# Sub commander put on the beach

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 21, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-commander-put-on-the-beach/388867 "2007-01-21T19:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-commander-put-on-the-beach/388867/21 "2007-01-24T05:41:49Z")

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…with department heads at Lieutenant (O-3) or Lieutenant Commander (O-4). There is also a senior NCO, usually (at least for capital vessels like the nuclear subs) a Master Chief Petty Officer at E-9.

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