[ARC5] command set trivia

[Tim]

"In my recollection during WW II there were courtesy titles of "commodore"
for the senior merchant marine captain of a convoy."

That's true.  A Convoy Commodore carried a lot of responsibility....

But wait - there's more!

The Executive Officer of a US Navy ship would be properly addressed as
"Commander" over an ARC-5 radio circuit (ahem..), regardless of their
rank....


On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Gordon White <gewhite at crosslink.net> wrote:

> In my recollection during WW II there were courtesy titles of "commodore"
> for the senior merchant marine captain of a convoy.
>
> Heads of yacht clubs are generally "commodores"
>
>  - Gordon White
>