In the US, the police use military titles (sergeant, lieutenant, captain). That was inherited from the UK, which decided to do that at a particular time. Do countries that aren't ex-UK colonies follow the same pattern?
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Replying to @marick
Austria does (for higher ranks). Germany doesn’t – it has its own rank system that has a roughly 1:1 mapping.

Jun 10, 2020 · 5:35 PM UTC
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