Re: [Epic] IG infantry detachments

From: Michael P. Lepisto <thagor_at_...>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 18:13:50 -0800

At 09:18 AM 1/8/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Michael P. Lepisto wrote:
>
>>
>> Actually in the US military an Army, Marine or even Air Force Colonel is
>> the same rank as a Navy (and I believe Coast Guard) Captain in terms of
>> protocol, pay, etc.
>
>Point the first: I spent 10 years active duty in the US Army. I have
>some idea about the O-ranks of the US Military.
>
>Point the 2nd:
>The US Navy does not have Colonels.
>

I don't think anyone implied the Navy had Colonels.

>Point the 3rd:
>The US Military has 4 services, The Army (my old service), the USAF (aka
>the Zoomies) the USMC and the US Navy. Of those 4, 3 of them have
>Colonel (Army, Air Force, Marines). The Coast Guard is a paramilitary
>force belonging the the Treasure department. In time of war it is
>assigned, in toto to the US Navy. It follows the Navy's ranks
>

Actually the Coast Guard operates under the Dept. of Transportation, in war
time it comes under control of the Dept. of Defense, not the Dept. of the
Navy. It is a military force, not paramilitary. The Marine Corps on the
other hand is part of the Dept. of the Navy.

>I still stand my my statement, if a given Military force has both
>Captains and Colonels, the Colonel ranks the Captain. Some forces
>(mainly Navies, and I believe the Royal Air force) don't have Colonels,
>so the rank of Captain is some what higher on the feeding chain. The
>fact that most, if not all, countries have more than one military force,
>is beside the point.
Received on Fri Jan 09 1998 - 02:13:50 UTC