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  2. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant colonels added an oak leaf of silver, captains two bars of gold, and first lieutenants one bar of gold. The bars on the epaulets were silver for contrast. For majors, the shoulder strap contained an oak leaf, but like the second lieutenant, the epaulet had no grade insignia.

  3. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; [1] abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

  4. List of police ranks - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant general: Major general: Colonel commandant: Colonel: Lieutenant colonel: Major: Captain: First lieutenant: ... LT SLT Abbreviation in Spanish GN MG BG CR ...

  5. United States Air Force officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The current Air Force officer rank names and insignia were taken from the Army upon the establishment of the Air Force as a separate service in 1947. The insignia have been essentially unchanged since then, except for a brief period during the 1990s, when then-Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill A. McPeak redesigned the service dress uniform.

  6. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    LTLieutenant; LTC or Lt Col or LtCol– Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTG or Lt Gen or LtGen – Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTJG – Lieutenant, Junior Grade (U.S. Navy) LRIP – Low-Rate Initial Production; LUP – Lying-Up Point; LZ – Landing Zone

  7. United States Marine Corps rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant colonel: Major: Captain: First lieutenant: Second lieutenant: Abbreviation Gen LtGen MajGen BGen Col LtCol Maj Capt 1stLt 2ndLt Warrant officers.

  8. 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 .

  9. 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 rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy and Coast Guard. Although lieutenant commanders are considered junior officers by their services, majors are senior ...