Nowadays a company commander has to perform his duties in a different way than in the past.

现在当个连长，同过去的连长可不一样了。

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A company commander could give command to any regular officer over any given squad or platoon.

一名连指挥官有权命令任何班或排的正式军官。

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He was part of the battalion's planning team, but he hoped to finish the tour as a front-line company commander.

他是一名营级指挥官，但他想要去前线亲自指挥作战。

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He was a company commander overseeing the Marines who allegedly took part in the attack.

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He served as a company commander in the paratroopers, and then went on to make a fortune in the hi-tech sector.

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The column would not stop for a lance corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, or even a company commander to go to the restroom.

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