Commodore

Commodore is a naval military rank, often roughly equivalent to that of Colonel.

SLDF

In the first SLDF, a Commodore wore a small star as their rank insignia and commanded a major WarShip or important recharging station. To reach this rank, an SLDF Navy officer needed at least ten years of service.

Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance

In the LAAF, the naval equivalent of Colonel is Kaptain. The rank of Kommodore is actually equivalent to Hauptmann-General. Like their ground based counterparts, a Kaptain wears a pair of diamonds as their rank insignia.

LAAF Military Rank Insignia

Rank	Insignia
Colonel Kaptain

Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery

In the Draconis Combine Admiralty, the Commodore rank is known as Cho-sho, and is the naval equivalent to Sho-sho (brigadier general). Rank insignia is the katakana symbol "4" in apple-green.

DCMS Rank Insignia by branch of service

Rank	AeroSpace Fighter	Naval Crew	Technical Service
Cho-sho (Commodore)

Armed Forces of the Federated Suns

In the AFFS, a commodore commands a JumpShip, DropShip group, or Aerospace Fighter wing. A commodore wears an epaulette with two broad bands across the base, like their ground-pounding counterparts.

AFFS Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service

Rank	MechWarrior	AeroSpace Fighter	Infantry	Armor	Naval Crew	Technical Service	Administrative	Medical	Legal	Logistics/ Transportation
Commodore (Colonel)

Capellan Confederation Armed Forces

The CCAF Navy uses the name of Kong-sang-shao to indicate officers with this rank. Officers who hold this rank use a silver triangle to indicate their status.

CCAF Military Ranks

Kong-sang-shao (Colonel)

Free Worlds League

In the FWLM, the rank of commodore used in one of two cases:

• The commanding officer of an Aerospace Fighter wing attached to a BattleMech regiment that also has its own DropShips. (The commanding officer of a wing attached to a 'Mech regiment lacking permanent DropShip support holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander instead.)
• The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.

Like their counterparts in the AFFS, a Free Worlds League Commodore wears the same insignia as a Colonel. In the FWLM, this is three broad gold bars and one narrow gold bar on a purple background.

FWLM Commodore's Rank Insignia

Rank	Insignia
Commodore (Colonel)

The Clans

The Clan naval equivalent to a Star Colonel is known as a Star Commodore or occasionally a Naval Star Colonel. They typically wear the same insignia as a Star Colonel.

Clan Blood Spirit

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia

Rank	Insignia
Star Commodore Star Colonel

Clan Star Adder

Clan Star Adder Rank Insignia by service branch

Rank	MechWarrior	AeroSpace Fighter	Elemental	Naval Crew
Star Colonel

ComStar/Word of Blake

Like their 'Mech piloting counterparts, the ComGuard Navy doesn't use the rank of Commodore. Officers at this level usually hold the rank of Precentor.

Free Rasalhague Republic

This rank isn't used by the KungsArmé.

Periphery Powers

Magistry of Canopus

In the Magistry Armed Forces, the naval equivalent of a MAF Colonel is known as a RearAd, from Rear Admiral. RearAds are not general officers however.

Taurian Defense Force

The Taurian Defense Force uses this rank for the naval equivalent of a Comptroller. TDF Commodores wear the same insignia as a Comptroller but add a gold wreath underneath it to indicate their branch of service.

Marian Hegemony

This rank isn't used by the Marian Hegemony.

Outworlds Alliance

In the Outworlds Alliance there is no distinction between branches of service when it comes to ranks. Therefore the Chairman rank used by AeroSpace Fighter and ground combat units is used here as well.