Q.What is an officer?
A.A person who acts in the king's name; and there are various sorts of officers, naval officers, military officers, and civil officers.

Q.What is a naval officer?
A.A person who governs the sailors, and tells them what to do.

Q.What is a military officer?
A.A person who governs the soldiers, and tells them what to do.

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What does a naval officer and his sailors do?
A.Defend us from our enemies on the sea.

Q.What does a military officer and his soldiers do?
A.Defend us from our enemies on land.