....  They called me, Captain Horvath, in the army, and many brave men saluted me.  I was a real captain. You may have been a real Captain, but still outranked by a Navy Lieutenant. If I were to claim a _title_, I'd be just as happy to be the senior petty officer on board. That leaves no doubt as to who is really in charge in any emergency, yet I can still loaf most of the time. former BT1(SW) Doug King Horvath is a hero... in his own mind. Don't destroy that for him.

....  An army captain outranks them all. Nope http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blofficerrank.htm DSK

Next you'll be telling me about how the kid taped that stupid 5 cell flashlight under the barrel on the 30-30 so he could shoot rats after dark...... Right! In NJ, those so-annoying deer are known as brown rats. And if I lived there, I'd likely be that kid . They are a hazard to navigation. Luckily, I live in PA which recognizes that more deer live within the state than did during colonial times. Friend of mine enjoys bow-hunting deer in a park within the Philadelphia city limits each year. (arrows which miss their mark don't usually go very much further.) I'm still annoyed that a stupid deer took out my last car in MD. Damned thing didn't even have the decency to die in the conflict.

Knew this was a lie when I read Had friends... I do annoy you don't I Bob? Oh well, class, tact and intelligence usually anger bluster, brawn and stupidity.  You remain the Charlie the Tuna of Usenet. Cheers Marty

In the some sixty years that I've been messing around in boats I have never heard a professional seaman refer to himself as the good captain so I assume that you are some sort of ignoramus that knows nothing and rates right along side such other sterling examples of stupidity as the Good Captain Neil and Wilbur (the guy that can't spell his name correctly) for competency. I sailed into harbor in W Fla for the night and was addressed as 'Captain' by the dockie. I was single-handing but I still squirm with embarrassment as I don't consider myself to be experienced enough to earn that _title_. And I don't know when/if I'll be comfortable with it either. However, someone has to be in charge (me).. Hmm, a quandary! It is common courtesy to address the master of a vessel as Captain but one does not introduce one's self as Captain unless one is a serving military officer in which case it is proper to announce one's rank, primarily so that others know how to address you. But 'Corporal' doesn't have the same ring, now does it? LOL However, I can live with 'Skipper'. I didn't want to get into all the details of military service and protocol but in the military it is only polite to inform others of your rank as it forewarns them on how you are to be treated. Do we send a staff car? Which quarters are to be assigned and so on. I met a bloke one evening as I was arriving at a new _base_. He was wearing a pair of utility trousers and an old flight jacket with no insignia. I spent some time informing this new bloke of all the horror stories I had heard about the new squadron. The next morning when I marched in, all polished and spit shined, to report to the new commander guess who it was. It would have been far less embarrassing to me, at least, if he had been wearing his rank badges like he should have been. Bruce-in-Bangkok (correct email address for reply)

But 'Corporal' doesn't have the same ring, now does it? LOL Isn't a Corporal enlisted?  (i.e. not an officer).  The equivalent of a Petty Officer third class. - Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -However, I can live with 'Skipper'.