Captain - 1930's to present

On May 1, 1948, The General decided that the rainbow rolours of all the ranks combined had to go. He made the decision that all Officer ranks would conform to the standard red trim seen today.

The Captain’s trim of today looks very different from the Captain’s trim of the early 1940’s which had two red braids encircling it.

The current Captain’s trim consists of a black braid encircling a red epaulet with two silver stars in the center.

The lapel insignia consists of two silver “S”’s on red patches which are placed on each lapel of the tunic.

After having completed five years of service, addition course work and having been confirmed in their Officership, is promoted to the rank of Captain.

Prior to 2001, the duration of the rank of Captain was twenty years. Currently the duration for this rank is fifteen years.

The shape of the red patch was standardized in 2011 based on the shape of the patch used in the US Territories. By 2015, a red enamel pin  (red patch and silver “S” combined) replaced the red felt patches and silver “S” pin.