Talk:Commodore (United States)

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[edit] summary

Excellent summary of the rank in the US Navy. Just made one change at the end about commodoare in Naval Aviation. The title only applies to type wing commanders, such as Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (who is responsible for administrative command of all F-18s and the few remaining F-14s on the east coast). Type wing commander is not to be confused with a Carrier Air Wing commander, who is never refered to as Commodore. Type wing commander is also functionally equivalent to, for instance, a Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) commander, who also has the title of Commodore.

[edit] U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary usage

The term "Commodore" (abbreviated to COMO) is still in use in the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Coast Guard, though the USCG itself follows USN practise of RADM upper/lower half. The USCGAUX uses silver sleeve braid and shoulder boards to differentiate itself from the actual Coast Guard (Auxiliarists often refer to the "silver side" and "gold side" of the Coast Guard).--MarshallStack 04:42, 15 March 2006 (UTC)