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Captain (armed forces)
The army rank of
captain
(from the French
capitaine
) is a
commissioned officer
rank historically corresponding to the command of a
company
of soldiers. The rank is also used by some
air forces
and
marine forces
. Today, a captain is typically either the commander or
second-in-command
of a company or
artillery battery
(or
United States Army
cavalry
troop
or
Commonwealth
squadron
). In the
Chinese
People's Liberation Army
, a captain may also command a
company
, or be the second-in-command of a
battalion
.
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