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To: LadyBuzz
The correct name is Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez.

I was not aware that "Cmdr." was a naval rank.
I'm used to O-5 Commander as "CDR"
I know they renamed O-7, Commodore, as Rear Admiral (lower half) or "RDML"

What is a "Cmdr."? I suspect that the corrected name has an incorrect title.

9 posted on 01/16/2018 6:21:24 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Pollster1

Typo, should be CDR


11 posted on 01/16/2018 6:32:22 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Pollster1
I was not aware that "Cmdr." was a naval rank. I'm used to O-5 Commander as "CDR" I know they renamed O-7, Commodore, as Rear Admiral (lower half) or "RDML"

It's the civilian style of abbreviating rank.

Look in various style guides and you'll find it. For example, an Army Lieutenant General is abbreviated LTG in the military and government, but Lt. Gen. in the press.

15 posted on 01/16/2018 7:51:08 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: Pollster1

Old abbreviation that is no longer used, and certainly not in any official reports.


21 posted on 01/17/2018 3:14:09 AM PST by Tallguy
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