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  2. Lieutenant colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    After the Civil War ended, those officers remaining in the military found lieutenant colonel to again be a terminal rank, although many lieutenant colonels were raised to higher positions in a brevet status. Such was the case with George A. Custer, who was a lieutenant colonel in the regular army, but held the brevet rank of major general. [11 ...

  3. Lieutenant colonel - Wikipedia

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    In the British military, it is customary to refer to either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel by their first names when mentioning them, e.g "Colonel Tim will be at the parade". In the United States Air Force, the term 'light bird' or 'light bird colonel' (as opposed to a 'full bird colonel') is an acceptable casual reference to the rank but is ...

  4. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Colonel (Ship-of-the-line) Captain: Group captain: Lieutenant colonel: Frigate captain or Commander: Wing commander: Major or commandant: Corvette captain or Lieutenant commander: Squadron leader: Junior officers; Captain: Lieutenant: Flight lieutenant: First lieutenant or lieutenant: Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant: Flying officer ...

  5. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    Colonel: Lieutenant colonel: Major: Captain: First lieutenant: Second lieutenant: Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 Royal Navy [3

  6. Senior officer - Wikipedia

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    The British Army and Royal Marines use the terms "officers of field rank" or "field officers" to refer to the ranks of major, lieutenant colonel, colonel and brigadier.The term "senior officer" is used for the ranks of lieutenant commander, commander, captain and commodore in the Royal Navy, and squadron leader, wing commander and group captain in the Royal Air Force.

  7. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    Thus the English pronunciation of the word colonel. [citation needed] The first colonels were captains granted command of their regiments by commission of the king. The lieutenants of the colonel were the lieutenant colonels. In the 17th century, the sergeant of the colonel was the sergeant major. These were field officers, third in command of ...

  8. Colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    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 general. Colonel is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services.

  9. Lieutenant (navy) - Wikipedia

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    The appointment of "first lieutenant" in many navies is held by a senior lieutenant. This naval lieutenant ranks higher than an army lieutenants; within NATO countries the naval rank of lieutenant is a OF-2 and is the equivalent rank of an army captain. Other nations will use a naval lieutenant rank equivalent to an army lieutenant.