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Ruins of Empire (Blood on the Stars, #3) by Jay Allan

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Only one Captain on a ship. This Captain should be a temporary Major to avoid confusion!

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Joe

First of all, Major is not a Navy rank, so not just no, hell, no!! second, I served in USS America (CV-66) about 30 years ago. CO was a CAPT. So was the XO, CAG (Cdr Air Group), Nav, Ops, Strike Ops, …

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When a Captain (Army, Marine or Air Force Officer) is stationed aboard a ship it's customary to temporarily promote that officer to the next higher rank. It shouldn't be confusing if the officers are …

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