 In the naval component, the rank is called "luitenant ter zee eerste klasse" or "Lieutenant de vaisseau de première classe" ("ship-of-the-line lieutenant first class"), and the insignia is two and a half gold stripes with a naval curl.Captain-commandant is typically a rank for officers who did not pass the examination to become a major or declined to take this examination.In the United States between the years 1908 and 1923 the rank of captain-commandant was used by the United States Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Coast Guard for its most senior ranking officer.