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Re: Ranks

• From: SuSvaj <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Ranks
• Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 16:27:30 -0500

At 01:31 PM 09/05/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>>In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, they address Worf as Colonel
>>Worf.
>>
>>In Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, Okrand doesn't even list "Colonel". 
>>Did he forget about the rank of Colonel or was that a holdover from the
>>Classic era? What about a word for "Major"?
>
>Here in the US, a colonel is the same grade as a navy captain.

Just for clarification, a full bird Col. is equivolent to navy captain.
Lt. Col is equvolent to full grade commander.

SuSvaj


>The words in KGT are not a direct translation because the rank structures
>are different.  The english words listed in KGT are just a rough equivilent.
>There is room for varience.
>
>
>DloraH
>
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