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Does US Public Health Service commissioned Navy Captain outrank an Army Major?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes and no. For formal situations, the Captain outranks the Major by a couple of pay grades.
However, the Captain is not a line officer and in a combat situation would give way to the Major for operational command, unless the Major was also a non-line officer, such as Supply Corps, or Engineers.
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