. ▁ ▁Latin ▁America ▁Com and ante ▁(" command ant ") ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁officer ▁rank ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries . ▁The ▁Chile an ▁Air ▁Force ▁uses ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁comand ante ▁de ▁esc u adr illa ▁(" s quad ron ▁command ant ") ▁as ▁a ▁rank ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁rank ▁of ▁squad ron ▁leader . ▁ ▁The ▁Per uv ian ▁Air ▁Force ▁uses ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁comand ante ▁as ▁an ▁equivalent ▁to ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁or ▁wing ▁commander . ▁ ▁Com and ante ▁can ▁be ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁either ▁as ▁" command ant " ▁or ▁as ▁" comm ander ". ▁The ▁rank ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁numerous ▁par amil it ary ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sand in istas . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁command ant ▁was ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁a ▁comm ando ▁( mil it ia ) ▁unit , ▁initially ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Col ony ▁and ▁later ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Bo er ▁republic s . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁command ant ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁design ation ▁of ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Army , ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force , ▁and ▁South ▁African ▁Medical ▁Service . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁rank ▁ins ign ia ▁for ▁a ▁command ant ▁( K omm and ant ▁in ▁A frika ans ) ▁was ▁a ▁crown ▁over