Captain facts for kids
Captains are officers in an army. In a navy, captains command an entire ship. A Navy Captain is equal to the army rank of colonel. Another type of captain is a commander of a ship who is not in the military.
There are also captains in other uniformed organisations, including the police. A leader of a sports team is also called a captain, as well as the pilot of an airliner.
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