Right, but this isn't the Earth with countries. It's star wars. So shortening the rank so it fits Earth rules seems pointless, and since I personally believe the CMDR sounds and looks better, it seems detrimental.
Who am I to say? A player of the server. Someone who speaks English. What kinda question is that?
CMDR sounds and looks more like Commander. Very few military people play the server, it's not like its some huge deal that it isn't accurate. Its easier to keep it on the one that makes more sense sound wise. It just seems like an unnecessary change that was added.
Not that I'm hating on CDR or anything, but who the fuck cares about the US navy ranking abbreviations? We don't know the actual Star Wars abbreviations, so why not just use the one that looks better?