The phrase "a commander and a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who holds the rank of commander and is also associated with another role or title.
Example: "He is not only a commander and a strategist but also a mentor to his troops."
Alternatives: "a leader and a" or "a chief and a".
The law makes a difference between a commander and a criminal".
If a commander and a military prosecutor disagree about whether a case, once started, should go forward, the question gets sent up to the secretaries of the services.
The Associated Press quoted a police officer in Farah Province as saying that an operation three days ago killed five insurgents, including a commander and a bomb maker.
In the chaos, firefighters transmitted emergency messages before previous ones were properly handled, ignoring guidelines that state that maydays are supposed to prompt communications only between a commander and a firefighter in trouble.
A clan could be well organized, with a commander and a strategy, but the online teams on which I played were loose-knit, with no command structure and no guarantee that you would not be shot by a teammate.
The High Court of Justice ordered the military advocate general on Wednesday to stiffen the charges against a commander and a soldier involved in shooting a rubber bullet in the foot of a bound and blindfolded Palestinian in the West Bank last year.
They are also in the Navy Reserves, he a commander and she a lieutenant commander.
He then told a commander and, after a lengthy investigation, his boss was transferred.
The Army leaves test decisions up to a commander and prohibits a blood-alcohol content of 0.05 percent or higher.
Sometimes a rival faction buys a commander, and the village he controls along with him.
He was given different peacetime commands, all of which felt like comedowns from his service in Vietnam, both as a commander and as an underground prison boss.
