They're not even bothering to cover their tracks any more.

BTW, a Lt Col is equivalent to a full Commander in the Navy.

The 'captain' on my ship was a Commander. His executive officer or Number One was a Lieutenant Commander. 'captain' is a courtesy title for any ship's master, regardless of his actual rank. My ship was the flagship of a 4 destroyer Division, the flag officer responsible for the entire Division was a Captain, but to avoid confusion, he was referred to by his courtesy title of 'Commodore'. Commodore is a division or squadron commander, it is not an actual rank. An Army Captain is a relatively low ranking officer, he usually commands a company. A Navy Captain is a big shot, equivalent to a full army Colonel who might command a battalion or even a brigade.

Captain Kirk was captain of the Enterprise. Major warships like cruisers may rate a full Captain as captain, his Number One was Lieutenant Commander Spock. Since Enterprise operated on her own, there was no flag officer aboard.

These are the officer ranks in the Navy: Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, and several levels of Admiral above that. The corresponding ranks in the Army are Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and several levels of General above that.