Talk:Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Second Captain
Lord Roberts was promoted to second captain in 1860 and substantive captain in 1868. There is some speculation of mine on his talk page under "Victorian Ranks" as to what on earth a "second captain" was. Perhaps somebody with detailed knowledge of the Victorian Army could enlighten us.Paulturtle (talk) 05:09, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

level of detail and focus on insignia
An observation, I know little about how the military works, I would like to know what being a Captain means in practice, what short of duties it might mean, how one progresses from lieutenant or progresses to major, and so much more.

At the moment this articular, beyond the brief intro, focuses on an old rank that no longer exists and mostly on the insignia and badges, disproportionally so. Even the 'see more' section is mostly insignia links. Would benefit from someone with knowledge expanding this page. Foxdown (talk) 10:42, 12 April 2022 (UTC)