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Join the room“A brave captain is a root, out of which as branches the courage of his soldiers doth spring.”
“Who can look for modestie and sobrietie in the souldiers, where the captaine is given to wine, or women, and spendeth his time in riot and excesse?”
“The captain, in the first place, is lord paramount. He stands no watch, comes and goes when he pleases, and is accountable to no one, and must be obeyed in everything.”
“The company is the true unit of discipline, and the captain is the company. A good captain makes a good company, and he should have the power to reward as well as punish. The fact that soldiers would naturally like to have a good fellow for their captain is the best reason why he should be appointed by the colonel, or by some superior authority, instead of being elected by the men.”
“There is no freer man alive than a captain of cavalry in command of his own troop.”
“The Captain had brushed his project aside in a way that captains have.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
Capitán es un título, un apelativo para el oficial al mando de una unidad militar; el comandante u oficial de mayor rango de un buque de la armada, buque mercante, aeroplano, nave espacial u otra embarcación; o el comandante de un puerto, departamento de bomberos o policía, precinto electoral, etc. En las fuerzas armadas, el capitán suele estar al nivel de un oficial que comanda una compañía o batallón de infantería, un buque o una batería de artillería, u otra unidad distinta. También puede ser un rango de mando en una fuerza aérea. El término también puede usarse como título informal u honorífico para personas en roles de mando similares.
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