Company commander

The company commander of the guard of honor leads a column of soldiers of the Bulgarian Army at a military parade on the occasion of Bastille Day on a march along the Champs Elysees . Paris France July 14, 2007 .

The standard designation for its infantry company in NATO.

Company commander, Company commander ( abbr. Komroty ; razg. Rotny ) in military affairs - the military post of junior officer in the Ground Forces , Air Force and coastal units of the Navy ) of the Armed Forces of most states.

The company commander exercises command of the company ( battery ) - a unit numbering, as a rule, from two to four platoons , with personnel totaling 50 to 300 people, depending on the type of troops of the type of armed forces, individual types of troops and forces and special forces and services Sun of the state.

The total strength of the company’s personnel (battery, squadron, squadron) depends on the military traditions of the state, the type of Armed Forces , the type of troops and its functional purpose. A company (battery, squadron, squadron) can either be part of the battalion ( division ) or be separate.

The military rank of company commander in the Armed Forces of the USSR and in the post-Soviet space is captain and others. The training company commander may have the military rank of major and other ranks.