Kapitan (rank)

A kapitan (derived from French: capitaine; before Latin: capitaneus, lit. '(military) leader, count, or chairman of a parish council'; or Latin: caput, lit. 'head, main, chief, primary, principal, general, central, leading', etc.) is used manifold as rank, grade, or rank designation in the Army, Air Force or Navy of numerous countries and armed forces. In member countries of NATO-alliance Kapitan is a commissioned officer rank, rated OF-2 in line to the NATO officers rank system. The almost equivalent OF-2 officer, e.g. in the US Army, is the Captain rank.

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