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  2. Colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Subdued insignia as worn on the current USMC Combat Utility Uniform and previously worn on the former Desert Camouflage Uniform and Battle Dress Uniform.. A colonel (/ ˈ k ɜːr n əl /) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier ...

  3. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Hence, effective date of rank notwithstanding, Washington was permanently made superior to all other officers of the United States Armed Forces, past or present. [3] While no living officer holds either of these ranks today, the General of the Army title and five-star insignia designed in 1944 are still authorized for use in wartime.

  4. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    colonel general or army general: Admiral: Air chief marshal: Lieutenant general or army corps general: Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter admiral: Air vice-marshal: Brigadier or brigadier general: Commodore or flotilla admiral: Air commodore: Senior officers; Colonel (Ship-of-the-line ...

  5. Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states. Officers ... Colonel(le) Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) Major(e) Capitaine:

  6. Colonel - Wikipedia

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    Colonel (UK: / ˈ k ɜː n ə l /, US: / ˈ k ɜːr n ə l /, abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army.

  7. General officers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

  8. File:Union Army colonel rank insignia.png - Wikipedia

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  9. Colonel (U.S. honorary title) - Wikipedia

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    The most popular and widely awarded type of colonelcy is the "Kentucky Colonel". Alabama Colonel – Alabama honor specifically makes one a colonel in the state militia. [2] [3] Georgia Colonel – Georgia's honorary title give its members a rank as aides-de-camp on the governor's staff codified in Official Code of Georgia Annotated 38-2-111; [4]