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  2. United States military seniority - Wikipedia

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    Seniority is used to determine assignments, tactical commands, promotions and general courtesy. To a lesser extent, historical seniority is used to recognize status of honor given to early United States military leaders such as inaugural holders of certain ranks or those officers who served as leadership during major wars and armed conflicts.

  3. Major (rank) - Wikipedia

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    Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks. [1]

  4. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The structure of United States military ranks had its roots in British military traditions, adopting the same or similar ranks and titles. At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the Continental Army's lack of standardized uniforms and insignia proved confusing for soldiers in the field.

  5. Major (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant commander in the other uniformed services. Although lieutenant commanders are considered junior officers by their services (Navy and ...

  6. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    The military rank system defines dominance, authority and responsibility within a military hierarchy. It incorporates the principles of exercising power and authority into the military chain of command—the succession of commanders superior to subordinates through which command is exercised. The military chain of command is an important ...

  7. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    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) Captain: Group captain: Lieutenant colonel: Frigate captain or Commander: Wing commander: Major or commandant: Corvette captain or ...

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  9. List of presidents of the United States by military rank

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    The U.S. did not fight any major wars during the time when Wilson was of the usual age for military service (18 to 33) and the peacetime armed forces were very small during this time. Wilson was in his mid-40s and working as a professor at Princeton during the Spanish-American War.