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Military ranks follow the same capitalization guidelines as given under § Titles of people, below. For example, Brigadier General John Smith , but John Smith was a brigadier general . Formal names of military units, including armies, navies, air forces, fleets, regiments, battalions, companies, corps, and so forth, are proper names and should ...
When an article is about a military rank itself, the generic format is used for the title; for example, Able seaman, instead of Able Seaman. However, in article text, when used as title, the rank is capitalized; for example, "Able Seaman John Doe". When used generically it is not capitalized, for example, "John Doe has the rank of able seaman".
The general rule from MOS:CAPS is that wherever a military term is an accepted proper name, as evidenced by consistent capitalization in reliable sources, it should be capitalized in Wikipedia. Where there is uncertainty as to whether a term is a proper name, consensus should be reached on the talk page; the MOS:CAPS default is to use lower ...
The military rank system defines dominance, authority and responsibility within a military hierarchy. It incorporates the principles of exercising power and authority into the military chain of command—the succession of commanders superior to subordinates through which command is exercised. The military chain of command is an important ...
For articles that mention military units that are not the subject of the article: Link the first mention of each unit's name to an article about it, but not any following mentions. However, for very long articles also link the first mention of a unit in a new section of the article, if and only if there has been "a lot" of text since the ...
Military titles Colonel of the Irish Guards. This military title was Kate’s first honorary appointment in the British Army with the Irish Guards regiment. She inherited the title in December ...
The capitalization rule from the Chicago Manual of Style seems to be that if a military title contains words that can mean something else, then the title must be be capitalized. I call it the ambiguity rule. For example when we write about the "Joint Chiefs of Staff", it's always capitalized because the words joint chiefs of staff are common ...
Not too long after King Charles gave his oldest son, Prince William, 41, a brand-new title on Prince Louis’s 6th birthday, the 75-year-old monarch is set to present the Prince of Wales with ...