Originally Posted by
Danny42C
airpolice,
On a photo I saw here, she was rigged out as a Lieutenant--Commander (had the RNR gone bonkers?) ISTR that such were addressed informally as "Commander".
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Danny, as a courtesy, they can be called Commander, just as a Lt. Col in the Army would be called Colonel, like a full Colonel would.
I'm not up to speed with QRs for such, but I think the rule is that the junior rank can be addressed as such by other people, but should not declare it themselves.
Perhaps a well informed Pongo or Fish Head might care to enlighten us all?
What I am sure of, is that writing it down, pretending to have the full rank, is another matter.