Sayda Pineda Oct 23, 2014:

XO On large ships (e.g., aircraft carriers), the executive officer (XO) may be a captain in rank, in which case it would be proper to address him by rank. Often the XO prefers to be called "XO" to avoid confusion with the CO, who is also a captain in rank and the captain of the ship.[2] The same applies to aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, where the commander and deputy commander of the embarked carrier air wing are both captains in rank, but are addressed by the titles of "CAG" and DCAG," respectively. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(naval)

Nicolás Flórez (asker) Oct 23, 2014:

A little more of contest Maybe describing the situation itself could help.

Basically, this is a scene in a book. A militar character is doing a debriefing to his team. They're in a submarine, the Navy is involved in all of this. The only context in terms of words I have is what I already posted up there