Captain

Captain Insignia 	Captain Insignia 	Captain Insignia 	Captain Insignia
2092s - 2123s 	2092s - 2123s 	2092s - 2123s 	2092s - 2123s
 	 	 	
2123s - early 2195s	2123s - early 2195s	2123s - early 2195s	2123s - early 2195s
 	 	 	
2195s - Present 	2195s - Present 	2195s - Present 	2195s - Present
 	 	 	
Captain is a senior officer rank in use by the Galactic Navy. Captains are the Commanding Officers of starships or starbases. At least 10 years of experience is normally required to attain this rank unless special circumstances are granted. Normally to become a Captain, it is customary to switch to the command division, however there are rare instances of Captains in other divisions of the Navy. It is however, a requirement to make the switch when reaching a flag officer rank, such as a Commodore.