Editing Commander (section)

=== United Kingdom ===

====Royal Navy====
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A commander in the Royal Navy is above the rank of [[lieutenant commander]], below the rank of [[captain (naval)|captain]], and is equivalent in rank to a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the army. A commander may command a [[frigate]], [[destroyer]], [[submarine]], aviation squadron or shore installation, or may serve on a staff.

====Royal Air Force====
Since the British [[Royal Air Force]]'s mid-rank officers' ranks are modeled on those of the [[Royal Navy]], the term [[Wing Commander (rank)|wing commander]] is used as a rank, and this is the equivalent of a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the army or a commander in the navy. The rank of wing commander is above that of [[squadron leader]] and below that of [[group captain]].
In the former [[Royal Naval Air Service]], which was merged with the [[Royal Flying Corps]] to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, the pilots held appointments as well as their normal ranks in the Royal Navy, and they wore insignia appropriate to the appointment instead of the rank. A flight commander wore a star above a lieutenant's two rank stripes, squadron commander wore two stars above two rank stripes (less than eight years' seniority) or two-and-a-half rank stripes (over eight years seniority), and wing commander wore three rank stripes. The rank stripes had the usual Royal Navy curl, and they were surmounted by an eagle.