Editing Commander (section)

==Commander as a military appointment==

For instance, as in various small colonial settlements (such as various [[Caribbean]] islands) commanding the [[garrison]] was the crux of the top job, the military title ''Commandeur'' could be used instead of a civilian gubernatorial style, not unlike the Portuguese [[captain-major]].

===British Army===
In the [[British Army]], the term "commander" is officially applied to the [[non-commissioned officer]] in charge of a [[section (military unit)|section]] (section commander), vehicle (vehicle commander) or gun (gun commander), to the [[subaltern (rank)|subaltern]] or [[Captain (land)|captain]] commanding a [[platoon]] (platoon commander), or to the [[brigadier]] commanding a [[brigade]] (brigade commander). Other officers commanding units are usually referred to as the [[Officer Commanding|officer commanding]] (OC), [[Commanding Officer|commanding officer]] (CO), [[General Officer Commanding|general officer commanding]] (GOC), or [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief|general officer commanding-in-chief]] (GOC-C), depending on rank and position, although the term "commander" may be applied to them informally.

In the [[First Aid Nursing Yeomanry]] commander is a rank equivalent to [[Major (rank)|major]].

=== Netherlands ===
''Commandeur'' as a title of colonial office was the case on the island of [[Tobago]] in the Dutch colony of [[Nieuw Walcheren]].

===New Zealand Army===
The usage is similar/identical to the [[British Army]], with the term "commander" having been applied to the colonel who was Commander, 2 Land Force Group, Linton Camp, and now to Commander, [[1st Brigade (New Zealand)|1 Brigade]].

===Spanish Armed Forces and ''Guardia Civil''===
In the [[Spanish Army]], the [[Spanish Air Force]] and the [[Spanish Navy Marines|marine infantry]], the term commander is the literal translation of ''comandante'', the Spanish equivalent of a Commonwealth [[Major (rank)|major]]. The ''[[Guardia Civil]]'' shares the army ranks, and the officer commanding a house-garrison (usually an NCO or a lieutenant, depending on the size) is addressed as the ''comandante de puesto'' (post commander).

===United States Army===
In the [[United States Army]], the term "commander" is officially applied to the [[commanding officer]] of army units; hence, there are [[Company Commander|company commanders]], [[Battalion Commander|battalion commanders]], [[Brigade Commander|brigade commanders]], and so forth.  At the highest levels of [[U.S. military]] command structure, "commander" also refers to what used to be called [[commander-in-chief]], or CINC, until October 24, 2002, although the term CINC is still used in casual speech.

===United States Air Force===
In the [[United States Air Force]], the term "commander" (abbreviated "CC" in office symbols, i.e. "OG/CC" for "operations group commander") is applied officially to the [[commanding officer]] of an Air Force unit; hence, there are [[Flight (military unit)|flight]] commanders, [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]  commanders, [[Group (air force)|group]] commanders, [[Wing (air force unit)|wing]] commanders, [[numbered air force]] commanders, and commanders of [[List of major commands of the United States Air Force|major command]]s. In rank, a flight commander is typically a [[lieutenant]] or [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]], a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] commander is typically a [[Major (United States)|major]] or [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]], a [[Group (air force)|group]] commander is typically a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]], a [[Wing (air force unit)|wing]] commander is typically a senior colonel or a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], a numbered air force commander is a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] or [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]], and the commander of a major command is a [[General (United States)|general]].

===United States Space Force===
In the [[United States Space Force]], the term "commander" is applied officially to the commanding officer of a Space Force unit; hence, there are [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] commanders, [[Structure of the United States Space Force#Delta|delta]] commanders, and commanders of  [[Structure of the United States Space Force#Field Command|field commands]]. In rank, a squadron commander is a [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]], a delta commander is a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]], and the commander of a field command is a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] or [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]].