Fair enough. Don't see how that automatically qualifies me as "old", though. Even though the rank of Captain is the last Officer rank before Admiral in NATO countries, meaning that most actual Captains are 40s-50s, the title of "captain" can apply to whoever holds the highest rank and acts as the commanding authority. On most ships the title is actually held by someone at the Lieutenant Commander or Commander rank, though smaller vessels can be commanded by as low as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade (Such was the case for a certain vessel by the name of PT-109).