nicknamed the Commodores, a reference to
Cornelius Vanderbilt's self-appointed title (he was the master of a large shipping fleet).
In the U.S.
Sea Scouting program (which is part of the
Boy Scouts of America), all National, Regional, Flotilla, and Council committee chairs are titled as Commodore, while senior committee members are addressed as Vice Commodore. Ship Committee chairs don't hold this recognition.
References and notes
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